Concord · Licensed center
Wm Irvin Elementary Preschool
- Small center, licensed for 36 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since September 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 11, 20261 citation
“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 615, a pack of batteries and loose batteries were stored in an unlocked drawer at children's level.”
Violation corrected during visit
May 1, 20253 citations
“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. A current fire inspection was not on file or available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/20/2025
“All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff members hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24 did not have staff files available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/20/2025
“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. A staff member hired on 4/1/23 did not have a Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment certificate on file and available for review.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/30/2025
Apr 25, 20247 citations
“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. The fire inspection was not sent to the consultant within 7 days.”
Violation corrected during visit
“A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care law.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
“The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. The dramatic play area did not have materials accessible to children.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
“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. A cleaning spray in an aerosol can and a container of disinfectant wipes with multiple warning labels was stored on an unlocked shelf.”
Violation corrected during visit
3 more from this inspection
“Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. A staff member hired on 12/6/21 had not completed the required number of training hours.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
“Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the discipline policy.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
“A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. A child's file did not have documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
Sep 26, 20233 citations
“Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. Arrival and departure procedures were not posted. A staff member printed and posted the arrival and departure procedures during today's visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
“Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired in 12/2021 had not completed the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.”
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2023
“A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. An activity plan dated 9/18-9/22 was posted. A staff member printed the current activity plan and posted it during today's visit.”
Violation corrected during visit
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — North Carolina DCDEE
- Last visit
- May 11, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since September 2023 — 3 cited nothing, 2 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 1 finding
Unannounced visit · May 11, 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 615, a pack of batteries and loose batteries were stored in an unlocked drawer at children's level.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000300 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
May 2025 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · May 1, 2025
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. A current fire inspection was not on file or available for review.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/20/2025
All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff members hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24 did not have staff files available for review.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/20/2025
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. A staff member hired on 4/1/23 did not have a Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment certificate on file and available for review.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/30/2025
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000300 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Apr 2024 Unannounced visit 7 findings
Unannounced visit · April 25, 2024
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. The fire inspection was not sent to the consultant within 7 days.
Violation corrected during visit
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care law.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. The dramatic play area did not have materials accessible to children.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
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. A cleaning spray in an aerosol can and a container of disinfectant wipes with multiple warning labels was stored on an unlocked shelf.
Violation corrected during visit
Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. A staff member hired on 12/6/21 had not completed the required number of training hours.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the discipline policy.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. A child's file did not have documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/8/2024
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000300 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
Sep 2023 Unannounced visit 3 findings
Unannounced visit · September 26, 2023
No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026
Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. Arrival and departure procedures were not posted. A staff member printed and posted the arrival and departure procedures during today's visit.
Violation corrected during visit
No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026
Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired in 12/2021 had not completed the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.
Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 10/6/2023
No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. An activity plan dated 9/18-9/22 was posted. A staff member printed the current activity plan and posted it during today's visit.
Violation corrected during visit
DCDEE facility lookup On that page, enter license number 13000300 in the License Number box, choose Search and open the result; the record is listed under Visits.
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Details
- Address
- 1400 Gold Rush Drive
- License
- 13000300, active
- Quality program
- Five Star License
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State record
From North Carolina DCDEE’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. To check it, open ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch, enter licence 13000300 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 13000300 under License Number, open the result and expand Owner Information: the licensee is listed as Primary Owner.
Small means the smallest quarter of Charlotte-area’s 591 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 11 to 50 children. Medium is 51 to 162; large is 163 to 528.