Charlotte · Licensed center
Happy Hearts Child Care, Inc.
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since January 2024.
Of the 74 Charlotte-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 28% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 8.
Licensing inspections
Jun 15, 20261 citation
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The lesson plan posted was dated for the week of 6-8-2026.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jan 23, 20262 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. Inspection was conducted on 7/8/25.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. spaces were missing the required posting.”
Violation corrected during visit
May 23, 20252 citations
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The drill was completed, however the information was not written on the correct form.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The date of the shelter in place was not written on the form.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jan 23, 20252 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. Fire inspection was conducted on 7/8/2025, inspection was received today.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. This posting was not found in all spaces used.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jan 26, 20242 citations
“Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Several staff files did not have medical information in a separate file.”
Violation corrected during visit
“All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. There was a can of Lysol disinfect on the steps leading to the upstairs area behind a gate.”
Violation corrected during visit
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 15, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since January 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 9 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.
Jun 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · June 15, 2026
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The lesson plan posted was dated for the week of 6-8-2026.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000205 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · January 23, 2026
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. Inspection was conducted on 7/8/25.
Violation corrected during visit
Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. spaces were missing the required posting.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000205 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · May 23, 2025
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The drill was completed, however the information was not written on the correct form.
Violation corrected during visit
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The date of the shelter in place was not written on the form.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000205 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · January 23, 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. Fire inspection was conducted on 7/8/2025, inspection was received today.
Violation corrected during visit
Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. This posting was not found in all spaces used.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000205 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · January 26, 2024
Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Several staff files did not have medical information in a separate file.
Violation corrected during visit
All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. There was a can of Lysol disinfect on the steps leading to the upstairs area behind a gate.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60000205 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 7701 Briardale Drive
- License
- 60000205, active
- Quality program
- Five 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 60000205 under License Number, and open the result.
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.