Precious Little Ones
A family child care home in Charlotte, North Carolina 28214
512 Elmwood Pond Court, Charlotte, North Carolina 28214. (704) 713-1363.
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The short answer
- 13 violations in the last three years
- Jan 132026 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 Jan 13, 2026.
13 violations cited in the last three years, 13 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
13 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 13, 2026: unannounced4 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.
“One (1) enrolled child did not have a health assessment on file.”
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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.
“The operator did not have water testing completed.”
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The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete.
“Quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill record was incomplete.”
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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 EPR plan was not updated annually.”
Jul 24, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“The provider’s health questionnaire was not updated.”
Jan 15, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Operator and/or staff member did not have permission from the parent to walk children off-premises for play or outings.
“Operator did not have updated permission from the parents of four(4) children to walk off premises for play or outings.”
Aug 29, 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.
“The operator has not completed ITS-SIDS training every three years from the completion date of the previous ITS-SIDS training on 4/22/24.”
Jan 30, 2024: unannounced6 violations
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Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.
“Two school age children didn’t have a copy of their immunization record on file.”
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“The provider and additional caregiver did not complete a health questionnaire annually.”
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Operator and/or staff members did not complete a professional development plan within one year of employment.
“Operator did not complete a professional development plan within one year of employment.”
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Operator and/or staff members did not complete the required health and safety trainings within the specified time frame.
“Operator did not complete the required health and safety trainings within the specified time frame.”
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The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete.
“A shelter in place or lockdown drill record was not completed since June 2023.”
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The operator did not develop an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan within four months of completing the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on the template provided by the Division.
“The operator did not develop an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan within four months of completing the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training on 2/27/23.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Four Star Family CC Home License since Sep 7, 2022.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 60004186.
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: Harris, Ashley.
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 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Precious Little Ones This child care provider | 13 |
| Savage Academy | 3 |
| Gina’s Learn-N-Play Home Day Care | 10 |
| Tiny Treasures Child Development Center | 4 |
| Paw Creek After School Enrichment Program | 4 |
| Beginning Years Day Care | 25 |
| Early Beginnings Child Development Center | 12 |
| Whitewater Academy School Asep | 3 |
| River Oaks Academy Asep | 4 |
| Sunny Kids Academy | 2 |
| Alliance Center for Education at Mulberry | 2 |
| Miss Miss C’s Child Care | 25 |
| Angie’s Little Angels | 2 |
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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