Huntersville · Licensed center
Little Scholars Academy Of Lake Norman
- Small Reggio Emilia–inspired center, licensed for 50 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections since October 2025.
Of the 27 Charlotte-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 15% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 15% had rules cited at all 5.
Licensing inspections
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- April 2, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since October 2025 — all of them cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
Openings, child care subsidies, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Reggio Emilia–inspired and nature and outdoor
“The programs at Little Scholars Academy of Lake Norman are inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education.”
What it costs
$1,400 to $1,700 a month
Charlotte-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Half day (morning)
- $850 to $950 a month
- Application fee
- $300
A day here
- Hours
- 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Updates for parents
- Brightwheel
- Schedule
- full-day, half-day
Details
- Website
- littlescholarslkn.com
- Address
- 12340 Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd
- License
- 60004419, active
- Quality program
- Three Star License
- Ages they serve
- 3 months through 5 years
- Established
- 2011
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com/our-philosophy
- Approach — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com/our-programs
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com
- Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004419 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 littlescholarslkn.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004419 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.