One Star Center License
✓ Licensed
Active Concepts, LLC
Lincolnton, NC
· Lincoln County
178 Sunny Hill Drive,
Lincolnton, NC 28092
Quick Facts
Capacity
67 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Licensed One Star Center License
Active License
License Number
55000199
License Holder
ACTIVE CONCEPTS, LLC
License Issued
Nov 26, 2025
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
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About the Provider
Active Concepts, LLC is a One Star Center License in LINCOLNTON NC, with a maximum capacity of 67 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-03-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-25 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space #2, two electrical outlets not in use were uncovered and accessible to children beside the telephone on the counter. | |||
| 2026-03-25 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In space #1, eleven diaper rash creams and one package of Boogie saline nose wipes were observed in an unlocked cabinet below the diaper changing table accessible to children. | |||
| 2026-03-25 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #1, eleven plastic packages of wipes and two plastic packages of diapers with safety warnings were observed in an unlocked cabinet below the diaper changing table accessible to children. | |||
| 2026-03-25 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In space #1, the sleep position for one child, five months of age, was not documented on the sleep chart at 1:23pm, on March 18, 2026. In space #1, the sleep position for one child, six months of age, was not documented on the sleep chart at 1:29pm, on March 24, 2026. | |||
| 2025-11-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-24 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space #3, three electrical outlets not in use, located in the electrical outlet extender plugged in to the electrical outlet on the wall beside the diaper changing table, were uncovered and accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-11-24 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #3, one child's Hyland's Cold and Cough medicine was not accompanied with authorization from the parent or physician including all required information. | |||
| 2025-11-24 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space #4, one child's Studio Selection Eczema Soothing Skin Cream expired on 9/30/2025 and the authorization for the skin cream expired on 8/31/2025. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-22 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One staff with a hire date of January 15, 2024, had a medical report on file dated January 17, 2024. | |||
| 2024-02-22 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff with a hire date of January 15, 2024, had a TB screening on file dated January 17, 2024. | |||
| 2024-01-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-14 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Two aerosol cans of Lysol Disinfectant spray were stored in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the kitchen area. | |||
| 2023-11-14 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In space #1, one infant, nine months of age, was initially placed on their tummy for sleeping on October 30, 2023, October 31, 2023, and November 1, 2023 per the document for visual sleep checks. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-21 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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