Pride and Joy After School Enrichment
A child care center in Charlotte, North Carolina 28204
230 Fox Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28204. (980) 207-2673.
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The short answer
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Jul 272026 the latest visit on record
- 39 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 27, 2026.
14 violations cited in the last three years, 14 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
14 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 27, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. One staff member was not linked to the facility in the ABCMS within five business days after hiring.”
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A written statement from each child’s parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available.
“One child did not have annual written permission to participate in off premises activities.”
Aug 7, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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A written plan of the off-premises activities was not posted weekly in a place at home base or was not given to parents.
“School age children were off site participating in a field trip and the written plan of off-premises activities.”
Apr 14, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“One completed incident report was not filed in the child’s file.”
Aug 19, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“Exposed wires were monitored coming from the children’s playground. Exposed hardware (nails) in ramp railing slats, and on door of outdoor storage unit. There was missing lattice on portions of the outdoor ramp. There were two ant mounds monitored in the children’s outdoor play area.”
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“One staff person did not have a current CBC letter maintained on file.”
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“An outdoor storage unit was monitored open, mold, missing siding and opening between the bottom of the unit and ground. A wooden border/plant box was monitored with a deteriorated border.”
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Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.
“Four staff did not obtain CMT training every five years.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“Fall zone requirements were not met at the base of each slide.”
Jun 12, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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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.
“An incident report was monitored not completed or with signature. Incident reports were monitored maintained with the incident log, instead of filed in the applicable child’s file.”
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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. An annual fire inspection was not obtained prior to expiration. The inspection was not obtained until April 26, 2024.”
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Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children.
“There was not a no smoking sign posted at the entrance of the facility.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“One staff person was monitored missing one of the required trainings (administration of medication).”
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When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities.
“Space #1 was monitored with limited materials in each offered center except for the block center.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 26, 2019.
- Licensed for 39 children, ages 4 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 60003296.
- Restriction: Other - Meets reduced enhanced ratios.
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: Pride and Joy Daycare Center, Inc..
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 529 child care providers in Mecklenburg County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 14; this one had 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| Presbyterian Hospital Child Development Center | 27 |
| Pride -N- Joy Day Care | 54 |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elementary Asep | 4 |
| Piedmont Open Middle Asep | 3 |
| Pride and Joy After School Enrichment This child care provider | 14 |
| Smarty Pants Full Day Preschool | 47 |
| St. John’s Baptist Church Weekday School | 51 |
| Covenant Presbyterian Child Development Center | 8 |
| Little Harvard Academy Uptown | 1 |
| Kimberly Ratchford’s Family Day Care Home | 4 |
| Cnt for Children D.C. at Kilgo United Meth. Church | 24 |
| Carolyn’s Large Day Care Home | 8 |
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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