Kannapolis · Licensed family home

Play Lab Steam Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2026.

Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area family homes have had 4 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.

Licensing inspections

Aug 5, 20264 citations
  • “Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. There were two children that were enrolled on 6/1/26 & 6/4/26 and they did not have immunization records on file with the 30 days.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/19/2026

  • “Openings in equipment, steps, decks, and handrails were not smaller than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches to prevent entrapment. The outdoor play structure has areas in which the spaces between the railings are measuring 3.75 inches.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/19/2026

  • “Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. There was a Lysol aerosol can and Lysol wipes located on the kitchen counter.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “Authorization for up to 12 months to apply over-the-counter medications, topical ointment, topical teething ointment or gel, insect repellents, fluoridated toothpaste, lotions, creams, and powders; such as sunscreen, diapering creams, baby lotion, and baby powder, to a child, when needed, was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule .1720(b)(7).There were three topical creams for the provider's child and they did not have the authorization forms.”

    Violation corrected during visit

May 12, 20266 citations
  • “Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. This program received a temporary license effective 4/1/26 and a monthly check has not been completed.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

  • “Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. A child that began enrollment today did not have a signed and dated statement in her file.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

  • “Prior to enrollment of children in a Family Child Care Home, and before animals come into the Family Child Care Home, the operator did not obtain each parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours and /or the signed form was not maintained in the child's file. One child's file that began enrollment today did not have a pet acknowledgement form.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

  • “The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. This program received a temporary license effective 4/1/26 and a monthly drill has not been completed.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

2 more from this inspection
  • “Operator did not review the abusive head trauma and shaken baby syndrome policy with staff and/or the acknowledgement of the review did not contain required items or was not available for review. An additional caregiver was present and you have not reviewed this policy with her.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

  • “Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. A child that began enrollment today did not have a signed and dated statement in her file that the family received this policy.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

Mar 31, 2026No rules cited
Mar 17, 2026No rules cited
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
August 5, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2026 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
All 10 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 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · August 5, 2026

Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. There were two children that were enrolled on 6/1/26 & 6/4/26 and they did not have immunization records on file with the 30 days.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/19/2026

Openings in equipment, steps, decks, and handrails were not smaller than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches to prevent entrapment. The outdoor play structure has areas in which the spaces between the railings are measuring 3.75 inches.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/19/2026

Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. There was a Lysol aerosol can and Lysol wipes located on the kitchen counter.

Violation corrected during visit

Authorization for up to 12 months to apply over-the-counter medications, topical ointment, topical teething ointment or gel, insect repellents, fluoridated toothpaste, lotions, creams, and powders; such as sunscreen, diapering creams, baby lotion, and baby powder, to a child, when needed, was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule .1720(b)(7).There were three topical creams for the provider's child and they did not have the authorization forms.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000640 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

May 2026 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · May 12, 2026

Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. This program received a temporary license effective 4/1/26 and a monthly check has not been completed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. A child that began enrollment today did not have a signed and dated statement in her file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

Prior to enrollment of children in a Family Child Care Home, and before animals come into the Family Child Care Home, the operator did not obtain each parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours and /or the signed form was not maintained in the child's file. One child's file that began enrollment today did not have a pet acknowledgement form.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. This program received a temporary license effective 4/1/26 and a monthly drill has not been completed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

Operator did not review the abusive head trauma and shaken baby syndrome policy with staff and/or the acknowledgement of the review did not contain required items or was not available for review. An additional caregiver was present and you have not reviewed this policy with her.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. A child that began enrollment today did not have a signed and dated statement in her file that the family received this policy.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/22/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000640 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2026 Announced visit nothing cited
Mar 2026 Announced visit nothing cited

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Details

(312) 731-8203

Address
1006 Rogers Lake Rd
License
13000640, active
Quality program
Five Star License

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State record

From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000640 under License Number, and open the result.
  • Quality program — Checked October 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000640 under License Number, and open the result.
  • Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000640 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.

Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Charlotte-area’s 137 licensed family homes hold. Small is 5 to 7; larger is 9 to 10.