Stallings · Licensed center

Leafspring School At Matthews-The Village

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 10 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

Apr 2, 2026No rules cited
Mar 6, 20262 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. Staff member A.J. di did not have a current first aid certification.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/18/2026

  • “All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member A.J. does not have a current certification for CPR.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/18/2026

Feb 24, 20264 citations
  • “All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff member A.J's file was not available for review.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/6/2026

  • “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 member D.F, did not have a signed copy of reviewing the Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy on file.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/6/2026

  • “A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Staff member D.F. had a qualifying letter but it was not on file to review.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/6/2026

  • “All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Staff members K.M, D.M, A.W, S.W, and G.W. did not have record of the ERP plan being reviewed annually.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/6/2026

Oct 1, 2025No rules cited
Aug 13, 20253 citations
  • “Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. A child in the summer camp program did not have a valid authorization on file with parental permission.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2025

  • “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 D.O. did not have a medical report on file.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2025

  • “Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A lockdown drill was recorded as practiced December of 2024 and again in June of 2025, it was not practiced in the three (3) month required timeframe.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2025

Feb 25, 2025No rules cited
Jul 18, 2024No rules cited
Mar 19, 2024No rules cited
Mar 7, 20241 citation
  • “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. The kitchen are that is used as part of the After School Center rotation had pest strips in an unlocked cabinet. The closet in the art room that serves as part of the After School center rotation was unlocked and housed hazardous items.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Sep 21, 2023No rules cited
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
April 2, 2026
On file
10 visits since September 2023 — 6 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.

Apr 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · March 6, 2026

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. Staff member A.J. di did not have a current first aid certification.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/18/2026

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Staff member A.J. does not have a current certification for CPR.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/18/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000494 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · February 24, 2026

All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff member A.J's file was not available for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/6/2026

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 member D.F, did not have a signed copy of reviewing the Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/6/2026

A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Staff member D.F. had a qualifying letter but it was not on file to review.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/6/2026

All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Staff members K.M, D.M, A.W, S.W, and G.W. did not have record of the ERP plan being reviewed annually.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/6/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000494 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2025 Announced visit nothing cited
Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · August 13, 2025

Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. A child in the summer camp program did not have a valid authorization on file with parental permission.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2025

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 D.O. did not have a medical report on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2025

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A lockdown drill was recorded as practiced December of 2024 and again in June of 2025, it was not practiced in the three (3) month required timeframe.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/10/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000494 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2025 Announced visit nothing cited
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Announced visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · March 7, 2024

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. The kitchen are that is used as part of the After School Center rotation had pest strips in an unlocked cabinet. The closet in the art room that serves as part of the After School center rotation was unlocked and housed hazardous items.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000494 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited DCDEE facility lookup

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Details

(704) 390-7013

Address
3424 Pleasant Plains Rd
License
90000494, active
Quality program
Five Star License

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All checked July 2026.

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 90000494 under License Number, and open the result.

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.