It Takes A Village Child Care Center
A family child care home in Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
9540 John Russell Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215. (980) 348-5409.
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Apr 292026 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 29, 2026.
12 violations cited in the last three years, 12 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
12 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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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.
Apr 29, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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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. It was observed that the Family Child Care Home provider had not created a CBC roster for her program via ABCMS.”
Dec 3, 2025: unannounced5 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. During today’s visit the program’s CBC roster that was required to be created utilizing the ABCMS Provider Portal was checked. The provider stated that she was unaware of this requirement and had not begun this process.”
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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.
“Safe sleep checks were monitored for two (2) currently enrolled infants. It was observed that none were on file and accessible for review.”
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“The provider’s annual Healthcare Questionnaire was reviewed. It was observed that the last one the provider had on file was due to be updated either before or on December 14, 2024.”
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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.
“During today’s visit it was observed that there was no documentation on file to verify that required health and safety trainings had been completed in the required timeframe.”
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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.
“During today’s visit I requested information about the program’s most recent lead water testing results. The provider informed me that she had not completed this process, as she was not aware that this was an annual requirement, and did not have this information available for review.”
Dec 10, 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.
“While monitoring Ms. Ingram’s ongoing training requirements it was observed that she was due to complete the five-year renewal process for the required Health and Safety trainings in September 2024 but this did not occur.”
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Safe sleep policy did not contain the required information as indicated in rule .1724(a)(1-12).
“Ms. Ingram had a file available for review for each enrolled children. It was observed that one child under twelve months of age did not have a completed Safe Sleep policy on file containing all required information.”
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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 Emergency Response and Preparedness Plan/Ready to Go File was reviewed and it was observed to have last been updated on February 24, 2023 and not annually or as changes occur, as required.”
Jul 16, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Operator has not completed ITS-SIDS training every three years from the completion date of the previous ITS-SIDS training.
“Two (2) staff files were reviewed and it was observed that each staff member was due to complete their three year ITS-SIDS recertification either on or before June 16, 2024 and this did not occur.”
Dec 14, 2023: unannounced2 violations
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“The operator’s health questionnaire expired 6/1/23 and was corrected during the visit today. The additional caregiver’s health questionnaire on file expired 6/1/23.”
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Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule.
“The additional caregiver was required to receive twenty (20) hours of ongoing training hours by 6/1/23. Documentation of receipt of those hours was not available for review.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Three Star Family CC Home License since Jan 11, 2024.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 8.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 60003960.
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: Ingram, Roberta.
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 529 child care providers in Mecklenburg County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 14; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| It Takes A Village Child Care Center This child care provider | 12 |
| J.h. Gunn Asep | 22 |
| Hill’s Little Angels Child Care | 5 |
| Banana-Rama Day Care | 15 |
| Pee Wee’s Little People | 40 |
| Reedy Creek Elementary Asep | 14 |
| Brown’s Baby Love Home Care | 12 |
| My Second Home | 6 |
| Taylor’s Home Day Care | 19 |
| Tiaes and Joshua’s Christian Playschool | 32 |
| Tots World | 61 |
| Coleman’s Childcare | 10 |
| Joseph W. Grier Academy Asep | 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.
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