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CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start

Clinton, IA5.0· 1 review

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About CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start

CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Clinton, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited no rules in those visits. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Cost

Tuition and costs

CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Clinton County has a median price of $158 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Clinton County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$158
Home daycare$107

Toddler

Center$136
Home daycare$105

Preschool

Center$136
Home daycare$105

School age

Center$109
Home daycare$101

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 CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#18189
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jan 12, 2026: no rules cited

No rules cited on any of 3 visits

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. Jan 12, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Jan 9, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Jan 29, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Jan 17, 2023Inspection6 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)a

      “Center shall ensure that: 1. Facility and premises are sanitary, safe, and hazard free. 2. Adequate indoor and outdoor space is provided. The outdoor area shall include safe play equipment and area of shade. 3. Sufficient space provided for dining. 4. Sufficient lighting shall be provided. 5. Sufficient ventilation. 6. Sufficient heating. 7. sufficient cooling. 8. Sufficient bathroom and diapering facilities. 9. Equipment, including kitchen appliances, are maintained so as not to result in burns, shock, or injury to children. 10. Sanitation and safety procedures for the center are developed and implemented to reduce risk or injury or harm to children and reduce transmission of disease.”
    • Safety and hazards

      109.10(15)b

      “Emergency instructions, phone numbers, and diagrams for fire, tornado, and flood shall be visibly posted and documented at least once a month for fire and tornado. Records shall be maintained for current and previous year.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(2)d

      “All files contain parent authorization of the persons to whom the child may be released.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(3)

      “Signed and dated Iowa immunization certificates are on file for each child enrolled.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.12(5)b

      “• Infants diapered in a sanitary manner as needed in central diapering area. • One changing table for every 15 infants/toddlers needing diaper changes. • Diapering, sanitation, and handwashing procedures posted and implemented in central diapering area.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(3)

      “The center shall have written procedures for dispensing, storage, and authorization, and recording of all prescription and non-prescription medications.”

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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Questions about CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start

Is CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start licensed?

Yes. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists it as licensed and operating.

When was CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on January 12, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start had rules cited by the state?

No. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists no cited rules in its 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 CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (563) 243-1462 to confirm.

How much does CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (563) 243-1462 to ask.

What is CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start's phone number?

(563) 243-1462.

Where is CAEI-Clinton Head Start and Early Head Start?

Clinton, IA.

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