Statesville · Licensed center

N B Mills Preschool

Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 10 licensing inspections since September 2023.

Of the 256 Charlotte-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, more than 99% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. Fewer than 1% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Aug 13, 2026No rules cited

Aug 7, 20269 citations

“A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information. In space C215 there was not a First Aid Information poster posted.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2026
“All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. Staff files for one (1) new staff member were not available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2026
“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. All the staff that are employed at the facility were not listed on the ABCMS roster within five days of being hired.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/29/2026
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Two staff members, both hired on 1/1/26, did not have current First Aid training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2026

5 more from this inspection

“Documentation of staff's on-going training was not on file and/or was not current. One staff member employed on 7/1/21 did not have documentation of completing on-going training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2026
“There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. In space C215 was not an Emergency Medical Care Plan form posted in the classroom that contained the required information and the Emergency Numbers form was not posted in the classroom that contained the required information.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2026
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Two staff members, both hired on 1/1/26, did not have current CPR training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2026
“Application for enrollment did not include all required information. Three children enrolled on 9/22/21, 1/18/22 and 7/16/22 did not have all required information on their enrollment applications.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2026
“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. One child enrolled on 9/22/21 did not have a signed Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2026

Mar 27, 2026No rules cited

Jan 22, 2026No rules cited

Aug 15, 20251 citation

“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Outside toys need to be cleaned and some toys need repair.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/26/2025

Mar 17, 20252 citations

“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Employee with the hire date 10/20/23 did not have a current First-Aid certification on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2025
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Employee with the hire date 10/20/23 did not have a current CPR certification on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2025

Sep 11, 20247 citations

“Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. I observed the last fire inspection was conducted March 3, 2023.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2024
“At least one person who meets qualifications for lead teacher was not responsible for each group for at least two-thirds of the total daily hours of operation. Classroom 1 Developmental Day did not have a teacher that meets qualification for lead teacher.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2024
“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. Employee hired 10/02/23 does not have training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2024
“Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Menu was not posted in Class 1 (Developmental Day).”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2024

3 more from this inspection

“All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Equipment on NC Pre-K playground needs to be cleaned.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2024
“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. Aerosol can of Lysol was not in locked cabinet.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2024
“The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Employee hired 8/12/24 does not have signed policy on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/25/2024

Aug 19, 20242 citations

“Each employee's personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies. Facility management did not provide, or discuss, the facility's discipline policy with 2 staff members prior to their beginning child care responsibilities. The 2 staff members' files did not contain signed and dated statements that they received operational policies, including the facility's discipline policy.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/21/2024
“The completed, signed application was not on file on the first day each child attends. A completed and signed enrollment application was not on file for at least one child.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/21/2024

Mar 6, 20242 citations

“Number and size of servings were not appropriate for ages and developmental levels of children in care. Number of serving for the lunch was not in compliance.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/19/2024
“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. Screen Time for the students has not been documented for each child.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/19/2024

Sep 27, 20237 citations

“Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Playground inspections have not been completed for August and September.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/12/2023
“Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Staff member did not have the required on-going training hours.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/12/2023
“Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One student in the EC Pre-K class did not have an immunization record on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
“The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Two students do not have a copy on file of parent being notified of the smoking policy.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/12/2023

3 more from this inspection

“Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One student in the EC Pre-K did not have a health assessment on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. All arrival times for the students in the EC NC Pre-K were not complete.”
Violation corrected during visit
“When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. In the EC Pre-K there were not a sufficient quantity of materials in the center areas.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/12/2023

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit: August 13, 2026
On file: 10 visits since September 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: All 30 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.

Aug 2026 Announced visit nothing cited

Aug 2026 Unannounced visit 9 findings

Unannounced visit · August 7, 2026

A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information. In space C215 there was not a First Aid Information poster posted.