Cornelius · Licensed center
Little Life Academy
- Medium center, licensed for 90 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2024.
Of the 81 Charlotte-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 21% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 11% had rules cited at all 6, 10% at none.
Licensing inspections
Jul 9, 20264 citations
“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 #1, there was a Febreze aerosal in the bathroom on a shelf.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In space #1, there was attendance recorded for Tuesday July 7, 2026 and Wednesday July 8, 2026.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space #1, there was a staff member's Mcdonalds ice coffee on the counter.”
Violation corrected during visit
“The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. There was no documentation on file for an annual EMC review for all existing staff.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/16/2026
Jan 13, 20262 citations
“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. There was no acknowledgement of the policy on file for 3 staff members.”
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. The procedures were not posted to be seen by parents.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jul 15, 20254 citations
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #7, there is peeling paint on the walls.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/28/2025
“A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #7, there was no permission form for a child's sunscreen.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Existing staff did not have current health questionnaires on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025
“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. Existing staff did not have current emergency information forms on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- July 9, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2024 — 3 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.
Jul 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · July 9, 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 #1, there was a Febreze aerosal in the bathroom on a shelf.
Violation corrected during visit
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In space #1, there was attendance recorded for Tuesday July 7, 2026 and Wednesday July 8, 2026.
Violation corrected during visit
Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space #1, there was a staff member's Mcdonalds ice coffee on the counter.
Violation corrected during visit
The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. There was no documentation on file for an annual EMC review for all existing staff.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/16/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003842 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · January 13, 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. There was no acknowledgement of the policy on file for 3 staff members.
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. The procedures were not posted to be seen by parents.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003842 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · July 15, 2025
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #7, there is peeling paint on the walls.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/28/2025
A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #7, there was no permission form for a child's sunscreen.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Existing staff did not have current health questionnaires on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025
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. Existing staff did not have current emergency information forms on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/22/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003842 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
- Website
- lifecharlotte.com
- Address
- 20010 Chartown Drive
- License
- 60003842, active
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003842 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 lifecharlotte.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60003842 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Medium means the middle half of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 51 to 162 children. Small is 11 to 50; large is 163 to 528.