Iowa Administrative Code

policies, including the criteria for excluding a sick child from a center. The child care center may be provided guidance from the child care center’s child care nurse consultant or the department regarding exclusion of an exposed child or staff during a communicable disease outb…

109.11(1) Room size. The program room size must be a minimum of 80 square feet of useable floor space or sufficient floor space to provide 35 square feet of useable floor space per child. In rooms where floor space occupied by cribs is counted as useable floor space, there must b…

109.12(1) Activities. The center shall have a written curriculum that uses developmentally appropriate practices and a written program of activities planned according to the developmental level of the children. The center shall post a schedule of the program in a visible place. T…

Program (CACFP) may have requirements that differ from those outlined in this rule in obtaining CACFP reimbursement and shall consult with a state CACFP consultant. 109.13(1) Nutritionally balanced meals or snacks. The center shall serve each child a full, nutritionally balanced …

of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. shall comply with the licensing requirements for centers contained in Iowa Code chapter 237A and this chapter, with the additional requirements set forth below. 109.14(1) Facility requirements. a. The center shall ensure that sufficient cribs, beds, cots and …

or leased by a school district or accredited nonpublic school that complies with rules adopted by the state fire marshal for school buildings is considered appropriate for use by a child care facility. Centers that operate in a school building shall comply with the licensing requ…

for centers contained in Iowa Code chapter 237A and this chapter with the additional requirements and exceptions set forth below. 109.16(1) Staff requirements. a. The center shall have a medical advisor for the center’s health policy. The medical advisor shall be a medical doctor…

109.2(1) Application for license. a. Any adult or agency has the right to apply for a license. The application for a license must be made to the department on a department-provided application for a license to operate a child care center. b. Requested reports, including the fire …

in order to make a licensing recommendation for all initial and renewal applications for licensure and will determine compliance with licensing standards imposed by licensing laws and these rules when a valid complaint is received. 109.3(1) At least one unannounced on-site visit …

109.4(1) Required written policies. The child care center owner, board or director shall: a. Develop and implement policies for enrollment and discharge of children, field trips and noncenter activities, discipline/behavior, nutrition, health and safety policies and, if transport…

to the provider caring for their children during the center’s hours of operation or whenever their children are in the care of a provider unless parental contact is prohibited by court order. The provider will inform all parents of this policy in writing at the time the child is …

staff that demonstrate competence in working with children and that meet the following minimum requirements: 109.6(1) Center director requirements. Centers that have multiple sites must have a center director or on-site supervisor in each center. The center director is responsibl…

the educational and experience requirements in rule 441—109.6(237A) and shall enhance the staff’s skill in working with the developmental and cultural characteristics of the children served. The center director, on-site supervisor, and staff counted as part of the staff ratio mus…

109.8(1) Staff requirements. Persons counted as part of the staff ratio must meet the following requirements: a. Staff persons must be at least 16 years of age. b. Those staff persons who are under the age of 18 shall meet the following requirements: (1) May not be the sole provi…

109.9(1) Personnel records. The center will maintain personnel information sufficient to ensure that persons employed in the center meet minimum staff and training requirements and do not pose any threat to the health, safety, or well-being of the children. Each employee’s file m…

“Current” means that amount which is due and owing within the previous 12 months from the date of submission to the department of administrative services or that amount which is due and owing from the date the repayment agreement or court order is implemented, if less than 12 mon…

11.2(1) Accounts. The department will maintain an account for each debt that has occurred containing the following information: a. A debtor name and account number. b. Program in which the debt occurred. c. Date the debt was discovered. d. Inclusive dates of the debt. e. Total do…

pursuant to subrule 11.2(4). 11.3(1) Application of payment to a single program area. a. If there is more than one debt in a program, payment will be applied: (1) First to all debts that have an agreement in chronological order of discovery, and (2) Then to debts that do not have…

example, state employee wages. 11.4(1) Criteria for setoff. a. A claim against a debtor may be made by the department for public assistance debts when: (1) A debtor has failed to negotiate a repayment agreement for that program area of public assistance, or (2) A repayment agreem…

example, federal employee wages. 11.5(1) Criteria for setoff. a. Debtors not participating in SNAP shall be subject to collection action through the treasury offset program (TOP) which includes, but is not limited to, federal salary offset and federal tax refund offset. (1) Debto…

“Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older. “Assistant” means a responsible person 14 years of age or older. The assistant may never be left alone with children. Ultimate responsibility for supervision is with the child care provider. “Child” means either of the following: 1…

110.10(1) Required training. a. Prior to registration, the provider shall complete minimum health and safety trainings, approved by the department, in all of the following areas: (1) Prevention and control of infectious disease, including immunizations. (2) Prevention of sudden i…

