Mooresville · Licensed center
J-Bear Child Development Center I
- Large HighScope center, licensed for 199 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 6 of its 15 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
Jun 23, 20263 citations
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. Walls in back building need to be cleaned and painted.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/25/2026
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Surfacing in the preschool and two year old playground need surfacing under and in fall areas on the equipment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/25/2026
“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. Three new employee's with the hire dates of 5/19/26, 2/13/26, and 3/6/26 were not present on the ABCMS Roster.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/23/2026
Jul 30, 20259 citations
“Each child did not have an opportunity to be outdoors daily, if weather conditions permitted. In space one (1) (infant class) teachers did not take children out for outside play.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
“Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. In space 3 chairs were stored in the bathroom area.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
“Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In space 1 Tylenol was stored in a drawer that was not locked.”
Violation corrected during visit
“When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information. 3 medication forms were expired. (Space 3 and 4.)”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
5 more from this inspection
“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. Children water bottles in the school age space need to be labeled with names of children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
“First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area. First aid kit was not in the white van.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. Walls in all classrooms need to be wiped down or painted.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
“Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Staff member with the hire date of 4/18/23 has not completed the required number of training hours.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
“Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Three children did not have photographs on emergency forms in the emergency notebook for the van.”
Violation corrected during visit
Sep 4, 20246 citations
“For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. The classroom for Infant 2 and 1 year-old's need more toys added to activity areas.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In all classrooms the walls need to be cleaned and painted.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
“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. In the classroom for the two-year old's plastic bags were not locked or stored 5 feet high.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
“At least one person who meets qualifications for lead teacher was not responsible for each group for at least two-thirds of the total daily hours of operation. In the classroom for the 2 year old's there is not a qualified lead teacher for two-thirds of the day.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
2 more from this inspection
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Area on the playground for the two-year-old's needs mulch for the surfacing in the swing areas.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
“The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. The play area for the infants toys need to be cleaned.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
Mar 12, 20244 citations
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Equipment on the playground for the two year old class and the one year old class needs to be power washed and cleaned. Equipment has a lot of dirt and green substance on sides.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2024
“Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Two Medicine authorization forms were expired. Medicine needs to be removed and returned to parents of new authorization form need to be completed.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2024
“When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information. Medication is administered to student everyday at 2pm. Teacher has not recorded the administer of the medication daily. The last written documentation of medicine given was on 3/4/24. It has not been documented that medcine was given from 3-5-24 thru 3-11-24.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2024
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch needs to be raked and spread evenly so it will meet critical height of equipment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2024
Feb 16, 20241 citation
“Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member did not observe two children sharing a bathroom stall which lead to an incident that affected a child’s health and safety.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/26/2024
Sep 12, 20238 citations
“A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Authorization form was not with medication director took medication out of classroom until form is complete.”
Violation corrected during visit
“When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. Center areas need to have more of a quantity to allow at least 3 children a choice of materials.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/20/2023
“For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. Center areas need to have more supplies for a range of choices during play.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. Walls in the classroom for the two year old's need to be painted. The wall looks like it is being repaired and there is not paint on spots of the wall where children art work is hanging.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
4 more from this inspection
“Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Two medication forms in toddler B classroom did not have the amount of medication to be administered. This was corrected by the administrator.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
“Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. The van used to transport children from school to facility did not have the emergency information for two students.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Areas on the playground near the slides and swings did not have the depth of loose surfacing based on critical height.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 26, 2026
- On file
- 15 visits since September 2023 — 9 cited nothing, 7 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 31 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 3 findings
Unannounced visit · June 23, 2026
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. Walls in back building need to be cleaned and painted.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/25/2026
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Surfacing in the preschool and two year old playground need surfacing under and in fall areas on the equipment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/25/2026
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. Three new employee's with the hire dates of 5/19/26, 2/13/26, and 3/6/26 were not present on the ABCMS Roster.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/23/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000138 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 9 findings
Unannounced visit · July 30, 2025
Each child did not have an opportunity to be outdoors daily, if weather conditions permitted. In space one (1) (infant class) teachers did not take children out for outside play.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. In space 3 chairs were stored in the bathroom area.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In space 1 Tylenol was stored in a drawer that was not locked.
Violation corrected during visit
When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information. 3 medication forms were expired. (Space 3 and 4.)
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
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. Children water bottles in the school age space need to be labeled with names of children.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area. First aid kit was not in the white van.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. Walls in all classrooms need to be wiped down or painted.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Staff member with the hire date of 4/18/23 has not completed the required number of training hours.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2025
Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Three children did not have photographs on emergency forms in the emergency notebook for the van.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000138 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2024 Unannounced visit 6 findings
Unannounced visit · September 4, 2024
For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. The classroom for Infant 2 and 1 year-old's need more toys added to activity areas.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In all classrooms the walls need to be cleaned and painted.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
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. In the classroom for the two-year old's plastic bags were not locked or stored 5 feet high.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
At least one person who meets qualifications for lead teacher was not responsible for each group for at least two-thirds of the total daily hours of operation. In the classroom for the 2 year old's there is not a qualified lead teacher for two-thirds of the day.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Area on the playground for the two-year-old's needs mulch for the surfacing in the swing areas.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. The play area for the infants toys need to be cleaned.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000138 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · March 12, 2024
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Equipment on the playground for the two year old class and the one year old class needs to be power washed and cleaned. Equipment has a lot of dirt and green substance on sides.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2024
Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Two Medicine authorization forms were expired. Medicine needs to be removed and returned to parents of new authorization form need to be completed.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2024
When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information. Medication is administered to student everyday at 2pm. Teacher has not recorded the administer of the medication daily. The last written documentation of medicine given was on 3/4/24. It has not been documented that medcine was given from 3-5-24 thru 3-11-24.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2024
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch needs to be raked and spread evenly so it will meet critical height of equipment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/13/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000138 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · February 16, 2024
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member did not observe two children sharing a bathroom stall which lead to an incident that affected a child’s health and safety.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/26/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000138 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2023 Unannounced visit 8 findings
Unannounced visit · September 12, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Authorization form was not with medication director took medication out of classroom until form is complete.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. Center areas need to have more of a quantity to allow at least 3 children a choice of materials.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/20/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. Center areas need to have more supplies for a range of choices during play.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. Walls in the classroom for the two year old's need to be painted. The wall looks like it is being repaired and there is not paint on spots of the wall where children art work is hanging.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Two medication forms in toddler B classroom did not have the amount of medication to be administered. This was corrected by the administrator.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. The van used to transport children from school to facility did not have the emergency information for two students.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Areas on the playground near the slides and swings did not have the depth of loose surfacing based on critical height.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000138 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, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
HighScope
“All ages follow the high scope curriculum that we use, and we have a registered nurse on duty every day.”
A day here
- Meals
- Hot breakfast and lunch provided, with afternoon snacks
Details
- Website
- j-bear.com
- Address
- 129 Knob Hill Road
- License
- 49000138, active
- Quality program
- Four Star License
- Ages they serve
- 6 weeks to twelve years
- Established
- 1988
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 j-bear.com
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked July 2026 j-bear.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 49000138 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 j-bear.com
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 j-bear.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 49000138 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.