Concord · Licensed center
New Life Kid's Care
- Medium center, licensed for 111 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2024.
Of the 81 Charlotte-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 17% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 11% had rules cited at all 6, 10% at none.
Licensing inspections
Sep 10, 20261 citation
“All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The preschool outdoor play area has rubber mulch surrounding the stationary equipment that is measuring less than one inch in areas closest to the equipment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/16/2026
Jan 3, 20246 citations
“Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Three children that were in the hall outside their classroom unsupervised. Teacher did not know the students were playing in the hall.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2024
“Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In two classrooms the staff/child ratio sheet did not have the correct age group.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. One medication form was expired and others did not have the correct amount of cream to apply to child.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2024
“Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Two emergency forms for children did not have a photograph of student on form.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2024
2 more from this inspection
“Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In the classroom for the 108 the attendance sheet noted there were eleven in the classroom and twelve children marked present on the attendance sheet.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2024
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Playground area for the Pre-school and School age needs mulch added.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/12/2024
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 10, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2024 — 4 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 7 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.
Sep 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · September 10, 2026
All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The preschool outdoor play area has rubber mulch surrounding the stationary equipment that is measuring less than one inch in areas closest to the equipment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/16/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000319 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 6 findings
Unannounced visit · January 3, 2024
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Three children that were in the hall outside their classroom unsupervised. Teacher did not know the students were playing in the hall.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2024
Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In two classrooms the staff/child ratio sheet did not have the correct age group.
Violation corrected during visit
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. One medication form was expired and others did not have the correct amount of cream to apply to child.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2024
Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Two emergency forms for children did not have a photograph of student on form.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2024
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In the classroom for the 108 the attendance sheet noted there were eleven in the classroom and twelve children marked present on the attendance sheet.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/5/2024
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Playground area for the Pre-school and School age needs mulch added.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/12/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000319 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Website
- nlcjc.org
- Address
- 4160 Zion Church Road
- License
- 13000319, active
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000319 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website nlcjc.org
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.