Mooresville Intermediate School Learning Lab
A child care center in Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
1438 Coddle Creek Highway, Mooresville, North Carolina 28115. (704) 658-2680.
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The short answer
- 18 violations in the last three years
- Apr 302026 the latest visit on record
- 20 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 30, 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 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Apr 30, 2026: unannounced7 violations
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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.
“Hand Lotion was on the shelf where children can reach.”
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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. Staff with the hire date of 1/3/25 Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file.”
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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. Employee with the hire date 1/3/25 does not have a current First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Employee with the hire date of 8/25/25 did not have a staff file for monitor.”
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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. Fire inspection was not sent to consultant within one week of inspection.”
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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.
“Staff had an Mountain Dew soda and ICE drink not in cups.”
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The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
“Staff with the hire date of 8/25/25 and 1/2/25 did not review plan annually.”
Aug 14, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“Activity plan was not posted in space 301.”
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Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook.
“Menu was not posted in space 301.”
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When screen time was provided to school-aged children, it was not offered as a free-choice activity; not used to meet a developmental goal; was not limited to 30 minutes per 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 used for students for activity but was not documented on screen time logging form.”
Feb 6, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“Employee did not have a qualification letter on file.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“The last shelter-in-place or Lockdown drill was recorded on 8/6/24.”
Aug 29, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“Employees with the hire date of 07/29/24 and 07/30/24 did not have a qualification letter on file for review at time of visit.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Staff member that was substituting in classroom did not have file for review.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“Employees hired on the dates 07/29/24 and 07/30/24 did not have a criminal background check prior to employment.”
Feb 21, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A qualification letter was not on file in the staff folder.”
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Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.
“Facility’s last inspection was dated January 25, 2023.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“One staff member did not have a criminal background check prior to first day of employment.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Apr 30, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 7 violations cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 6, 2024.
- Licensed for 20 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 49000492.
- Restriction: Other - Reduced group size by one child per group. Enhanced ratios minus one child per group. Certified Developmental Day.
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: Mooresville Graded Schools District.
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: 5 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 80 child care providers in Iredell County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; 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 |
|---|---|
| Mooresville Intermediate School Learning Lab This child care provider | 18 |
| Little Tots Early Learning Center | 28 |
| Shepherd Prime Time for Kids | 8 |
| Holy Grounds Child Development Center | 5 |
| Parkview Elementary Basp | 3 |
| South Elementary Basp | 3 |
| East Mooresville Intermediate Basp | 2 |
| South Elementary School | 21 |
| Connor’s Tender Loving Care | 18 |
| Mooresville Intermediate Basp | 2 |
| Joyce’s Family Child Care, Inc. | 1 |
| Rocky River Elementary School | 18 |
| Coddle Creek Prime Time for Kids | 3 |
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.
From the provider
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Replies
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