Charlotte · Licensed center

La Petite Academy (Harris Blvd)

Large play-based center, licensed for 163 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 8 of its 14 licensing inspections since October 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

Oct 2, 20265 citations

“A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the preschool playground, a large broken tree branch was dangling from the tree.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2026
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space 1c, an outlet was uncovered.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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 space 1b, plastic bags were accessible to children under 3 years of age.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Staff member, J.T. did not complete the required medication training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2026

1 more from this inspection

“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. Staff member, R.H. did not complete the required medication training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2026

Sep 16, 2026No rules cited

Apr 14, 20268 citations

“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. The medical report for staff member R.R. was completed after employment began.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. The TB screening for staff member R.R. was completed after employment began.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026
“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Orientation for new staff members, E.L., R.R. and R.K. was completed as required.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026
“The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Staff members K.W. and R.R. did not complete the required policy review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

4 more from this inspection

“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. Staff member R.R. did not complete the required training which was due 1/2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026
“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 space #6, an aerosol can was on a shelf in an unlocked closet within the classroom.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The completed fire inspection report was not submitted to the DCDEE within one week.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026
“Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. In space 1b, the cots were not individually assigned and identified for each child.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

Oct 7, 202510 citations

“All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbent material and/or were not kept clean and in good repair. The red carpet in space #5 had dark stains on it and needs to be cleaned.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
“Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. In spaces #4 and #6, the cots were labeled for each child.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the toddler playground, the blue riding toys had chipping paint on the handle bars.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/7/2025
“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 space #7, the closet was unlocked and contained personal handbags.”
Violation corrected during visit

6 more from this inspection

“Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The amount of the medication to give was not documented on two parent authorization forms.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Staff member, K.H. completed the medical assessment after employment began.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff member, N.N. did not complete the required orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
“Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Staff member, F.S. needs 8.5 additional hours to meet the on-going training requirements that were due 9/2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
“The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR plan was not updated annually as required.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was not completed in June 2025 as required.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/17/2025

Aug 13, 2025No rules cited

Apr 3, 20255 citations

“Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A monthly playground inspection was not completed for October 2024.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/16/2025
“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Staff members C. M. and J. T. did not complete medical reports as required.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/16/2025
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. Staff member, J.T. did not complete the TB screening as required.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/16/2025
“Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Staff member, J.T. did not complete the required emergency information form on or before the first day of work.”
Violation corrected during visit

1 more from this inspection

“Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. A staff/child ratio sheet was not posted in space #4.”
Violation corrected during visit

Jan 23, 2025No rules cited

Jan 16, 2025No rules cited

Nov 6, 20241 citation

“Infants under the age of 12 months were not placed on their backs for sleeping unless the center had obtained the appropriate written waiver. A child under the age of 12 months was placed on his/her stomach for sleeping.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/6/2024

Oct 8, 20243 citations

“The materials and equipment indoors and outdoors were not sufficient to provide a variety of play experiences to promote the children's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language and communication development, and cognitive development. The facility did not have a sufficient amount of outdoor equipment to provide a variety of play experiences.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/24/2024
“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the preschool playground, the plastic dome located on the play structure contained broken pieces accessible to children and the wooden border had split and broken pieces with exposed nails. Two blue riding play structures on the toddler playground had chipping paint.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/24/2024
“All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards. Bus #3 contained seats with torn upholstery.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/24/2024

Aug 7, 2024No rules cited

Apr 16, 20244 citations

“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The play structure on the toddler playground has chipping paint.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2024
“Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Playground inspections were not completed for October, November and December 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2024
“Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member did not have a valid medical report on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2024
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. A staff member did not provide TB results before or on the first day of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/29/2024

Oct 10, 20234 citations

“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A fire inspection has not been completed within 12 months of the previous inspection. This is a repeat violation.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/31/2023
“The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. A child's feeding plan did not include the parent's signature.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child's health assessment record did not contain the required information.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/24/2023
“Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child's file did not contain the required immunization records.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/24/2023

Oct 9, 2023No rules cited

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit: October 2, 2026
On file: 14 visits since October 2023 — 6 cited nothing, 6 of those unannounced
Fixed?: All 40 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.

Oct 2026 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · October 2, 2026

A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the preschool playground, a large broken tree branch was dangling from the tree.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2026

Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space 1c, an outlet was uncovered.

Violation corrected during visit

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 space 1b, plastic bags were accessible to children under 3 years of age.

Violation corrected during visit

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Staff member, J.T. did not complete the required medication training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2026

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. Staff member, R.H. did not complete the required medication training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/2/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055606 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Apr 2026 Unannounced visit 8 findings

Unannounced visit · April 14, 2026

Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. The medical report for staff member R.R. was completed after employment began.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. The TB screening for staff member R.R. was completed after employment began.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Orientation for new staff members, E.L., R.R. and R.K. was completed as required.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Staff members K.W. and R.R. did not complete the required policy review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

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. Staff member R.R. did not complete the required training which was due 1/2026.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

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 space #6, an aerosol can was on a shelf in an unlocked closet within the classroom.

Violation corrected during visit

Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The completed fire inspection report was not submitted to the DCDEE within one week.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. In space 1b, the cots were not individually assigned and identified for each child.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/28/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055606 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 10 findings

Unannounced visit · October 7, 2025

All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbent material and/or were not kept clean and in good repair. The red carpet in space #5 had dark stains on it and needs to be cleaned.