Sellars Stellar Academy
A family child care home in Charlotte, North Carolina 28278
13831 Allison Forrest Trail, Charlotte, North Carolina 28278. (919) 358-2020.
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The short answer
- 29 violations in the last three years
- Sep 172026 the latest visit on record
- 8 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?
8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 17, 2026.
29 violations cited in the last three years, 29 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
23 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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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| 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.
Sep 17, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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Copy of each child’s health assessment, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.
“Copy of one (1) child’s health assessment, was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.”
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Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division.
“Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division for the months of June, July, and August 2026.”
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The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current.
“The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current since October 2024.”
Oct 13, 2025: unannounced7 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. The child care operator did not complete the training to be given access to complete and verify the facility’s roster in the ABCMS.”
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Copy of each child’s health assessment, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.
“A copy of two (2) children’s health assessment was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.”
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Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.
“A copy of two (2) children’s immunization record was not on file.”
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Electrical outlets not in use were not covered.
“One (1) electrical outlet not in use was not covered.”
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Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator’s own preschool children.
“Daily attendance records had not been maintained for months.”
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The family child care home operator did not collect and submit samples of water from each outlet used for drinking or food preparation for lead analysis to the local health department or a laboratory certified to analyze for lead in drinking water by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health.
“This family child care home operator did not collect and submit samples of water from each outlet used for drinking or food preparation for lead analysis to the local health department or a laboratory certified to analyze for lead in drinking water by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health.”
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Written feeding schedule was not on file for each child under 15 months of age and/or was not updated regularly to reflect changes in the child’s needs.
“A written feeding schedule was not on file for one (1) child under 15 months of age.”
Oct 21, 2024: unannounced10 violations
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Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days.
“Documents were not available for review and/or maintained for 30 days for the infant currently enrolled.”
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Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.
“One (1) child did not have immunization record on file.”
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Operator did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time frame.
“The last maltreatment training documented and taken was dated 2/2019.”
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Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three.
“Plastic bags were observed accessible to children in cubby and on two low shelves.”
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Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance).
“L. Sellars and B. Sellars do not have a current CBC qualifying letter. The CBC qualifying letter expired 9/23/24.”
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Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor.
“A&D Diaper Ointment was observed in a cubby accessible to children.”
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Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily.
“Safe sleep policy was not posted.”
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The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current.
“The last EPR plan was reviewed 3/23/23.”
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The written schedule did not reflect daily opportunities for both free choice and guided activities.
“A written daily schedule was not posted or available for review.”
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Written feeding schedule was not on file for each child under 15 months of age and/or was not updated regularly to reflect changes in the child’s needs.
“One infant enrolled did not have a feeding schedule.”
Jun 4, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered.
“You completed your health and safety trainings last in June 2018 and February 2019.”
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Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule.
“You were required to obtain 7 hours by 11/8/23; you did not have proof of on-going completion. You are required 8 a year, but had 1 to carry forward from the 22-23 year.”
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The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete.
“You have not been documenting the shelter in place or lockdown drills. This years emergency drill log did not have any documented.”
Nov 6, 2023: unannounced6 violations
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A First Aid Information sheet, complete with required information, was not posted for quick referral by staff.
“A first aid information sheet was not posted in the child care center today.”
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility.
“One family member living in home, turned 16 on 9/28/23, does not have a valid qualification letter on file.”
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An individual living in the household who had their 16th birthday after the initial licensing of a family child care home, did not complete and submit required forms within five business days.
“A family member living in the home turned 16 on 9/28/23 and has not submitted required forms to DCDEE Criminal Record Check unit.”
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Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered.
“You completed Health and Safety Training since 6-30-2018.”
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Operator did not successfully complete a CPR course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) CPR training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification.
“You could not locate your current CPR certification proving you have current certification.”
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Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification.
“You could not locate your current First Aid certification proving you have current certifcation.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 17, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 7 violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 10 violations cited |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Four Star Family CC Home License since Jun 9, 2020.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 60003794.
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: Sellars, Lashanna.
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: 4 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 29.
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 |
|---|---|
| New Beginnings Home Center | 6 |
| Winget Park Elementary Asep | 6 |
| Learning With Music and Play | 6 |
| Berewick Elementary Asep | 6 |
| Arlesha’s Home Child Care | 8 |
| Berryhill Elementary | 35 |
| Shelley Anne Robinson in Home Day Care | 1 |
| Cre8tive Child Care | 18 |
| Sellars Stellar Academy This child care provider | 29 |
| Dogwood Lane Children’s Academy | 17 |
| Palisades Park Elementary Asep | 3 |
| Lightbridge Academy Steele Creek | 73 |
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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