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Iowa Child Care Licensing
Contact Information
The Iowa child care licensing information page will provide valuable information if you are thinking of starting your own Iowa child care business.
Child Care Homes – Child care may be provided in homes in the state of Iowa. These homes may be registered or non-registered depending on the number of children that the child care provider provides care for. Non-registered child care providers may provide care for 5 or fewer children according to Iowa state law. Homes that are not registered are not regulated by the state of Iowa. If care will be provided for more than 5 children, then the child care provider must go through the process of registration to obtain a certificate.
The Iowa child care licensing rules define a “child” as being in child care and counted if:
- The child is an infant or preschool age of the provider and is being supervised by the provider in the child care home.
- The child is school age and is not the provider’s own child, and is not considered to have a developmental disability as defined under federal law, then the child is counted through age twelve.
- The child is a school age child with a developmental disability, that is not the provider's children, then the child is counted through age eighteen.
- The school age children of the provider are counted in the total number of children when they regularly stay home for home-schooling. However, the provider's school-age children are not counted during school breaks and days off of school when the provider's children regularly attend school.
Registered Child Development Homes - Any child care provider wishing to care for more than 5 children either related or unrelated must obtain a registration certificate to operate a child development home, according to Iowa child care licensing rules. Child development homes are divided into three categories: A, B, and C, based on the provider’s education and experience.
- Child Development Home A
- Child Development Home B
- Child Development Home C
Additional information has been listed for Iowa child care and daycare providers looking to find out more about Iowa child care licensing, CPR courses, child care associations, continuing education courses, and where to report child abuse. More resources will be continuously added, so check back often for updates. If you know of a valuable resource that you would like to share, please
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Once you have established your business, you can advertise on this site. Just fill out the registration form and your information will be available for parents to read about your child care services.
Access The Child Care Business Listing Form Here
Source: Iowa Department of Human Services
Iowa Department of Human Services
Division of Child & Family Svcs.
Hoover Bldg., 5th Floor
1305 East Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Phone: 515-281-5584
Fax: 515-242-6036
Web Site: DHS
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Iowa Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
1305 E. Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-8746
Toll Free: 800-972-2017
Fax: 515-281-6248
Web Site: Iowa CCR&R
Iowa Child Care Associations
Association for Better Child Care
Po Box 10512
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52410
Cedar Rapids Family Home Child Care Association
766 Gateway St NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children
5525 Meredith Drive Suite F
Des Moines, Iowa 50310
(515) 331-8000
(515) 331-8995 fax
Website: Iowa AEYC
Iowa Family Child Care Association
Kathy O'Neill, President
Phone: (563) 556-5054
Website: Iowa Family Child Care Association
NAFCC National Association Family Child Care
1743 W. Alexander Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
Phone: (801) 886-2322
Phone: (800) 359-3817
Fax: (801) 886-2325
Website: NAFCC
Resources for CPR courses in Iowa
- Southwest ICCRR
- American Red Cross:
Clinton 563-242-5223
Muscatine 563-263-6124
Quad Cities 309-743-2166
Scott Devore 563-299-0904
- National Safety Training Service
Links for Training Opportunities
- Iowa State University Extension
- Community Child Care Resource and Referral
- Iowa Department of Human Services
How to report Child Abuse in Iowa
You can call (800)-362-2178.
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