Charlotte · Licensed center

Little Debbie's Child Development Center

Small center, licensed for 22 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since October 2023.

Of the 86 Charlotte-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 27% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 7, 3% at none.

Licensing inspections

Jun 18, 2026No rules cited

Feb 10, 20265 citations

“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The steps on the climbing structure a chipping, broken near the joint that holds them to the structure.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026
“Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. the gate measures at 45 inches and 47 inches in the back right where the section of the fence is broken.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026
“Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Staff file monitored only received 14 of the 15 hours of training needed.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026
“Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. all metal structures has peeling paint.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

1 more from this inspection

“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. mulch measures at 4 inch in some spots.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/23/2026

May 20, 20251 citation

“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The older preschool classroom had places on the wall under the window near the tables that had peeling paint. One area looks as if some one was digging in the dry wall.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025

Feb 12, 20254 citations

“Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. There were no evidence of this posting in the classrooms.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. There was no evidence of this required posting.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2025
“Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One child last update was 4/30/23.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2025
“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 has not updated her trainings since 2019.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/19/2025

Feb 13, 20242 citations

“All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Administrator file was not onsite.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. all staff files had some type of medical files combined with non medical files.”
Violation corrected during visit

Nov 28, 2023No rules cited

Oct 20, 20232 citations

“Bed, cribs, playpens, cots or mats were not placed at least 18" apart or separated by partitions when in use. In space one and two children were laying down cots. That cots were placed less than 18" apart and was measuring at 13 inches.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/22/2023
“Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.Two children were walked over from the second facility. One of the child that wear present were only 1 years old the ratio is 1:6. When I arrived the ratio was 1:7.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/22/2023

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit: June 18, 2026
On file: 7 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing, 2 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.

Jun 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Feb 2026 Unannounced visit 5 findings

Unannounced visit · February 10, 2026

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The steps on the climbing structure a chipping, broken near the joint that holds them to the structure.