Mooresville · Licensed center
The Goddard School
- Large center, licensed for 225 children.
- A Goddard School franchise. The brand is owned by Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since March 2024.
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
Feb 4, 20265 citations
“A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. In space 113 a child's hands were not washed after changing of diaper.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
“When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Screen time was not documented for children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
“Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. In space 133 extra school clothing was stored in the bathroom and not in closet or children cubbies.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
“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. Staff member with the hire dates of 9/10/25 did not have a medical report on file before hire.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
1 more from this inspection
“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. Employee with the hire dates of 9/10/25 did not have a TB test on file before start date.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
Nov 25, 20252 citations
“Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Incident report was not completed and given to parent at the time of the injury,”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/1/2025
“Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident log was not current and maintained with incident that have occurred in the facility.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/1/2025
Sep 2, 20253 citations
“Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. In space 111 item were stored on the changing table, pack of diapers, Tote bag, and other items.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/5/2025
“An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence)Feed schedules were not posted in space 113.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/5/2025
“Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space 111 an open can of soda was out and in the presence of children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/5/2025
Mar 3, 20254 citations
“Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Emergency information did not include photograph of each student on the on the emergency medical care information form.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Shelter-in-place or Lockdown drill has not been every three months. Last drill dated 11/26/2024.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2025
“When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. In spaces 129, 145, 141, and 133 do not have a sufficient quantity of materials in the activity areas for children to have a choice of activities.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2025
“For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. In spaces 115, 118, 120, and 123 there was not a sufficient quantity of materials in activity areas to all children a range of choices.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2025
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- February 4, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since March 2024 — 4 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.
Feb 2026 Unannounced visit 5 findings
Unannounced visit · February 4, 2026
A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. In space 113 a child's hands were not washed after changing of diaper.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Screen time was not documented for children.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. In space 133 extra school clothing was stored in the bathroom and not in closet or children cubbies.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
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. Staff member with the hire dates of 9/10/25 did not have a medical report on file before hire.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
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. Employee with the hire dates of 9/10/25 did not have a TB test on file before start date.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/6/2026
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000588 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Nov 2025 Unannounced visit 2 findings
Unannounced visit · November 25, 2025
Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Incident report was not completed and given to parent at the time of the injury,
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/1/2025
Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incident log was not current and maintained with incident that have occurred in the facility.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/1/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000588 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 2, 2025
Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. In space 111 item were stored on the changing table, pack of diapers, Tote bag, and other items.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/5/2025
An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence)Feed schedules were not posted in space 113.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/5/2025
Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space 111 an open can of soda was out and in the presence of children.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/5/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000588 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 4 findings
Unannounced visit · March 3, 2025
Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Emergency information did not include photograph of each student on the on the emergency medical care information form.
Violation corrected during visit
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Shelter-in-place or Lockdown drill has not been every three months. Last drill dated 11/26/2024.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2025
When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. In spaces 129, 145, 141, and 133 do not have a sufficient quantity of materials in the activity areas for children to have a choice of activities.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2025
For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. In spaces 115, 118, 120, and 123 there was not a sufficient quantity of materials in activity areas to all children a range of choices.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/14/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 49000588 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Address
- 111 Goddard Way
- License
- 49000588, active
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 49000588 under License Number, and open the result.
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com/…/mooresville/mooresville
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sycamorepartners.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com/about
The private-equity firm Sycamore Partners lists Goddard Systems as a current investment. sycamorepartners.com
Goddard’s own site says “All Goddard Schools are independently owned and operated.” goddardschool.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.