Active Concepts, LLC
A child care center in Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092
178 Sunny Hill Drive, Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092. (704) 276-7448.
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The short answer
- 7 violations in the last three years
- Jul 222026 the latest visit on record
- 67 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?
4 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 22, 2026.
7 violations cited in the last three years, 7 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
7 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Mar 25, 2026: unannounced4 violations
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Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy.
“In space #1, the sleep position for one child, five months of age, was not documented on the sleep chart at 1:23pm, on March 18, 2026. In space #1, the sleep position for one child, six months of age, was not documented on the sleep chart at 1:29pm, on March 24, 2026.”
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Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.
“In space #2, two electrical outlets not in use were uncovered and accessible to children beside the telephone on the counter.”
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“In space #1, eleven diaper rash creams and one package of Boogie saline nose wipes were observed in an unlocked cabinet below the diaper changing table accessible to children.”
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Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age.
“In space #1, eleven plastic packages of wipes and two plastic packages of diapers with safety warnings were observed in an unlocked cabinet below the diaper changing table accessible to children.”
Nov 24, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child’s parent or authorized health professional.
“In space #3, one child’s Hyland’s Cold and Cough medicine was not accompanied with authorization from the parent or physician including all required information.”
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Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.
“In space #3, three electrical outlets not in use, located in the electrical outlet extender plugged in to the electrical outlet on the wall beside the diaper changing table, were uncovered and accessible to children.”
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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 #4, one child’s Studio Selection Eczema Soothing Skin Cream expired on 9/30/2025 and the authorization for the skin cream expired on 8/31/2025.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a One Star Center License since Nov 26, 2025.
- Licensed for 67 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 55000199.
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: Active Concepts, 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: 1 star 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 38 child care providers in Lincoln County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Active Concepts, LLC This child care provider | 7 |
| Deaton Ave Head Start | 1 |
| Lincoln Park Head Start | 9 |
| Mrs. Peg’s Care for God’s Precious Gifts | 3 |
| Love Memorial Pre-K | 8 |
| G E Massey Elementary Pre-K | 11 |
| S Ray Lowder Elementary Pre-K | 13 |
| Norris S. Childers Elementary Pre-K | 14 |
| Precious Times Learning Center, Inc. | 18 |
| Giggles Galore Learning Center LLC | 11 |
| Pumpkin Center Primary Pre-K | 11 |
| Da Vinci Academy | 7 |
| Battleground Elementary Pre-K | 10 |
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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