Kindercare Learning Center-Stafford
A child care center in Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
9525 Stafford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215. (704) 599-4088.
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The short answer
- 18 violations in the last three years
- Sep 212026 the latest visit on record
- 172 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 21, 2026.
18 violations cited in the last three years, 18 of them marked corrected.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
18 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each violation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 10, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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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 hired on 5/14/25 did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional.”
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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 member hired 12/17/24 did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months.”
Dec 4, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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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. A staff member hired on 6/12/24 did not have a current First Aid certificate on file and available for review.”
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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. Operator’s last approved fire inspection was conducted on 11/9/23. Fire inspection conducted on 10/9/24 was not approved and another inspection will need to be conducted.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“In space 1, a child under 1 year of age did not have a Medication Administration Permission Form on file for their emergency medication.”
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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 9/13/23 did not have a child maltreatment certificate on file and available for review.”
Jun 27, 2024: unannounced12 violations
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All staff did not review the center’s EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff.
“Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. One staff member hired on April 10, 2023 did not review the EPR plan annually.”
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“One staff member hired on April 10, 2024 did not update the health questionnaire.”
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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). In space 7, 2 children under 15 months did not have feeding plans completed and posted in the classroom.”
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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.
“One staff member hired on April 10, 2023 did not update the emergency information form.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“One staff member hired on April 10, 2023 did not have a staff development plan completed.”
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Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served.
“Menu was not updated to reflect what was given for lunch.”
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For children under three years of age, materials were not made available to children on a daily basis.
“In space 6 toy and book shelves were turned around, facing the wall, in the classroom.”
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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 space 6, there was not a sufficient quantity of toys in activity areas.”
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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 space 7, one child had an expired permission to administer form.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“In space 2, space 6, space 7, and space 10 several children’s permission to administer form did not have the amount of ointment to be applied, parent signature, and the date.”
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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 January 29, 2024 did not complete Child Maltreatment training.”
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The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.
“The EPR plan was last updated on March 2, 2020.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 12 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Jan 19, 2023.
- Licensed for 172 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 13000599.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
Has North Carolina acted against it?
- DCDEE says it has taken no action against this facility, for its current licence and location, in the last three years.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- North Carolina’s page gives a staff-to-child ratio policy as the provider reports it, unverified by DCDEE, so it isn’t shown.
Who owns it?
- Owner, as North Carolina lists it: Kindercare Education LLC.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
How is it rated?
- Star Rated License: 3 stars of five.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 90 child care providers in Cabarrus County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6.5; this one had 18.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Kindercare Learning Center-Stafford This child care provider | 18 |
| La Petite Academy | 32 |
| Weddington Hills Kids Plus | 0 |
| Mcgill Learning Center | 14 |
| Rocky River Kids: Plus | 4 |
| Kid’s Korner Child Development, Inc. | 11 |
| Mt. Pleasant Kids: Plus | 0 |
| W.m. Irvin Kids: Plus | 1 |
| Harrisburg Kids : Plus | 0 |
| Harrisburg Presbyterian Church Child Dev.center | 7 |
| Cox Mill Kids Plus | 0 |
| Logan Community Child Development Center #2 | 6 |
What the record doesn’t say
- North Carolina doesn’t show a visit summary tied to an open child maltreatment investigation while the case is active, and shows an administrative action only after its 30-day appeal period, without saying what it was.
- DCDEE’s descriptions of violations are shown in its own words; a description that names or may name a person isn’t shown. Visit summaries, the consultants’ full reports, aren’t read.
- North Carolina’s page lists the provider’s own features (transport, ratios) as furnished by the provider and unverified by DCDEE, so they aren’t shown.
Sources
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations.
Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily. nc.gov terms: copying and distribution for non-commercial use, without alteration, citing the source. Shown free and never sold; DCDEE’s own words are quoted.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). North Carolina’s own record is on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 3, 2026.
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