Monroe · Licensed center
Tabernacle Christian Childcare & Learning Center
- Medium faith-based center, licensed for 115 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since August 2023.
Of the 74 Charlotte-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 28% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 8.
Licensing inspections
Jul 8, 20261 citation
“Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In the room that serves two (2) year olds an over the counter medication was not returned within 72 hours of the expiration of the authorization.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jul 18, 20251 citation
“Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. A diaper cream in space ten (10) was not returned to the parent or family within the expiration timeline.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jan 23, 20252 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 room six (6) there was an unlocked cabinet with a cleaning solution stored within reach of children.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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. Staff member D.P. did not have an accurate form reflecting a TB test was completed or the screening form was completed correctly.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/25/2025
Jul 19, 20243 citations
“Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space number ten (10) the ratio signage was not posted.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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 space five (5) there were two plastic bags accessible to children.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space seven (7) there were two diaper creams where the date giving permission to administer from the parent had expired. In the same space there was one powder without a permission slip to administer.”
Violation corrected during visit
Jan 11, 20241 citation
“The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The swings did not have the required 6 inches in depth of mulch in order to provide the required amount of protective surfacing.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- July 8, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since August 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 1 of those unannounced
- Fixed?
- All 8 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 1 finding
Unannounced visit · July 8, 2026
Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In the room that serves two (2) year olds an over the counter medication was not returned within 72 hours of the expiration of the authorization.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 9059000 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · July 18, 2025
Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. A diaper cream in space ten (10) was not returned to the parent or family within the expiration timeline.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 9059000 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · January 23, 2025
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 room six (6) there was an unlocked cabinet with a cleaning solution stored within reach of children.
Violation corrected during visit
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. Staff member D.P. did not have an accurate form reflecting a TB test was completed or the screening form was completed correctly.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/25/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 9059000 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jul 2024 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · July 19, 2024
Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space number ten (10) the ratio signage was not posted.
Violation corrected during visit
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 space five (5) there were two plastic bags accessible to children.
Violation corrected during visit
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space seven (7) there were two diaper creams where the date giving permission to administer from the parent had expired. In the same space there was one powder without a permission slip to administer.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 9059000 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Jan 2024 Unannounced visit 1 finding
Unannounced visit · January 11, 2024
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The swings did not have the required 6 inches in depth of mulch in order to provide the required amount of protective surfacing.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/22/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 9059000 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, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Faith-based
“provide quality childcare for parents in a distinctively Christian atmosphere”
What it costs
$1,407 a month for an infant
Charlotte-area comparison hidden until they say whether these are full-time prices.
- Half day (morning)
- $650 a month
- Application fee
- $300
A day here
- Hours
- 9.5 hours a day, year round
- Meals
- K4 all-day childcare includes snacks and lunch
- Schedule
- full-day, half-day
Details
- Website
- tlcmonroe.com
- Address
- 2900 Walkup Avenue
- License
- 9059000, active
- Ages they serve
- 6 weeks to 12 years
- Established
- 1972
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 tlcmonroe.com
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 tlcmonroe.com
State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Hours — Checked July 2026 tlcmonroe.com
- Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 tlcmonroe.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 9059000 under License Number, and open the result.
- Website — Checked July 2026 tlcmonroe.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 tlcmonroe.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 tlcmonroe.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 9059000 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
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.