Mooresville · Licensed center
Little Tots Early Learning Center #2
- Small center, licensed for 22 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 9 licensing inspections since January 2024.
Of the 51 Charlotte-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 10% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 9.
Licensing inspections
Jun 18, 20254 citations
“Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space 2 staff/child ratio sheet was posted not completely filled out.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2025
“All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbent material and/or were not kept clean and in good repair. Floors in space 2 were not clean and base boards need to be cleaned.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2025
“The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. I observed that one piece of equipment had standing water.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2025
“The equipment and materials were not age-appropriate for the children in care. I observed that furniture in a room that had 5 year old children had two/toddler size furniture. Shelves were not appropriate size and toys were not age appropriate.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2025
Mar 13, 20251 citation
“Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. Inappropriate music was being played on the playground area to a group of Pre-school and School age children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/28/2025
Feb 13, 20251 citation
“A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. Summary of NC Child Care Laws was not posted.”
Violation corrected during visit
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- April 27, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since January 2024 — 6 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 6 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 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · June 18, 2025
Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space 2 staff/child ratio sheet was posted not completely filled out.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2025
All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbent material and/or were not kept clean and in good repair. Floors in space 2 were not clean and base boards need to be cleaned.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2025
The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. I observed that one piece of equipment had standing water.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2025
The equipment and materials were not age-appropriate for the children in care. I observed that furniture in a room that had 5 year old children had two/toddler size furniture. Shelves were not appropriate size and toys were not age appropriate.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/25/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000503 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · March 13, 2025
Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. Inappropriate music was being played on the playground area to a group of Pre-school and School age children.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/28/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000503 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Feb 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · February 13, 2025
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. Summary of NC Child Care Laws was not posted.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000503 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
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
- 442 West Mclelland Ave
- License
- 49000503, active
- Quality program
- Three Star License
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 49000503 under License Number, and open the result.
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 49000503 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.