Mama Freda’s Tiny Tots
A family child care home in Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086
285 Belcaro Drive, Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086. (704) 232-6066.
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The short answer
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Jul 62026 the latest visit on record
- 10 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 6, 2026.
6 violations cited in the last three years, 6 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
6 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 24, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“The most recent Health Questionnaire for the owner/operator was completed on August 15, 2024.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“The operator did not comply with the one of the capacity options, outlined in G.S. 110-91(7)(b)(1-3). A total of nine children, one child, eleven months of age, two children, two years of age, two children, three years of age, three children, four years of age, and one child, seven years of age, were present during today’s visit.”
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The professional development plan did not include the required information.
“The professional development plan for the owner/operator was completed on January 21, 2025.”
Feb 10, 2026: unannounced2 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. One (1) staff member, employed on July 10, 2025, separated on July 23, 2025, and was not removed from the program’s roster in the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS).”
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Documentation of the operator’s Emergency Preparedness and Response plan was not completed and/or maintained on the template provided by the Division of Emergency Management.
“The last Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan was reviewed on January 6, 2025.”
Nov 18, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
The inspectors’ words, 105 words
“Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” with an additional warning(s) on the label, were not kept in locked storage while children were in care. One (1) 32 oz. bottle of “Bubble Blast Solution” was stored on top of the wooden bar in the dining room area located near the exit door to the outdoor learning environment. The “Bubble Blast Solution” was accessible to four (4) children ranging from infant to four years of age. Warnings on the label included “may be harmful if swallowed, avoid ingestion, avoid contact with eyes, use under direct adult supervision, and wash hands thoroughly after use.””
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Four Star Family CC Home License since Feb 11, 2026.
- Licensed for 10 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 23000510.
- Restriction: Other - Serves no more than two infants under one year of age.
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: Mama Freda’s Tiny Tots Child Care Center LLC.
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 57 child care providers in Cleveland County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Higher Learning Child Care Academy Inc. | 26 |
| East Elementary School | 2 |
| West Elementary School | 3 |
| Bethware Elementary School | 0 |
| North Elementary School | 3 |
| Children First | 4 |
| It Takes A Village | 6 |
| Phenomenal Kids Child Care Services LLC | 4 |
| Grace Christian Academy of Kings Mountain, Inc. | 14 |
| Bolin’s Daycare Center | 17 |
| Mama Freda’s Tiny Tots This child care provider | 6 |
| Bloom Preschool & Childcare | 4 |
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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