Charlotte · Licensed center

Reedy Creek Elementary Asep

Medium center, licensed for 150 children.
Run by a school district, which holds the license.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since December 2023.

Of the 86 Charlotte-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 21% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 7, 3% at none.

Licensing inspections

May 7, 20263 citations

“Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. It was observed that the Supper Menu posted for the program was dated April 2026. This was discussed with Ms. H. and corrected during the visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Monthly fire drills were reviewed for the past twelve months. It was observed that the last one documented had occurred on March 19, 2026 and there was not one listed for the month of April. This was shared with Ms. H. and she was able to show other documentation on her computer reflecting that one had been conducted in April 2026. Ms. H. was then observed updating the posted Fire Drill record to reflect this.”
Violation corrected during visit
“A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The program’s CBC roster was reviewed via ABCMS and it was observed that information for the program’s current staff members was not listed.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/12/2026

Jan 21, 2026No rules cited

May 13, 20258 citations

“Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Monthly fire drills were reviewed for the past twelve months. It was observed they did not occur in December 2024 and January 2025, as required, but they did occur in the months following.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The program’s incident log was monitored. It was observed that although two incidents had occurred requiring incident reports to be completed there was no corresponding incident log available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. During the walk-through of the program bulletin boards were monitored. Individual group lesson plans were observed posted for all three groups present, but the lesson plans present for Groups One and Two were observed dated May 5th-May 9th.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025
“Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. The program’s allergy list was reviewed during today’s visit and it was observed that six (6) of the children listed were no longer enrolled in the program.”
Violation corrected during visit

4 more from this inspection

“Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Playground inspection checklists were not available for review during today's visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Quarterly emergency drills were monitored and it was observed that the last one occurred in November 2024.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025
“The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The program’s Emergency Preparedness and Response plan was monitored and observed to not have been updated annually, as required, or containing current information for all staff.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/21/2025
“Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. Emergency medication was monitored. It was observed that one child with a chronic medical condition requiring life-saving medication had medication present but there was no completed permission to administer medication form on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/27/2025

Dec 18, 2024No rules cited

Jun 3, 2024No rules cited

May 20, 20241 citation

“Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. There were forty-five (45) children present between the ages of five (5) and eleven (11) years of age. They were split into two (2) groups, as there were currently only two teachers present today.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 6/3/2024

Dec 12, 20232 citations

“There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. Bulletin boards were monitored, and it was observed that the Emergency Medical Care Plan was not complete and up to date. The posted EMCP listed a staff member that was no longer employed with the program and all required information was not included.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023
“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. There was no recent fire inspection conducted by Charlotte Fire Department available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/12/2023

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit: May 7, 2026
On file: 7 visits since December 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 3 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.

May 2026 Unannounced visit 3 findings

Unannounced visit · May 7, 2026

Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. It was observed that the Supper Menu posted for the program was dated April 2026. This was discussed with Ms. H. and corrected during the visit.

Violation corrected during visit

Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Monthly fire drills were reviewed for the past twelve months. It was observed that the last one documented had occurred on March 19, 2026 and there was not one listed for the month of April. This was shared with Ms. H. and she was able to show other documentation on her computer reflecting that one had been conducted in April 2026. Ms. H. was then observed updating the posted Fire Drill record to reflect this.

Violation corrected during visit

A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The program’s CBC roster was reviewed via ABCMS and it was observed that information for the program’s current staff members was not listed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/12/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60001138 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jan 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited

May 2025 Unannounced visit 8 findings

Unannounced visit · May 13, 2025

Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Monthly fire drills were reviewed for the past twelve months. It was observed they did not occur in December 2024 and January 2025, as required, but they did occur in the months following.

Violation corrected during visit

Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The program’s incident log was monitored. It was observed that although two incidents had occurred requiring incident reports to be completed there was no corresponding incident log available for review.