Charlotte · Licensed family home
Kids Cyclone
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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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
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
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
Read every record and the state’s reports
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.
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.
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
- 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.