Bessemer City · Licensed center
Little Warriors Academy
- Medium center, licensed for 59 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 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2026.
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area centers have had 4 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Licensing inspections
Jul 28, 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. One aerosol can of Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Body Mist Sunscreen was stored in an unlocked drawer under the white diaper changing table in space #2.”
Violation corrected during visit
“A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. Three children's files did not contain a signed or dated statement that the summary of the NC Child Care Law was given to a parent of each child enrolled. The three children enrolled on July 27, 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/6/2026
“A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The child care operator did not notify the Division that three staff were hired at the facility. Three staff members, P.S., A.H., and A.J., employed on June 17, 2026, were not added to the facilities ABCMS Provider Portal roster.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/28/2026
“A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Three children's files did not have a statement with a parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. The three children enrolled on July 27, 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/6/2026
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- July 28, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2026 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- All 4 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 28, 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. One aerosol can of Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Body Mist Sunscreen was stored in an unlocked drawer under the white diaper changing table in space #2.
Violation corrected during visit
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. Three children's files did not contain a signed or dated statement that the summary of the NC Child Care Law was given to a parent of each child enrolled. The three children enrolled on July 27, 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/6/2026
A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The child care operator did not notify the Division that three staff were hired at the facility. Three staff members, P.S., A.H., and A.J., employed on June 17, 2026, were not added to the facilities ABCMS Provider Portal roster.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/28/2026
A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Three children's files did not have a statement with a parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. The three children enrolled on July 27, 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/6/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000657 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
- 109 E. Washington Ave.
- License
- 36000657, 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 36000657 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 36000657 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.