Charlotte · Licensed family home
Gina's Learn-N-Play Home Day Care
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since August 2023.
Of the 33 Charlotte-area family homes with 7 licensing inspections, 18% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this home did. 6% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Jul 17, 20251 citation
“The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/31/2025
Feb 14, 20251 citation
“Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Copy of one (1) child's health assessment was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/26/2025
Jul 30, 20246 citations
“Operator has not completed ITS-SIDS training every three years from the completion date of the previous ITS-SIDS training. The operator's ITS-SIDS training had expired as of 6/17/24.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024
“Operator and/or staff members did not complete a professional development plan within one year of employment. A professional development plan was not on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024
“Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The provider's health questionnaire was not completed annually.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Copy of one (1) child's health assessment was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.”
Violation corrected during visit
2 more from this inspection
“Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered. Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment was not completed as part of the health and safety training topic areas within five years.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024
“Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. Copy of one (1) child's immunization record was not on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
Feb 8, 20242 citations
“An infant was observed sleeping in a seating device. An infant was observed sleeping in a carrier. He awakened as the caregiver moved him and began supervised free play.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Sleeping infants, ages 12 months and younger were not visually checked every 15 minutes. Documentation did not reflect that sleeping infants, ages 12 months and younger were visually checked every 15 minutes.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/20/2024
Aug 14, 20235 citations
“Authorization to seek medical care in the parent's absence was not available. Authorization to seek medical care in the parent's absence was not available on child's application (K.G.).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
“Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. A child (K.G.) and (A.K.) did not have a medical assessment on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
“Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
“The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. Two children's file did not have a signed written plan of care; (A.K.) and (K.G.).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
1 more from this inspection
“Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. A child's (A.K.) application did not include the name and number of a physician.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 29, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 15 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.
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · July 17, 2025
The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/31/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000898 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · February 14, 2025
Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Copy of one (1) child's health assessment was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/26/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000898 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 6 findings
Unannounced visit · July 30, 2024
Operator has not completed ITS-SIDS training every three years from the completion date of the previous ITS-SIDS training. The operator's ITS-SIDS training had expired as of 6/17/24.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024
Operator and/or staff members did not complete a professional development plan within one year of employment. A professional development plan was not on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024
Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The provider's health questionnaire was not completed annually.
Violation corrected during visit
Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Copy of one (1) child's health assessment was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.
Violation corrected during visit
Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered. Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment was not completed as part of the health and safety training topic areas within five years.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024
Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. Copy of one (1) child's immunization record was not on file.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000898 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · February 8, 2024
An infant was observed sleeping in a seating device. An infant was observed sleeping in a carrier. He awakened as the caregiver moved him and began supervised free play.
Violation corrected during visit
Sleeping infants, ages 12 months and younger were not visually checked every 15 minutes. Documentation did not reflect that sleeping infants, ages 12 months and younger were visually checked every 15 minutes.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/20/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000898 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2023 Unannounced visit 5 findings
Unannounced visit · August 14, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026
Authorization to seek medical care in the parent's absence was not available. Authorization to seek medical care in the parent's absence was not available on child's application (K.G.).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026
Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. A child (K.G.) and (A.K.) did not have a medical assessment on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026
Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026
The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. Two children's file did not have a signed written plan of care; (A.K.) and (K.G.).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026
Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. A child's (A.K.) application did not include the name and number of a physician.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/31/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000898 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Address
- 5705 Silver Eagle Dr
- License
- 60000898, active
- Quality program
- Four Star License
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60000898 under License Number, and open the result.
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 137 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 10.