Charlotte · Licensed family home
Little Smile Home Day Care
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since November 2023.
Of the 33 Charlotte-area family homes with 7 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this home did. 6% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Jun 15, 20262 citations
“Medication remaining after the course of treatment is completed, after authorization is withdrawn. or after authorization has expired, was not returned to the parent/guardian. Any medication not retrieved by parent/guardian within 72 hours of completion of treatment, or withdrawal of authorization, was not discarded. A child's emergency medication expired February 28, 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/18/2026
“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's medication authorization for an emergency medication expired May 22, 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/16/2026
May 12, 20255 citations
“Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. A medical action plan was not on file for child (A.H.).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/13/2024
“Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A wrench, toolkit, and trench machine was accessible to children in the outdoor play area.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
“Documentation of the operator’s emergency medical care plan to follow in the event of a child medical emergency, was not on file and available for review. The emergency medical care plan was incomplete and available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
“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. Ms. P.'s dog's Rabies vaccination expired November 27, 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
1 more from this inspection
“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). An authorization for up to 6 months to administer for allergic reactions (epi-pen) was not on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024
May 9, 20242 citations
“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). An authorization for up to 6 months to administer for allergic reactions (epi-pen) was not on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024
“Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. A medical action plan was not on file for child (A.H.).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/13/2024
Dec 1, 20233 citations
“Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A wrench, toolkit, and trench machine was accessible to children in the outdoor play area.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
“Documentation of the operator’s emergency medical care plan to follow in the event of a child medical emergency, was not on file and available for review. The emergency medical care plan was incomplete and available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
“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. Ms. P.'s dog's Rabies vaccination expired November 27, 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 15, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 12 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 2 findings
Unannounced visit · June 15, 2026
Medication remaining after the course of treatment is completed, after authorization is withdrawn. or after authorization has expired, was not returned to the parent/guardian. Any medication not retrieved by parent/guardian within 72 hours of completion of treatment, or withdrawal of authorization, was not discarded. A child's emergency medication expired February 28, 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/18/2026
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's medication authorization for an emergency medication expired May 22, 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/16/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003800 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2025 Unannounced visit 5 findings
Unannounced visit · May 12, 2025
Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. A medical action plan was not on file for child (A.H.).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/13/2024
Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A wrench, toolkit, and trench machine was accessible to children in the outdoor play area.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
Documentation of the operator’s emergency medical care plan to follow in the event of a child medical emergency, was not on file and available for review. The emergency medical care plan was incomplete and available for review.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
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. Ms. P.'s dog's Rabies vaccination expired November 27, 2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
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). An authorization for up to 6 months to administer for allergic reactions (epi-pen) was not on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003800 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · May 9, 2024
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). An authorization for up to 6 months to administer for allergic reactions (epi-pen) was not on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2024
Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. A medical action plan was not on file for child (A.H.).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/13/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003800 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Dec 2023 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · December 1, 2023
Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A wrench, toolkit, and trench machine was accessible to children in the outdoor play area.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
Documentation of the operator’s emergency medical care plan to follow in the event of a child medical emergency, was not on file and available for review. The emergency medical care plan was incomplete and available for review.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
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. Ms. P.'s dog's Rabies vaccination expired November 27, 2023.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003800 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
- 7612 Gillman Ct
- License
- 60003800, 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 60003800 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.