Charlotte · Licensed center

Pineville Nazarene Child Development Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 6 licensing inspections since November 2023.

Of the 81 Charlotte-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 11% had rules cited at all 6, 10% at none.

Licensing inspections

Mar 10, 20264 citations
  • “Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A lockdown drill was last conducted November 11, 2025.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2026

  • “The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch under the swings on the toddler playground was not at least six feet in dept.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/26/2026

  • “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. In space #1, the surge protector had four electrical outlets that were not protected with a safety cover.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. On the playground, there was a broken piece off of the playhouse. There was also four pieces of tissue on the ground.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Oct 13, 20252 citations
  • “A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #4, one child had diaper cream without the parent's signature on the authorization form.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/20/2025

  • “Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One staff member was hired prior to receiving a medical report. The staff member's hire date was April 1, 2025 and the medical report was dated April 30, 2025.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Mar 24, 20251 citation
  • “Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #7, Ziploc bags were stored in a basket on a bottom shelf.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Nov 19, 20243 citations
  • “Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A new staff member's hire date was July 9, 2024. The medical report was dated July 26, 2024. Another new staff member's hire date was July 31, 2024. The medical report was dated August 3, 2024.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Prior to employment, a new staff member did not complete the criminal background check process.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A new staff member did not have a valid qualification letter on file.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Apr 9, 20244 citations
  • “All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #7, the paint was chipping in two places.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2024

  • “A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #2, one infant's diaper cream expired in December 2022.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2024

  • “Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space #7, parent permission was on file with an antifungal cream for a child one year of age. The instructions on the cream stated "do not use on children under 2 years of age unless directed by a doctor.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2024

  • “A violation was found for which there is no item number. Purses and other personal effects belonging to child care center employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in accordance with this Rule, as applicable. In space #4, there were two purses located in a cabinet that was not locked or five feet from the floor. The is a violation of a requirement in 15A NCAC 18A .2820(g).”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2024

Nov 1, 2023No rules cited
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
March 10, 2026
On file
6 visits since November 2023 — 1 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 14 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 4 findings

Unannounced visit · March 10, 2026

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A lockdown drill was last conducted November 11, 2025.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2026

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch under the swings on the toddler playground was not at least six feet in dept.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/26/2026

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. In space #1, the surge protector had four electrical outlets that were not protected with a safety cover.

Violation corrected during visit

The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. On the playground, there was a broken piece off of the playhouse. There was also four pieces of tissue on the ground.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055214 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · October 13, 2025

A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #4, one child had diaper cream without the parent's signature on the authorization form.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/20/2025

Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One staff member was hired prior to receiving a medical report. The staff member's hire date was April 1, 2025 and the medical report was dated April 30, 2025.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055214 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · March 24, 2025

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #7, Ziploc bags were stored in a basket on a bottom shelf.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055214 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Nov 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · November 19, 2024

Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A new staff member's hire date was July 9, 2024. The medical report was dated July 26, 2024. Another new staff member's hire date was July 31, 2024. The medical report was dated August 3, 2024.

Violation corrected during visit

Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Prior to employment, a new staff member did not complete the criminal background check process.

Violation corrected during visit

A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A new staff member did not have a valid qualification letter on file.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055214 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 9, 2024

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In space #7, the paint was chipping in two places.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2024

A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #2, one infant's diaper cream expired in December 2022.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2024

Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space #7, parent permission was on file with an antifungal cream for a child one year of age. The instructions on the cream stated "do not use on children under 2 years of age unless directed by a doctor.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2024

A violation was found for which there is no item number. Purses and other personal effects belonging to child care center employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in accordance with this Rule, as applicable. In space #4, there were two purses located in a cabinet that was not locked or five feet from the floor. The is a violation of a requirement in 15A NCAC 18A .2820(g).

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/18/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 6055214 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Nov 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited

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Details

(704) 542-3470

Website
pineville.church
Address
8614 Pineville Matthews Road
License
6055214, active

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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 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 6055214 under License Number, and open the result.
  • Website pineville.church

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.