Charlotte · Licensed center

Pharr's Kidz Creations

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 3 of its 8 licensing inspections since October 2023.

Of the 74 Charlotte-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 11% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 8.

Licensing inspections

Jul 29, 2026No rules cited
Mar 10, 20263 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. The program's last fire inspection on file with DCDEE was completed on 1/27/25, this is overdue.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2026

  • “A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The lesson plan posted was dated for 12/2025.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “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. A dog repellent spray was observed in the outdoor learning environment.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Dec 18, 2025No rules cited
Mar 11, 20253 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. A fire inspection was completed on 1/27/25, a copy was not sent within seven (7) days.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. I observed that children had not been signed in for today’s date.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One (1) child’s file did not have the emergency medical section updated annually.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/26/2025

Oct 31, 20242 citations
  • “A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. I observed an inhaler with the expiration date of 1/24.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024

  • “Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. I observed an inhaler that was propped on a shelf with no pharmaceutical label nor original packaging.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024

Mar 13, 2024No rules cited
Oct 30, 2023No rules cited
Oct 23, 2023No rules cited
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
July 29, 2026
On file
8 visits since October 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 8 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 Announced visit nothing cited
Mar 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · March 10, 2026

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. The program's last fire inspection on file with DCDEE was completed on 1/27/25, this is overdue.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/20/2026

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The lesson plan posted was dated for 12/2025.

Violation corrected during visit

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. A dog repellent spray was observed in the outdoor learning environment.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001429 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Dec 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · March 11, 2025

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. A fire inspection was completed on 1/27/25, a copy was not sent within seven (7) days.

Violation corrected during visit

Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. I observed that children had not been signed in for today’s date.

Violation corrected during visit

Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One (1) child’s file did not have the emergency medical section updated annually.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/26/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001429 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · October 31, 2024

A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. I observed an inhaler with the expiration date of 1/24.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024

Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. I observed an inhaler that was propped on a shelf with no pharmaceutical label nor original packaging.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/14/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001429 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited

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Details

(704) 567-8922

Address
6832 Cortez Trace
License
60001429, active
Quality program
Four 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 60001429 under License Number, and open the result.

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.