Charlotte · Licensed center

Joyland Academy

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

Sep 3, 2026No rules cited
Nov 19, 2025No rules cited
Jul 1, 20254 citations
  • “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. One staff member didn't obtain CMT training within ninety days of employment.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/7/2025

  • “Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last noted drill was completed May 12, 2025.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2025

  • “Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last drill was monitored documented as March 6, 2025.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2025

  • “The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The CLAIR'S EPR plan was last updated January 2024.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Jan 13, 20252 citations
  • “For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. Developmentally appropriate paint dots were accessible to two-year-old child. The label stated three years and older. The paint was relocated to out of reach on a higher shelf in space #2 during the visit.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. The plan posted in space #2 was not current. It was removed during the visit and the current plan was posted at entrance of facility in space #1 during the visit.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Jul 1, 20242 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. One staff person did not have acceptable documentation showing completion of FA.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2024

  • “Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. The operator and Ms. A. were past due to renew CMT training.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2024

Feb 19, 2024No rules cited
Feb 12, 20241 citation
  • “Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Upon arrival, there were six children with one caregiver located in space #1. The children ranged in age from six months to two years of age. Two, two-year-old children were relocated to space #2.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Jan 16, 20245 citations
  • “Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. A prescription of Diastat was monitored with an expiration date of 10/2026 listed on the medication. The prescription label listed on the same box of medicine stated to discard after 6/4/2023.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/30/2024

  • “The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. One child's medical action plan was not current. It was monitored dated 2022.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024

  • “Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. There was not current parental permission to administer prescribed medications for chronic medical conditions (required every six months).”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2024

  • “A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. There was not annual written parental permission on file for children to participate in off premise activities.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/25/2024

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 Ready to Go File was not current with required children's medical action plans, blank incident report forms, center allergy list, children's nutritional information.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2024

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
September 3, 2026
On file
8 visits since January 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 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 nothing cited
Nov 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · July 1, 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. One staff member didn't obtain CMT training within ninety days of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/7/2025

Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last noted drill was completed May 12, 2025.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2025

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last drill was monitored documented as March 6, 2025.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2025

The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The CLAIR'S EPR plan was last updated January 2024.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 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 13, 2025

For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. Developmentally appropriate paint dots were accessible to two-year-old child. The label stated three years and older. The paint was relocated to out of reach on a higher shelf in space #2 during the visit.

Violation corrected during visit

There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. The plan posted in space #2 was not current. It was removed during the visit and the current plan was posted at entrance of facility in space #1 during the visit.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · July 1, 2024

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. One staff person did not have acceptable documentation showing completion of FA.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2024

Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. The operator and Ms. A. were past due to renew CMT training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/15/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · February 12, 2024

Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Upon arrival, there were six children with one caregiver located in space #1. The children ranged in age from six months to two years of age. Two, two-year-old children were relocated to space #2.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · January 16, 2024

Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. A prescription of Diastat was monitored with an expiration date of 10/2026 listed on the medication. The prescription label listed on the same box of medicine stated to discard after 6/4/2023.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/30/2024

The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. One child's medical action plan was not current. It was monitored dated 2022.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024

Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. There was not current parental permission to administer prescribed medications for chronic medical conditions (required every six months).

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2024

A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. There was not annual written parental permission on file for children to participate in off premise activities.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/25/2024

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 not current with required children's medical action plans, blank incident report forms, center allergy list, children's nutritional information.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60002477 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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Who cares for your child

Joy Parks since 2004.

Of 745 Charlotte-area providers, 30 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of 22 years.

Details

(704) 713-8759

Website
joylandacademy.net
Address
1723 Beckwith Place
License
60002477, active
Quality program
Five Star License
Established
2004

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Who cares for your child

State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60002477 under License Number, and open the result.
  • Website — Checked July 2026 joylandacademy.net
  • Established — Checked July 2026 joylandacademy.net

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.