Huntersville · Licensed center

The Goddard School Of Huntersville

Medium center, licensed for 134 children.
Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
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 13 of its 19 licensing inspections since August 2023.

Of the 256 Charlotte-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, more than 99% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. Fewer than 1% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Aug 6, 20262 citations

“Beds, cots and mats were not in good repair, properly handled, stored, or clean and sanitized between users. There are ripped/torn mats in classrooms throughout the facility.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/17/2026
“A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. There was no permission to give forms for a child's sunscreen.”
Violation corrected during visit

May 26, 2026No rules cited

Apr 15, 20264 citations

“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. There was no documentation on file of completion of the orientation trainings within 6 weeks of employment for 2 staff.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/24/2026
“Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. There was no documentation on file of completion of orientation training within 2 weeks of employment for a staff member.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/24/2026
“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 #8, there was an energy drink on the counter.”
Violation corrected during visit
“A violation was found for which there is no item number. 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE. In space #9, a child's sunscreen lotion was in a cubby and not stored at least 5ft.”
Violation corrected during visit

Mar 9, 2026No rules cited

Feb 27, 20261 citation

“Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On 2/25/2026, one staff member entered the building with 5 children while another staff member remained outside with 8 children. The teacher that remained outside with the 8 children did not complete the name to face procedures as the children transition back into the classroom. A child 2 years of age was left on the playground for approximately 2 minutes. The child started to cry and a teacher in the classroom next door heard child and retrieved child from playground.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/9/2026

Feb 24, 20262 citations

“Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. There was no documentation of completion of orientation trainings within 2 weeks of employment for 2 staff.”
Violation corrected during visit
“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. There was no documentation on file of completion of orientation training within 6 weeks of employment for 2 staff.”
Violation corrected during visit

Nov 19, 20251 citation

“Diapers were not changed whenever they were soiled or wet and/or were changed on a shift basis. Based on interviews, several staff shared that a support staff leaves children in soiled diapers for another teacher to change them.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/20/2025

Nov 6, 2025No rules cited

Oct 24, 20251 citation

“Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. Based on interviews, a former teacher would curse at the children and rough handle the children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 11/6/2025

Sep 17, 20251 citation

“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. There was no incident report on file when a child hit another child with a water bottle, causing injury.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2025

Aug 12, 20251 citation

“A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #5, there were 3 expired permission to give dates for a child's diaper creams.”
Violation corrected during visit

Mar 24, 2025No rules cited

Mar 17, 20251 citation

“Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A child two years of age was left unsupervised on the playground for about 3-5 minutes.”
Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/24/2025

Mar 3, 20254 citations

“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. A staff medical was completed after employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/5/2025
“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 space #6, there were aerosal foam paints in an unlocked cabinet.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. In spaces #1 and #2, there were foam blocks accessible to children under 3 years of age.”
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. A staff TB was completed after employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/5/2025

Aug 14, 20247 citations

“A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #1, there was a think baby sunscreen with no permission form. In space #6, there was a vaseline with no permission form.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024
“A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #1, there was expired permission to give dates for a child's sunscreen.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024
“A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. There was no daily schedule posted in space #8.”
Violation corrected during visit
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. There was no current activity plan posted in space #1.”
Violation corrected during visit

3 more from this inspection

“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. A staff member has not completed the divisions medical report.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024
“Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. There was no documentation of an annual staff development plan for V.B. and S.H.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024
“Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. There was no documentation of a required shelter in place and/or lockdown drill for July 2024.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024

Feb 20, 20246 citations

“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space #5, there is peeling paint on the wall in the housekeeping area.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/11/2024
“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. The documentation showed that L.H. completed her medical report after employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/1/2024
“New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. There was no documentation of required orientation trainings within 6 weeks of employment for 8 staff members.”
Violation corrected during visit
“All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. There was no documentation on file that F.M. and J.D. completed the first aid training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2024

2 more from this inspection

“All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. There was no documentation that F.M. completed the CPR training.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2024
“Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. There was no documentation of required orientation training within 2 weeks of employment for 12 staff member.”
Violation corrected during visit

Feb 6, 2024No rules cited

Dec 14, 2023No rules cited

Aug 17, 202315 citations

“All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space #6, there is peeling paint on walls.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #7, there was no daily schedule posted.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. In space #6, there was a ripped pillow in the cozy area.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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 #4, there was a Febreze aerosol in an unlock cabinet.”
Violation corrected during visit

11 more from this inspection

“A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #6, there were no permission to give forms for an aquaphor, buttpaste and honest diaper creams.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #7, there was a buttpaste with expired permission to give dates.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. There was no application on file for G.W.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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. There was no medical report on file for G.W.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A.M., E.M., T.P., V.B., C.F., H.G., M.S., K.S., and A.W. did not have an annual health questionnaire on file. A.M. and E.M. updated their forms during the visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. S.W., A.M., E.M., T.P., V.B., C.F., H.G., M.S., K.S. and A.W., did not have an annual Emergency information form on file. S.W., A.M. and E.M. updated their forms during the visit.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. S.W., A.M., V.B. and C.F. did not have an annual staff evaluation and annual development plan on file. S.W. and A.M. corrected their staff development plan during the visit. H.G. did not have an annual staff development plan on file.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Emergency information did not name childs health care professional. A child's file was missing the child's health care professional information.”
Violation corrected during visit
“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. There was no documentation that S.W. and M.S. completed the training within 90 days of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. M.S. did not complete all the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #4, there was no current activity plan posted.”
Violation corrected during visit

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — North Carolina DCDEE

Last visit: August 6, 2026
On file: 19 visits since August 2023 — 6 cited nothing, 6 of those unannounced
Fixed?: All 46 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 6, 2026

Beds, cots and mats were not in good repair, properly handled, stored, or clean and sanitized between users. There are ripped/torn mats in classrooms throughout the facility.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/17/2026

A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. There was no permission to give forms for a child's sunscreen.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

May 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Apr 2026 Unannounced visit 4 findings

Unannounced visit · April 15, 2026

New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. There was no documentation on file of completion of the orientation trainings within 6 weeks of employment for 2 staff.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/24/2026

Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. There was no documentation on file of completion of orientation training within 2 weeks of employment for a staff member.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/24/2026

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 #8, there was an energy drink on the counter.

