Charlotte · Licensed family home
Little Achievers
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 11 licensing inspections since October 2023.
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area family homes have had 10 or more licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Licensing inspections
Sep 10, 20263 citations
“Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Two children did not have a health assessment on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2026
“Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. One child did not have an immunization record on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2026
“Documentation of the operator's Emergency Preparedness and Response plan was not completed and/or maintained on the template provided by the Division of Emergency Management. The provider has completed an EPR plan however, the plan was not available for review during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2026
Aug 12, 20252 citations
“Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care. During operating hours on July 28, 2024, the provider's son burned a portion of the back yard with a propane weed burner. There were four preschool age children present at the time.”
Violation corrected during visit
“The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91. The provider did not follow local ordinances with the no open burn in the city limits of Charlotte.”
Violation corrected during visit
May 14, 20254 citations
“All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. A bottle of Acetaminophen belonging to the provider was located on the kitchen counter.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. A aerosol can of Raid was located on the kitchen counter.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Operator did not safely store all combustible materials. A burning candle was located on the kitchen candle.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. Documentation for visually checking on an infant less than 12 months of age was not on file since May 8, 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025
Apr 17, 20251 citation
“Children were sleeping or napping in a room with a closed door between the child and the supervising staff. A three-month-old infant was placed in another room with a closed door blocking the operator's ability to supervise the infant.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/21/2025
Feb 24, 20254 citations
“Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. During the visit on February 24, 2025, a gallon of interior wall paint, a 32-ounce container of DAP drywall spackling and a jar of Aquaphor were on the kitchen table located beside the child sized table where children ate lunch. Each container was labeled "Keep out of reach of children." This was corrected during. the visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025
“Operator did not provide supervision according to the individual age, needs, and capabilities of each child. On February 14, 2025, a twenty-month-old child sustained an injury, which required medical care, which the operator did not observe and was unable to explain the origin of the injury.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025
“Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Two incident reports, dated February 6 and 14, 2025 were not logged on the facility's incident log. This was corrected this during the visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025
“When a child received medical treatment, a copy of the incident report was not mailed to the Division within 7 calendar days after the incident occurred. On February 14, 2025, a one-year-old received medical care for an injury sustained while in care. The operator failed to provide the incident report to NCDCDEE within the required timeframe.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 10, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since October 2023 — 6 cited nothing, 4 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 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 10, 2026
Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Two children did not have a health assessment on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2026
Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. One child did not have an immunization record on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2026
Documentation of the operator's Emergency Preparedness and Response plan was not completed and/or maintained on the template provided by the Division of Emergency Management. The provider has completed an EPR plan however, the plan was not available for review during today's visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004070 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · August 12, 2025
Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care. During operating hours on July 28, 2024, the provider's son burned a portion of the back yard with a propane weed burner. There were four preschool age children present at the time.
Violation corrected during visit
The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91. The provider did not follow local ordinances with the no open burn in the city limits of Charlotte.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004070 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · May 14, 2025
All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. A bottle of Acetaminophen belonging to the provider was located on the kitchen counter.
Violation corrected during visit
Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. A aerosol can of Raid was located on the kitchen counter.
Violation corrected during visit
Operator did not safely store all combustible materials. A burning candle was located on the kitchen candle.
Violation corrected during visit
Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. Documentation for visually checking on an infant less than 12 months of age was not on file since May 8, 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004070 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · April 17, 2025
Children were sleeping or napping in a room with a closed door between the child and the supervising staff. A three-month-old infant was placed in another room with a closed door blocking the operator's ability to supervise the infant.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/21/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004070 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · February 24, 2025
Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. During the visit on February 24, 2025, a gallon of interior wall paint, a 32-ounce container of DAP drywall spackling and a jar of Aquaphor were on the kitchen table located beside the child sized table where children ate lunch. Each container was labeled "Keep out of reach of children." This was corrected during. the visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025
Operator did not provide supervision according to the individual age, needs, and capabilities of each child. On February 14, 2025, a twenty-month-old child sustained an injury, which required medical care, which the operator did not observe and was unable to explain the origin of the injury.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025
Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Two incident reports, dated February 6 and 14, 2025 were not logged on the facility's incident log. This was corrected this during the visit.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025
When a child received medical treatment, a copy of the incident report was not mailed to the Division within 7 calendar days after the incident occurred. On February 14, 2025, a one-year-old received medical care for an injury sustained while in care. The operator failed to provide the incident report to NCDCDEE within the required timeframe.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/3/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004070 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 8330 Trail View Drive
- License
- 60004070, active
- Quality program
- Three 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 60004070 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.