Concord · Licensed family home
Little Leaders Development Center
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 10 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 8 licensing inspections since August 2023.
Of the 28 Charlotte-area family homes with 8 licensing inspections, 32% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this home did. 4% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Oct 28, 20254 citations
“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). Operator did not have a current criminal background check on file. Operator's criminal background check expired August 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2025
“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). A child (DOB: 2/23/23) did not have a permission to administer form on file for an emergency medication on site.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2025
“Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered. Operator did not complete Recognizing & Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training every five years. The operator completed the last Recognizing & Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training September 2020.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2025
“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. During today's visit the operator did not have an Emergency Preparedness and Response plan on file and available for review.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jun 12, 20251 citation
“Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. The pet (cane corso) in the home did not have a written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/27/2025
Aug 31, 20233 citations
“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. There was an aerosol can of Lysol sitting on a shelf.”
Violation corrected during visit
“All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. There was a bottle of Children’s Benadryl in a bag hanging on the wall.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. One child that was present had not been signed in.”
Violation corrected during visit
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- April 27, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since August 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 5 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 8 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 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · October 28, 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). Operator did not have a current criminal background check on file. Operator's criminal background check expired August 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2025
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). A child (DOB: 2/23/23) did not have a permission to administer form on file for an emergency medication on site.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2025
Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered. Operator did not complete Recognizing & Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training every five years. The operator completed the last Recognizing & Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training September 2020.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/3/2025
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. During today's visit the operator did not have an Emergency Preparedness and Response plan on file and available for review.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000570 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · June 12, 2025
Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. The pet (cane corso) in the home did not have a written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/27/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000570 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Aug 2023 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · August 31, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
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. There was an aerosol can of Lysol sitting on a shelf.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. There was a bottle of Children’s Benadryl in a bag hanging on the wall.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. One child that was present had not been signed in.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000570 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Address
- 7335 Mill Ruins Ave SW
- License
- 13000570, active
- Quality program
- One 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 13000570 under License Number, and open the result.
Larger means licensed for 9 to 10 children, among Charlotte-area’s 137 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 5 to 7; mid-size is 8.