Bessemer City · Licensed center

Susie's Day Care

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 3 of its 8 licensing inspections since August 2023.

Of the 74 Charlotte-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 11% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 8.

Licensing inspections

Jul 14, 20262 citations
  • “Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The posted menu was dated June 22, 2026, to June 26, 2026.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The stationary bus and spring rider structure had zero mulch depth under and around the play structure, and footings which anchor the equipment were exposed.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/27/2026

Jul 9, 2026No rules cited
Jan 12, 2026No rules cited
Jul 22, 2025No rules cited
Jan 21, 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 the girl’s bathroom, was one (1) plastic package containing B.F.M. stored under the unlocked cabinet below the handwashing sink and accessible to two (2) children two (2) years of age.”

    Violation corrected during visit

Aug 6, 2024No rules cited
Jul 30, 20248 citations
  • “Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. On April 9, 2024, May 10, 2024, and December 21, 2023, the incident reports were not documented on the incident report log.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

  • “Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One child enrolled on October 2, 2023, on the child’s application the name of the child’s health care professional was blank and unavailable for review.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

  • “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 the girl’s bathroom, adjacent to Space #3, was two (2) electrical outlets that were not covered with a safety plug.”

    Violation corrected during visit

  • “Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. One child enrolled on February 27, 2024, did not have documentation on file available for review of the receipt and discussion of the facilities Operational Policies at enrollment.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

4 more from this inspection
  • “Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. One child enrolled on February 27, 2024, did not have documentation on file available for review of discussion and reviewing with parents the Parent Participant Plan at enrollment.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

  • “Application for enrollment did not include all required information. One child enrolled on October 2, 2023, and September 8, 2023, did not have documentation on file and available for review all the required information in the health care needs section in the children’s application. The health care needs section was left blank and unavailable for review.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

  • “Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. In Space #1, at 11:10am, the staff/child ratios were observed as one staff member caring for twelve (12) ages three (3) to five (5) years old. In Space #3, at 11:35am, the staff/child ratios were observed as one staff member caring for twenty-six (26) school-age children. At 12:30pm, Space #1 and Space #3 were in compliance with staff/child ratios.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 8/6/2024

  • “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 staff member employed on October 2, 2023, had documentation on file for review of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on file dated July 1, 2024. The Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training needed to be completed by January 2, 2024. One staff member employed on January 17, 2022, had documentation on file for review of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on file dated August 23, 2022. The Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training needed to be completed by April 17, 2022.”

    Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

Aug 15, 2023No rules cited
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State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit
July 14, 2026
On file
8 visits since August 2023 — 5 cited nothing, 5 of those unannounced
Fixed?
All 11 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.

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · July 14, 2026

Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The posted menu was dated June 22, 2026, to June 26, 2026.

Violation corrected during visit

All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The stationary bus and spring rider structure had zero mulch depth under and around the play structure, and footings which anchor the equipment were exposed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/27/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 3655203 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Jul 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · January 21, 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 the girl’s bathroom, was one (1) plastic package containing B.F.M. stored under the unlocked cabinet below the handwashing sink and accessible to two (2) children two (2) years of age.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 3655203 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Aug 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 8 findings

Unannounced visit · July 30, 2024

Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. On April 9, 2024, May 10, 2024, and December 21, 2023, the incident reports were not documented on the incident report log.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One child enrolled on October 2, 2023, on the child’s application the name of the child’s health care professional was blank and unavailable for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

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 the girl’s bathroom, adjacent to Space #3, was two (2) electrical outlets that were not covered with a safety plug.

Violation corrected during visit

Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. One child enrolled on February 27, 2024, did not have documentation on file available for review of the receipt and discussion of the facilities Operational Policies at enrollment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. One child enrolled on February 27, 2024, did not have documentation on file available for review of discussion and reviewing with parents the Parent Participant Plan at enrollment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

Application for enrollment did not include all required information. One child enrolled on October 2, 2023, and September 8, 2023, did not have documentation on file and available for review all the required information in the health care needs section in the children’s application. The health care needs section was left blank and unavailable for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. In Space #1, at 11:10am, the staff/child ratios were observed as one staff member caring for twelve (12) ages three (3) to five (5) years old. In Space #3, at 11:35am, the staff/child ratios were observed as one staff member caring for twenty-six (26) school-age children. At 12:30pm, Space #1 and Space #3 were in compliance with staff/child ratios.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 8/6/2024

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 staff member employed on October 2, 2023, had documentation on file for review of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on file dated July 1, 2024. The Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training needed to be completed by January 2, 2024. One staff member employed on January 17, 2022, had documentation on file for review of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on file dated August 23, 2022. The Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training needed to be completed by April 17, 2022.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/12/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 3655203 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Aug 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited DCDEE facility lookup

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Details

(704) 629-4386

Address
220 West Alabama Ave
License
3655203, active
Quality program
Three Star License

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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, Quality program ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 3655203 under License Number, and open the result.

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.