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Tiny Blessings Learning Center

A child care center in Hayesville, North Carolina 28904

6 Cold Branch Rd, Hayesville, North Carolina 28904. (828) 415-1567.

North Carolina’s own record, on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 8 violations in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Every month

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?

3 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 28, 2026.

8 violations cited in the last three years, 1 of them marked corrected.

Source:

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

8 violations in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.

8 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

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.

Oct 28, 2026: unannounced8 violations
  • A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.

    “L. Coffey did not have a valid qualification letter on file and available for review.”

    Rule A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility..

  • Authorization for emergency medical care information was not signed by child’s parent.

    “One child’s file (Z. Jackson) did not have a signed authorization for emergency medical care.”

    Rule Authorization for emergency medical care information was not signed by child's parent..

  • Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.

    “Two children’s files (E. Fair & Z. Jackson) also did not contain immunization records for review, with the same start date of 9/19/2026.”

    Rule Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission..

  • Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.

    “No documentation of orientation was on file for four (4) staff ( L. Coffey, P. Patterson, J. Whitlow, & K.Moss members to review.”

    Rule Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas..

  • Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.

    “Two children’s files (E. Fair & Z. Jackson) did not contain a medical exam/health assessment for review, with a start date of 9/19/2026.”

    Rule Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission..

  • Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook.

    “The menu was not posted.”

    Rule Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.

    “No documentation of orientation was on file for four (4) staff members to review.”

    Rule New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks..

  • 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 for the date of issuance).

    “L. Coffey’s criminal background letter expired on 10/21/2026.”

    Rule 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 for the date of issuance)..

All 3 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 28, 2026Unannounced visit8 violations cited
Sep 14, 2026Announced visitNo violations cited
Sep 8, 2026Announced visitNo violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Care Center, holding a Temporary License since Sep 16, 2026.
  • Licensed for 29 children, ages 0 through 5.
  • Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 22000029.
Source:

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.
Source:

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: Coffey, Lily K.
Source:

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?

  • North Carolina’s licence for this facility is not star-rated: Temporary License.
Source:

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 5 child care providers in Clay County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 8.
Source:

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.

4 of the 5 in Clay County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Hayesville Head Start9
Discovery9
Clay County Inclusive Preschool7
Tiny Blessings Learning Center This child care provider8
Hayesville Child Development Center16

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 3, 2026.

From the provider

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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