Charlotte · Licensed center
Metro School
- Large center, licensed for 199 children.
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What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since April 2024.
Of the 86 Charlotte-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 21% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 7, 3% at none.
Licensing inspections
Mar 24, 20263 citations
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Either drill was not completed at least once every three months. A drill was documented in October 2025 and the next drill documented was March 6, 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2026
“Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. A CMS medical action plan and permission to administer medication was monitored on file but with an expired permission slip.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2026
“Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A preschool child was strapped into a sleeping chair, and one staff was seated at a table eating lunch and out of sight of the two children who were present. The other staff member present was responsible for supervision of the children and was observed on a cell phone. The child was awake but without any materials in front of them in space a3.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 4/1/2026
Apr 7, 20251 citation
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Space A3 and Space B6 did not have covered electrical outlets in the cozy area and near the book shelf.”
Violation corrected during visit
Nov 25, 20245 citations
“Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Staff (W.W.) did not have a Criminal Background Check completed prior to employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/3/2024
“A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review for staff (W.W.).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/3/2024
“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. Staff in space A11 had coffee in descript cups.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/26/2024
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An electrical outlet was uncovered in space A5.”
Violation corrected during visit
1 more from this inspection
“The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Staff (B.G.) and (J.S.) did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/3/2024
Apr 22, 20244 citations
“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. There was peeling paint on the wall to the left of the teacher's area in space B3.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/22/2024
“Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An outlet cover was uncovered in space A13.”
Violation corrected during visit
“When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. In space A1 and space A3, children were observed having screen time during transition to lunch and nap; there was no documented screen-time log.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/22/2024
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three (3) months; practiced May 19, 2023, September 22, 2023, December 1, 2023, and January 24, 2024.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/23/2024
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- June 3, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since April 2024 — 3 cited nothing, 3 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 13 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.
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · March 24, 2026
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Either drill was not completed at least once every three months. A drill was documented in October 2025 and the next drill documented was March 6, 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2026
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. A CMS medical action plan and permission to administer medication was monitored on file but with an expired permission slip.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2026
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A preschool child was strapped into a sleeping chair, and one staff was seated at a table eating lunch and out of sight of the two children who were present. The other staff member present was responsible for supervision of the children and was observed on a cell phone. The child was awake but without any materials in front of them in space a3.
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 4/1/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003464 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · April 7, 2025
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Space A3 and Space B6 did not have covered electrical outlets in the cozy area and near the book shelf.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003464 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2024 Unannounced visit 5 findings
Unannounced visit · November 25, 2024
Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Staff (W.W.) did not have a Criminal Background Check completed prior to employment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/3/2024
A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review for staff (W.W.).
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/3/2024
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. Staff in space A11 had coffee in descript cups.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/26/2024
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An electrical outlet was uncovered in space A5.
Violation corrected during visit
The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Staff (B.G.) and (J.S.) did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/3/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003464 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2024 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · April 22, 2024
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. There was peeling paint on the wall to the left of the teacher's area in space B3.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/22/2024
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An outlet cover was uncovered in space A13.
Violation corrected during visit
When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. In space A1 and space A3, children were observed having screen time during transition to lunch and nap; there was no documented screen-time log.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/22/2024
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three (3) months; practiced May 19, 2023, September 22, 2023, December 1, 2023, and January 24, 2024.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/23/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60003464 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Address
- 405 South Davidson Street
- License
- 60003464, active
- Quality program
- Five 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 60003464 under License Number, and open the result.
Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.