Charlotte · Licensed center

Humpty Dumpty Academy II

Small center, licensed for 24 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 12 licensing inspections since September 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

Sep 3, 20266 citations

“The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. On the outdoor learning environment, I observed broken toys.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2026
“Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. One staff member (TG) did not have documentation of completing required on-going annual trainings.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2026
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In the girls bathroom, I observed a watermark on the ceiling.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2026
“Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. The front right side tire had low treading on the bus that transports children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2026

2 more from this inspection

“Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. One children's file did not have documentation of a parent signing off on operational policies.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2026
“Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. One children's file did not have documentation that the parent participation plan was not discussed with parents.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2026

Aug 28, 2026No rules cited

Mar 26, 2026No rules cited

Sep 23, 20252 citations

“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch on the OLE near the play structure was less than six inches (6").”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/7/2025
“The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. One child's file that was monitored did not have documentation that the parent was notified of the no smoking policy.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/7/2025

Sep 3, 2025No rules cited

Mar 25, 20251 citation

“Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Departure times for children were not available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/15/2025

Oct 7, 20241 citation

“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. In the food prep area, I observed a cabinet that has sanitizing wipes that was not locked and accessible to children.”
Violation corrected during visit

Sep 12, 2024No rules cited

Sep 5, 2024No rules cited

May 3, 20241 citation

“Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu was not posted in a location in the After School room, the menu was in compliance and easily accessible just not posted.”
Violation corrected during visit

Sep 12, 2023No rules cited

Sep 11, 20233 citations

“Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The center did not have a current menu posted, the menu that was posted was dated for 7/2023.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff member L.W. file did not contain an annual staff evaluation. An annual staff evaluation tracks an employee's work progress throughout the employment period and is required to be done annually.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/30/2023
“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. During today's visit, L.W. medical information was not filed separately from the personnel file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/30/2023

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit: September 3, 2026
On file: 12 visits since September 2023 — 6 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
Fixed?: All 14 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.

Sep 2026 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · September 3, 2026

The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. On the outdoor learning environment, I observed broken toys.