Charlotte · Licensed family home

Kids Cyclone

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since February 2024.

Of the 28 Charlotte-area family homes with 8 licensing inspections, 14% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this home did. 4% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Jun 10, 20261 citation
  • “For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. Children were playing outside of the fenced area during play. One (1) child did not have a signed off-premise form and three (3) children's off-premise permission expired.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/10/2026

Mar 18, 2026No rules cited
Mar 16, 2026No rules cited
Jun 23, 20256 citations
  • “Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age. Child S.S. and P.G. application was not signed.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/30/2025

  • “Operator or other transportation provider did not have written permission from each child's parents or guardian to transport the child. Child Q.S., P.G., and child S.G. did not have permission to transport form; forms expired.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/27/2025

  • “A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. The qualification letter expired March 19, 2025 for C. Horne.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2025

  • “Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Child A.P. did not have a copy of a health assessment.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/29/2025

2 more from this inspection
  • “Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance). Ms. C.H. did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/23/2025

  • “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. The facility's roster was not completed in ABCMS.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/1/2025

Jan 31, 20252 citations
  • “Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. An electrical outlet was uncovered.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “Operator did not keep records of monthly fire drills, quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drills, incident reports, incident logs, accurate attendance, emergency numbers, emergency preparedness and response plan, field trip/transportation permission, pet vaccinations records and/or playground inspections monthly outdoor safety checks for a minimum of one year. Playground Safety Inspection was not completed for December 2024.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/3/2025

Jul 15, 2024No rules cited
Jul 1, 2024No rules cited
Feb 14, 20241 citation
  • “Authorization for up to 6 months to administer prescription or over-the-counter medication, when needed, for chronic medical conditions and for allergic reactions was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule 10 NCAC 09 .1720(c)(6)(A-I). The Permission to Administer was not completed every six (6) months; completed April 10, 2023.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/14/2024

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State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
June 10, 2026
On file
8 visits since February 2024 — 4 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 10 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 10, 2026

For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired. Children were playing outside of the fenced area during play. One (1) child did not have a signed off-premise form and three (3) children's off-premise permission expired.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/10/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004146 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jun 2025 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · June 23, 2025

Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age. Child S.S. and P.G. application was not signed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/30/2025

Operator or other transportation provider did not have written permission from each child's parents or guardian to transport the child. Child Q.S., P.G., and child S.G. did not have permission to transport form; forms expired.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/27/2025

A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. The qualification letter expired March 19, 2025 for C. Horne.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/3/2025

Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Child A.P. did not have a copy of a health assessment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/29/2025

Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance). Ms. C.H. did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/23/2025

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. The facility's roster was not completed in ABCMS.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/1/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004146 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 31, 2025

Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. An electrical outlet was uncovered.

Violation corrected during visit

Operator did not keep records of monthly fire drills, quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drills, incident reports, incident logs, accurate attendance, emergency numbers, emergency preparedness and response plan, field trip/transportation permission, pet vaccinations records and/or playground inspections monthly outdoor safety checks for a minimum of one year. Playground Safety Inspection was not completed for December 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/3/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004146 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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

Unannounced visit · February 14, 2024

Authorization for up to 6 months to administer prescription or over-the-counter medication, when needed, for chronic medical conditions and for allergic reactions was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule 10 NCAC 09 .1720(c)(6)(A-I). The Permission to Administer was not completed every six (6) months; completed April 10, 2023.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/14/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004146 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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Details

(980) 253-7124

Address
5418 Crestland Avenue
License
60004146, active
Quality program
Five Star License

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State record

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

Details

  • Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004146 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.