Charlotte · Licensed center

Fairyland Institute Of Early Learning, Inc. Presch

Medium center, licensed for 79 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 10 licensing inspections since August 2023.

Of the 256 Charlotte-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, more than 99% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. Fewer than 1% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Aug 6, 20261 citation

“A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. One staff member was not linked to the facility in the ABCMS.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/25/2026

Mar 5, 2026No rules cited

Aug 12, 20253 citations

“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last annual inspection completed was July 15, 2024.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/27/2025
“Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Sippy cups sent from home in space #1 were monitored not dated.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff medical for an existing staff member was not on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/19/2025

Feb 18, 20256 citations

“Children used space that was not approved. Infants were relocated to spaces #3 and #4 from space #1. Spaces #3 and #4 were not approved for infant's use.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2025
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The fire drill was not completed for January 25, 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/20/2025
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff (T.B.) did not have verification of First Aid.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/24/2025
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff (T.B.) did not have verification of CPR training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/24/2025

2 more from this inspection

“The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The Ready to Go File was incomplete and did not include the required information.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/25/2025
“The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. T.B. did not complete the required training within 90 days.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/20/2025

Sep 6, 2024No rules cited

Aug 16, 20245 citations

“The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR plan was monitored not current.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2024
“The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Three children under fifteen months of age did not have a modified feeding schedule.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/16/2024
“Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The gate surrounding the HVAC units was opened and not in good repair.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/20/2024
“Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Glue sticks with small caps were monitored accessible to two-year-old children in space #3/4.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/16/2024

1 more from this inspection

“The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The RTGF was not current with a current EPR plan printed and reviewed with each staff person.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2024

Jun 13, 202412 citations

“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Six staff were monitored without current FA.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2024
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Six staff were monitored without current CPR training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2024
“The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. Children's applications and EPR plan were monitored stored in the RTGF. Other required forms were not monitored stored in the RTGF, like blank incident reports, allergy list, and map.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2024
“The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR plan was monitored not current.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2024

8 more from this inspection

“Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Plastic bags were monitored accessible to two-year-old children in spaces #3 and #4.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/13/2024
“The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The DCDEE ITS-SIDS sample policy was posted in the sleeping area for infants in space #1. However, the policy was not customized to indicate what the center's developed ITS-SIDS policy.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/14/2024
“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One existing staff member did not have a medical on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/26/2024
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One existing staff did not have negative TB test results on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/26/2024
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two staff members did not have a current HQ on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/13/2024
“Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Two staff did not have a current emergency contact information on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/13/2024
“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One staff person did not have their six weeks of documentation of orientation on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/13/2024
“Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Three staff did not have their two-week documentation of orientation on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/17/2024

Dec 7, 2023No rules cited

Oct 3, 2023No rules cited

Aug 17, 202311 citations

“The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The safe sleep policy was not posted in the infant room.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. Food allergy information was not posted in the kitchen.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Running water, soap and individual sanitary towels, or other approved hand-drying devices were not supplied at each lavatory. In space #5, there were no individual paper towels at three handwashing sinks.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have an annual staff evaluation and staff development plan on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

7 more from this inspection

“Individual applications were not on file for each child. One child did not have an application on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Two children did not have a medical exam on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have an immunization record on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. Two children did not have verification on file that the discipline policy had been received by the parent.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted on May 1, 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The Ready to Go File could not be located during the visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. One child did not have verification on file that the parent received notification of the smoking and tobacco restriction.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit: August 6, 2026
On file: 10 visits since August 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
Fixed?: All 38 record a correction, in the licensor’s own words.
Most serious: North Carolina DCDEE does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

North Carolina DCDEE describes every citation in the licensor’s own words and records the correction in that same text — the only one of the six states that publishes whether a violation was fixed. It attaches no rule number and no report document.

Aug 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · August 6, 2026

A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. One staff member was not linked to the facility in the ABCMS.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/25/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002629 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · August 12, 2025

Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last annual inspection completed was July 15, 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/27/2025

Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Sippy cups sent from home in space #1 were monitored not dated.

Violation corrected during visit

Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff medical for an existing staff member was not on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/19/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002629 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · February 18, 2025

Children used space that was not approved. Infants were relocated to spaces #3 and #4 from space #1. Spaces #3 and #4 were not approved for infant's use.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2025

Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The fire drill was not completed for January 25, 2025.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/20/2025

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff (T.B.) did not have verification of First Aid.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/24/2025

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff (T.B.) did not have verification of CPR training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/24/2025

The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The Ready to Go File was incomplete and did not include the required information.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/25/2025

The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. T.B. did not complete the required training within 90 days.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/20/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002629 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · August 16, 2024

The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR plan was monitored not current.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2024

The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Three children under fifteen months of age did not have a modified feeding schedule.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/16/2024

Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The gate surrounding the HVAC units was opened and not in good repair.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/20/2024

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Glue sticks with small caps were monitored accessible to two-year-old children in space #3/4.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/16/2024

The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The RTGF was not current with a current EPR plan printed and reviewed with each staff person.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002629 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 12 findings

Unannounced visit · June 13, 2024

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2024

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Six staff were monitored without current CPR training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2024

The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. Children's applications and EPR plan were monitored stored in the RTGF. Other required forms were not monitored stored in the RTGF, like blank incident reports, allergy list, and map.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2024

The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR plan was monitored not current.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2024

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Plastic bags were monitored accessible to two-year-old children in spaces #3 and #4.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/13/2024

The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The DCDEE ITS-SIDS sample policy was posted in the sleeping area for infants in space #1. However, the policy was not customized to indicate what the center's developed ITS-SIDS policy.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/14/2024

Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One existing staff member did not have a medical on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/26/2024

On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One existing staff did not have negative TB test results on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/26/2024

All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two staff members did not have a current HQ on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/13/2024

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Two staff did not have a current emergency contact information on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/13/2024

New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One staff person did not have their six weeks of documentation of orientation on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/13/2024

Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Three staff did not have their two-week documentation of orientation on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/17/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002629 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Dec 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Oct 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited DCDEE facility lookup

Aug 2023 Unannounced visit 11 findings

Unannounced visit · August 17, 2023