Belmont · Licensed center
Preschool Connection, Inc.
- Small center, licensed for 47 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since October 2023.
Of the 74 Charlotte-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 8.
Licensing inspections
Sep 28, 20262 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 most recent fire inspection on file was conducted on May 23, 2026.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2026
“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. One (1) staff member, employed on May 26, 2026, and one (1) staff member, employed on February 28, 2026, did not have a certificate of completion of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment Training on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2026
Oct 14, 20252 citations
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One (1) staff member, employed on October 14, 2025, did not have a TB test or TB screening on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/27/2025
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The most recent shelter-in-place/lockdown drill was conducted on May 9, 2025.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/27/2025
Jun 12, 20242 citations
“Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. On the ramp to the playground, one (1) yellow, plastic dump truck, was cracked causing sharp, plastic edges.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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. An approved fire inspection was conducted on December 15, 2022, and not again until April 29, 2024.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/21/2024
Nov 29, 20233 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. One (1) staff member, employed on August 19, 2023, had a medical exam on file dated July 12, 2022.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/13/2023
“On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One (1) staff member, employed on August 19, 2023, had the results of a TB test on file dated July 12, 2022.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/13/2023
“Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member, employed on August 19, 2023, did not have an emergency information form on file.”
Violation corrected during visit
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 28, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since October 2023 — 4 cited nothing, 4 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 9 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 2 findings
Unannounced visit · September 28, 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 most recent fire inspection on file was conducted on May 23, 2026.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2026
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. One (1) staff member, employed on May 26, 2026, and one (1) staff member, employed on February 28, 2026, did not have a certificate of completion of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment Training on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000267 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 14, 2025
On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One (1) staff member, employed on October 14, 2025, did not have a TB test or TB screening on file.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/27/2025
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The most recent shelter-in-place/lockdown drill was conducted on May 9, 2025.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/27/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000267 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jun 2024 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · June 12, 2024
Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. On the ramp to the playground, one (1) yellow, plastic dump truck, was cracked causing sharp, plastic edges.
Violation corrected during visit
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. An approved fire inspection was conducted on December 15, 2022, and not again until April 29, 2024.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/21/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000267 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2023 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · November 29, 2023
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 (1) staff member, employed on August 19, 2023, had a medical exam on file dated July 12, 2022.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/13/2023
On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One (1) staff member, employed on August 19, 2023, had the results of a TB test on file dated July 12, 2022.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/13/2023
Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member, employed on August 19, 2023, did not have an emergency information form on file.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 36000267 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 301 Beatty Road
- License
- 36000267, active
- Quality program
- Five Star License
- Ages they serve
- Ages 2 years through 5th grade (Twos, Threes, Pre-K 4-5 years, and After School K-5th grade programs)
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 36000267 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website preschoolconnectionlearningacademy.com
- Ages they serve preschoolconnectionlearningacademy.com
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.