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Burds Nest

Dubuque, IA · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families

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About Burds Nest

Burds Nest is a home daycare in Dubuque, Iowa. It is registered with the state.

As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 9 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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SettingFamily child care homeFrom the state license

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Burds Nest has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Dubuque County has a median price of $112 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Dubuque County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$166
Home daycare$112

Toddler

Center$143
Home daycare$110

Preschool

Center$143
Home daycare$110

School age

Center$115
Home daycare$107

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Burds Nest

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered Child Development Home B
License number
#51398
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 31, 2026: 8 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 9 rules in all

  • Staff training and qualifications 4
  • Safety and hazards 3
  • Background checks 2

For comparison: 88% of Iowa daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 0.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Aug 31, 2026Inspection8 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      Rule not named in the record

      “All dogs and cats have annual examinations. Records of the exams are on file and must verify that routine immunizations are current and animal is free of endo and ecto parasites.”
    • Safety and hazards

      110.8(1)h

      “Has a minimum of one single-station, battery-operated, UL-approved smoke detector in each child-occupied room and at the top of every stairway.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      110.9(3)e

      “resuscitation, they must complete both a first aid course and CPR. Certification or other documentation that minimum health and safety training as identified in 110.10(1)“ a” has been completed within three months or prior to providing substitute care, whichever occurs first.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      110.9(3)d

      “Certification in infant and child first-aid that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. If they are unable to locate first aid training that includes mouth-to-mouth”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      110.9(3)c

      “Certification of two hours of approved training relating to identification and reporting of child abuse within three months of employment.”
    • Background checks

      110.9(3)a

      “Documentation from the Department confirming record checks have been completed and authorizing or limiting the person’s involvement with child care.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      110.9(2)c

      “Certification of two hours of approved training relating to identification and reporting of child abuse within six months of employment.”
    • Background checks

      110.9(2)a

      “Documentation from the Department confirming record checks have been completed and authorizing or limiting the person’s involvement with child care.”
  2. Oct 7, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      110.8

      “Conditions in the home shall be safe, sanitary, and free from hazards.”
  3. Aug 7, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Feb 6, 2023InspectionNo rules cited

Copied from Iowa Department of Health and Human Services on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Nov 2021. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Is Burds Nest licensed?

Yes. Burds Nest is registered with the state and operating. This is how Iowa authorizes this type of child care.

When was Burds Nest last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on August 31, 2026, with 8 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Burds Nest had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 9 rules across 3 of 3 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 88% of Iowa daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 0. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

What are Burds Nest's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Burds Nest?

Dubuque, IA. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.

Sources: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).