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Licensed daycares in 28206Charlotte, NC

There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28206 — 12 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 188 violations across 111 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.69 violations per inspection, which is above the Charlotte average of 1.10.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (152 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (36). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from North Carolina's child care licensing agency and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 13 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

3 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Young Runners Learning Academy

Center · Capacity 34 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2230 Bancroft Street · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

1 violationActive
Druid Hills Elementary Asep

Center · Capacity 150 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2801 Lucena ST · Last inspected May 7, 2026

2 violationsActive
Kid's Palace

Center · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 232 Sylvania AVE · Last inspected Mar 6, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

10 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Highland Renaissance Academy

Center · Capacity 72 · Ages 4 yr – 5 yr · 125 West Craighead Road · Last inspected May 20, 2026

36 violationsActive
Brighter Minds Academy 2

Center · Capacity 32 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 407 Norris Avenue · Last inspected Apr 27, 2026

33 violationsActive
Lockwood Development Center

Center · Capacity 42 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 208 Plymouth Avenue · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

33 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28206

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

2

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

3

Can I see your most recent inspection report and what you changed afterward?

A note on North Carolina records

North Carolina does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. North Carolina does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from North Carolina's child care licensing agency on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error