Violation corrected during visit

A violation was found for which there is no item number. 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE. In space #9, a child's sunscreen lotion was in a cubby and not stored at least 5ft.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2026 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Feb 2026 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · February 27, 2026

Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On 2/25/2026, one staff member entered the building with 5 children while another staff member remained outside with 8 children. The teacher that remained outside with the 8 children did not complete the name to face procedures as the children transition back into the classroom. A child 2 years of age was left on the playground for approximately 2 minutes. The child started to cry and a teacher in the classroom next door heard child and retrieved child from playground.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/9/2026

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2026 Unannounced visit 2 findings

Unannounced visit · February 24, 2026

Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. There was no documentation of completion of orientation trainings within 2 weeks of employment for 2 staff.

Violation corrected during visit

New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. There was no documentation on file of completion of orientation training within 6 weeks of employment for 2 staff.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Nov 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · November 19, 2025

Diapers were not changed whenever they were soiled or wet and/or were changed on a shift basis. Based on interviews, several staff shared that a support staff leaves children in soiled diapers for another teacher to change them.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/20/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Nov 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Oct 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · October 24, 2025

Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. Based on interviews, a former teacher would curse at the children and rough handle the children.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 11/6/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Sep 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · September 17, 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. There was no incident report on file when a child hit another child with a water bottle, causing injury.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Aug 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · August 12, 2025

A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #5, there were 3 expired permission to give dates for a child's diaper creams.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Mar 2025 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Mar 2025 Unannounced visit 1 finding

Unannounced visit · March 17, 2025

Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A child two years of age was left unsupervised on the playground for about 3-5 minutes.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 3/24/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 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

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. A staff medical was completed after employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/5/2025

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 space #6, there were aerosal foam paints in an unlocked cabinet.

Violation corrected during visit

Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. In spaces #1 and #2, there were foam blocks accessible to children under 3 years of age.

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. A staff TB was completed after employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/5/2025

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Aug 2024 Unannounced visit 7 findings

Unannounced visit · August 14, 2024

A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #1, there was a think baby sunscreen with no permission form. In space #6, there was a vaseline with no permission form.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024

A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #1, there was expired permission to give dates for a child's sunscreen.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024

A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. There was no daily schedule posted in space #8.

Violation corrected during visit

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. There was no current activity plan posted in space #1.

Violation corrected during visit

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024

Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. There was no documentation of an annual staff development plan for V.B. and S.H.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. There was no documentation of a required shelter in place and/or lockdown drill for July 2024.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/23/2024

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2024 Unannounced visit 6 findings

Unannounced visit · February 20, 2024

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space #5, there is peeling paint on the wall in the housekeeping area.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/11/2024

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/1/2024

New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. There was no documentation of required orientation trainings within 6 weeks of employment for 8 staff members.

Violation corrected during visit

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. There was no documentation on file that F.M. and J.D. completed the first aid training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2024

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. There was no documentation that F.M. completed the CPR training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/25/2024

Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. There was no documentation of required orientation training within 2 weeks of employment for 12 staff member.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

Feb 2024 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Dec 2023 Unannounced visit nothing cited

Aug 2023 Unannounced visit 15 findings

Unannounced visit · August 17, 2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space #6, there is peeling paint on walls.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #7, there was no daily schedule posted.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. In space #6, there was a ripped pillow in the cozy area.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 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 #4, there was a Febreze aerosol in an unlock cabinet.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #6, there were no permission to give forms for an aquaphor, buttpaste and honest diaper creams.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #7, there was a buttpaste with expired permission to give dates.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. There was no application on file for G.W.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A.M., E.M., T.P., V.B., C.F., H.G., M.S., K.S., and A.W. did not have an annual health questionnaire on file. A.M. and E.M. updated their forms during the visit.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. S.W., A.M., E.M., T.P., V.B., C.F., H.G., M.S., K.S. and A.W., did not have an annual Emergency information form on file. S.W., A.M. and E.M. updated their forms during the visit.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. S.W., A.M., V.B. and C.F. did not have an annual staff evaluation and annual development plan on file. S.W. and A.M. corrected their staff development plan during the visit. H.G. did not have an annual staff development plan on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

Emergency information did not name childs health care professional. A child's file was missing the child's health care professional information.

Violation corrected during visit

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

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. There was no documentation that S.W. and M.S. completed the training within 90 days of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. M.S. did not complete all the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/30/2023

No longer on the state’s site as of August 28, 2026

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #4, there was no current activity plan posted.

Violation corrected during visit

DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 60004056 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.

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Details

(704) 489-3893

Address: 9534 Kincey Ave
License: 60004056, active
Quality program: Five Star License

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Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 60004056 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 60004056 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com/…/huntersville/huntersville
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

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.