Registration, when an applicant meets all requirements for registration. Each local office of the department shall maintain a current list of registered child development homes as a referral service to the community. 110.11(1) Registration shall be denied or revoked if the depart…

received. 110.12(1) After each complaint visit, the department shall document whether the child development home was in compliance with registration requirements. 110.12(2) The written documentation of the department’s conclusion as to whether the child development home was in co…

the requirements in rule 441—110.8(237A), a provider requesting registration in child development home category A shall meet the following standards: 110.13(1) Limits on number of children in care. a. No more than six children not attending kindergarten or a higher grade level sh…

the requirements in rule 441—110.8(237A), a provider requesting registration in child development home category B shall meet the following standards: 110.14(1) Limits on number of children in care. a. No more than eight children not attending kindergarten or a higher grade level …

the requirements in rule 441—110.8(237A), a provider requesting registration in child development home category C shall meet the following standards: 110.15(1) Limits on number of children in care. a. No more than 14 children not attending kindergarten or a higher grade level sha…

or deny the issuance or renewal of a child development home registration upon the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the child support recovery unit of the department according to the procedures in Iowa Code chapter 252J. In addition to the procedures set forth in Iow…

person or program from involvement with child care, that person or program shall not provide child care as a nonregistered child care home provider. [ARC 2647C, IAB 8/3/16, effective 10/1/16] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 234.6 and chapter 237A. [Filed 7…

470-3384, Application for Child Development Home Registration, provided by the department’s local office or, if available, on the department’s website. The provider shall also use Form 470-3384 to inform the department of any changes in circumstances that would affect the registr…

To request renewal, a provider shall submit Form 470-3384, Application for Child Development Home Registration, and training completion evidence either through certificates or as updated in Iowa’s early childhood and school age professional workforce registry (i-PoWeR). The regis…

with health, safety, and fire standards shall be completed. An unannounced compliance visit shall be conducted not less than annually to check for compliance with health, safety, and fire standards as well as all child care regulatory standards. Completed evaluation checklists sh…

people caring for their children during the normal hours of operation or whenever their children are in the care of the child development home, unless parental contact is prohibited by court order. [ARC 2647C, IAB 8/3/16, effective 10/1/16]

conform to the following standards: 110.6(1) Limit. Except as provided in subrule 110.6(3), no greater number of children shall be received for care at any one time than the number authorized on the registration certificate. 110.6(2) Children counted. To determine the number of c…

110.7(1) Provider. The provider shall: a. Give careful supervision at all times. b. Exchange information with the parent of each child frequently to enhance the quality of care. c. Give consistent, dependable care and be capable of handling emergencies. d. Be present at all times…

provider shall certify that the child development home meets the following standards and also the standards in either rule 441—110.13(237A), 441—110.14(237A), or 441—110.15(237A), specific to the category of home for which the provider requests registration. 110.8(1) Facility req…

110.9(1) A provider file shall be maintained and shall contain the following: a. A physical examination report. Providers and all members of a provider’s household aged 18 years or older shall have good health as evidenced by a preregistration physical examination. Acceptable phy…

“Eligible adult” means a person 18 years of age or older who meets the eligibility requirements for services or is a recipient of protective services and who is considering or needs a living arrangement in a family-life home. “Encouragement to share in the interests and activitie…

into a placement agreement by signing a Family Life Home Placement Agreement form. [ARC 0348D, IAB 6/10/26, effective 8/1/26]

family’s needs for insurance to cover personal injury, property damage, and other legal contingencies. [ARC 0348D, IAB 6/10/26, effective 8/1/26]

111.12(1) In case of an emergency, vacation, or overnight trip, requiring the family’s temporary absence from the home, the local office of the department shall be notified and arrangements shall be made with a designated, responsible person for the care of a client during the pe…

client’s family, and the client’s background shall be regarded and handled as confidential by all persons involved in the client’s care. [ARC 0348D, IAB 6/10/26, effective 8/1/26] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 234.6(1)“e” and 249.3(2)“a”(1). [Filed 9/29…

111.2(1) The department will issue a certificate of approval for the operation of a family-life home upon the recommendation of a local office of the department. 111.2(2) Any person has the right to make application for a family-life home certificate. 111.2(3) Persons wishing to …

111.3(1) No family-life home shall be certified to provide a living arrangement for more than two eligible adults. 111.3(2) At least one responsible adult member of the family shall be at the family dwelling or be reasonably available to the client during most of the daytime and …

111.4(1) The family-life home shall be safe, clean, well-ventilated, and properly lighted and heated. The family’s dwelling shall comply with all local health ordinances. 111.4(2) The family’s dwelling shall not be a dwelling unit furnished by or belonging to a client. 111.4(3) S…

111.5(1) The adult head of the private household shall be a mature, responsible individual who is physically able to maintain a private household and who shall exercise good judgment in caring for adults. 111.5(2) The family shall have an appreciation of and respect for the clien…

111.6(1) Prior to certification, the family shall furnish the local office of the department with a medical report on each member of the household. The report shall be on a Provider Health Assessment form. 111.6(2) The medical report shall provide significant findings of a physic…