Tiny Tots
A child care center in Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
323 Crawford Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278. (919) 732-3102.
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The short answer
- 13 violations in the last three years
- Oct 142026 the latest visit on record
- 100 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?
9 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 14, 2026.
13 violations cited in the last three years, 13 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
13 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Nov 4, 2025: unannounced8 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.
“One child’s file that was reviewed did not have a signed policy.”
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“In Space 2 there was no activity plan posted.”
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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.
“A staff member was employed on 8/12/25 and their medical report was dated 8/28/25.”
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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.
“One child did not have immunizations on file.”
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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.
“Surge protector in Space 5 outlets were not covered. In Space 2 there were two outlets not covered.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“Two children files did not contain a health assessment.”
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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.
“A staff member was employed on 8/12/25 and their tb test was dated for 8/28/25.”
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The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction.
“One child did not have a signed tobacco restriction on file.”
May 29, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“Two tubes of Aquaphor were administered to a child that expired. One tube expired December 2022 and the other tube expired April 2025. The director removed the cream from the classroom.”
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Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider.
“Permission to transport forms were not available for the three children transported in the afternoons.”
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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 Spaces 6 and & there were four outlets that were not covered. Space 7 also had a power strip were the outlets were not covered.”
Jul 18, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Ms. Amadi told me the two new staff members ( D. F. and J.W.) are in the process of completing the orientation. However, the orientation form showing the items completed was not available for reveiw for both employees.”
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All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing.
“There was less than 6 inches of surfacing material, 4-5 inches, around the slide structure in the middle playground.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 8 violations cited |
| May 29, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Feb 7, 2020.
- Licensed for 100 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 68000427.
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: Shining Starz Academy Inc..
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 86 child care providers in Orange County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Aunt Reni’s Day Care | 7 |
| Fairview Child and Family Center | 6 |
| Lil Treasures Day Care | 4 |
| Pathways Elementary Pre-K | 14 |
| Master’s Garden Preschool | 23 |
| Tiny Tots This child care provider | 13 |
| Tiny Tots Too | 26 |
| Goody’s Angels Home Day Care | 14 |
| Sounds and Colors | 4 |
| The Little School of Hillsborough | 23 |
| Future Scholars Child Care and Development Center | 15 |
| Center of Excellence Child Care and Academy | 22 |
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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