Tiny Tots Childcare
A child care center in Fayetteville, North Carolina 28314
1113 Chestnut Wood Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28314. (910) 867-0034.
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The short answer
- 10 violations in the last three years
- Apr 232026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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 Apr 23, 2026.
10 violations cited in the last three years, 10 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
10 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. 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.
May 6, 2025: unannounced6 violations
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A child’s file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information.
“Documentation of parent’s receipt of the facility’s Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not on file for all children enrolled up to 5 years of age.”
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Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child’s first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes.
“Documentation of parents’ signed receipt of the facility’s operational policies were not on file for all children enrolled.”
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Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
“Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The facility’s most current fire inspection completed on 12/12/2024 was not submitted to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit. The violation was corrected when the operator provided a copy of the fire inspection report to DCDEE during the visit.”
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Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.
“The administrator M.L. completed 2 hour of the 10 hours required for annual on-going training.”
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The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information.
“The EPR plan on file, completed 9/20/2017, was not updated with correct program information. The facility’s Ready to Go File was not on file and available for review.”
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The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction.
“Documentation of parents’ signed receipt of the facility’s smoking and tobacco restriction was not on file for all children enrolled.”
Dec 6, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“The most current qualification letter for operator, M.L. expired on July 19, 2024.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. CPR certification was not successfully completed for three staff members and expired on November 2, 2024.”
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“The most current annual health questionnaire on file for all staff had expired.”
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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).
“The child care operator did not complete and submit required forms to complete an updated criminal background check. The most current qualification letter for operator, M.L. expired on July 19, 2024.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| May 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since May 21, 2026.
- Licensed for 12 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 26001316.
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: Little, Melanie L.
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 260 child care providers in Cumberland County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Wonder Years Child Development Center | 9 |
| Panda Day Care & Creative School #2 | 15 |
| Panda Day Care & Creative School | 12 |
| Shana’s Child Development Center | 1 |
| Carla’s Daycare LLC | 0 |
| Peggie’s Day Care | 0 |
| Berean Baptist Academy Preschool | 1 |
| Tiny Tots Childcare This child care provider | 10 |
| Kids Will Be Kids Home Daycare | 1 |
| Margarita’s Charming Daycare, Inc. | 11 |
| The Sunshine House, Inc. #144 | 19 |
| The Sunshine House, Inc. #147 | 16 |
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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