Waxhaw · Licensed center
Primrose School Of Waxhaw
- Large center, licensed for 270 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- A Primrose Schools franchise. The brand is owned by Roark Capital, a private-equity firm.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2026.
Fewer than 20 Charlotte-area centers have had 4 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Licensing inspections
Aug 19, 20262 citations
“All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space #1, a Bana Boat sunscreen in an aerosol can was not behind a locked cabinet.”
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 child's file did not have the emergency medical information completed by day one on a child who has been enrolled over 30 days.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2026
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- September 16, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2026 — 3 cited nothing, 2 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 2 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 2 findings
Unannounced visit · August 19, 2026
All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space #1, a Bana Boat sunscreen in an aerosol can was not behind a locked cabinet.
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 child's file did not have the emergency medical information completed by day one on a child who has been enrolled over 30 days.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 90000562 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
- 2421 Cuthbertson Rd
- License
- 90000562, active
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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 90000562 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 90000562 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 primroseschools.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 roarkcapital.com
The private-equity firm Roark Capital lists Primrose Schools among its current investments and describes it as a franchisor of pre-K schools. roarkcapital.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 163 to 528 children. Small is 11 to 50; medium is 51 to 162.