Five Star Family CC Home License
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Small Blessings
At Provider's Request, NC
· Watauga County
Address not published at provider's request,
At Provider's Request, NC 28692
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Family CC Home License
Active License
License Number
95000043
License Issued
Aug 11, 2022
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - Serves no more than two children under age one. Wood stove blocked off from children. No more than 3 children less than 1 year old.
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About the Provider
SMALL BLESSINGS is a Five Star Family CC Home License in at provider's request NC, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-08-06 | Violation | 1847 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| 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. The provider has completed the training on how to do this, but the ABCMS roster has not been completed. | |||
| 2026-02-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-10 | Violation | 930 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(n) & (o) |
| 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 from the date of issuance). The providers spouse’s criminal background check expired in September 2025 but has been renewed as of 2/3/26. | |||
| 2026-02-10 | Violation | 1922 | .1719(a)(18) |
| Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. There were plastic trash bags and other items that were plastic that we were lower than five (5) feet. | |||
| 2026-02-10 | Violation | 1940 | .1719(a)(6) |
| Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. There were several cleaning items in the cabinet under the kitchen sink that needed to be kept five (5) feet high and some that needed to be locked. The cabinet was locked with a baby lock, which doesn't count as a locking device. | |||
| 2026-01-22 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-12 | Violation | 1847 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| 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. Provider has not completed the ABCMS training to compile the roster needed to meet this rule. | |||
| 2025-02-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-17 | Violation | 1415 | .1720 (b)(4) |
| Over-the-counter medications were administered on an “as needed” basis, other than as allowed in rule .1720(b)(4). Tylenol and Neosporin was sent by parents to be used on an as needed basis. | |||
| 2024-05-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-26 | Violation | 2032 | .1726(b)(1-6) |
| The signed statement regarding receipt of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy did not contain the required information. Newly enrolled child did not have a signed statement of receipt of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy. | |||
| 2023-04-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 705 | .1719(a)(5) |
| All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. The storage cabinet where medications are kept is approximately 4 feet high above the washer/dryer and has a childproof lock on it but not an approved locking device. | |||
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 706 | .1719 (a)(7) |
| Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. The storage cabinet where cleaning supplies are kept is approximately 4 feet high above the washer/dryer and has a childproof lock on it but not an approved locking device. | |||
| 2022-11-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 2048 | 10A NCAC 09 .1719(a)(7) |
| 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. A bottle of shampoo was in a drawer beside of bathroom sink. | |||
| 2022-05-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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