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Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center

Cedar Falls, IA4.7· 13 reviews
open each week
5 days
daily, posted tuition
$14.35

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About

About Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center

Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

It is open Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. It describes its programs: after-school care, full-time care, part-time care and preschool. It says it provides meals. It lists daily tuition from $14.35 to $44.10.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 2 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

Before- and after-schoolSummer campMeals providedPosts tuition
Ask when you call: current openings, staff-to-child ratio, teacher qualifications and whether it accepts child care subsidies.
Type
Child care center
Ages
18 months through eleven
Hours today
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Capacity
Not listed

Hours

Hours

MondayToday6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayNot listed

Programs

Programs and care

Ages18 months through eleven
ProgramsAfter-school care, full-time care, part-time care, preschool, special-needs / inclusion care, summer camp and toddler care
EnrichmentPreschool Music (West Music music therapist)
Daily lifeUSDA food program (CACFP); Meals provided. Potty training: Potty training nurtured in Cubbies classroom routines
TransportationTransportation (summer bus trips to Hartman Reserve and Phelps Youth Pavilion)
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Cost

Tuition and costs

Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center lists daily tuition from $14.35 to $44.10. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Black Hawk County has a median price of $168 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Daily · program, in its own wordsPrice
Cubbies (18-24 months) Full time/day$44.10
Cubbies (18-24 months) Part time/day$34.20
Koalas (3 & 4-year-olds) Full time/day$40.80
Koalas (3 & 4-year-olds) Part time/day$30.90
Pandas (4 & 5-year-olds) Full time/day$38.60
Pandas (4 & 5-year-olds) Part time/day$29.80
Showing 6 of 14 · Show all 14
Sun Bears Full time/day$38.60
Sun Bears Part time/day$29.80
Sun Bears School Year AM$14.35
Sun Bears School Year AM & PM$23.15
Sun Bears School Year PM$15.45
Teddies (2-year-olds) Full time/day$41.90
Teddies (2-year-olds) Part time/day$32
Voluntary Pre School Pandas (VPS) - school year only$29.75
Current family registration fee, annually$25
New family registration fee, annually$35
14 posted prices. Rates change, so confirm before you enroll.
Black Hawk County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$168
Home daycare$113

Toddler

Center$145
Home daycare$111

Preschool

Center$145
Home daycare$111

School age

Center$116
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 Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#19196
See the state's record

Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 17, 2026: 1 rule cited

Rules cited on 2 of 3 visits · 2 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 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 17, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.12(4)b

      “Each infant and toddler shall be diapered in a sanitary manner as frequently as needed at a central diapering area. Diapering, sanitation, and hand-washing procedures shall be posted and implemented in every diapering area. There shall be at least one changing table for every 15 infants.”
  2. Jul 28, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Aug 23, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(3)b

      “For every day an authorization for medication is in effect and child is in attendance, there shall be a notation of administration including the name of medicine, date, time, dosage, given or applied, and the initials of the person administering the medication or the reason the medication was not given.”
  4. Aug 21, 2023Inspection3 rules cited
    • Background checks

      109.6(6)d

      “Center repeats national criminal history checks at a minimum of every four years or when aware of additional history that occurs.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(1)d

      “All files contain a pre-employment physical exam report completed within six months prior to hire and at least every three years. Physical exams shall be documented on form 470- 5152, Child Care Provider Physical Examination Report.”
    • Discipline and child guidance

      109.12(1)

      “• Program structure that uses developmentally appropriate practices and written program of activities planned to the developmental needs of children served. • Program complements but does not duplicate school curriculum. • Schedule of program is posted in a place visible to parents.”

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 Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center

Is Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center licensed?

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

When was Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on August 17, 2026, with 1 rule cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 2 rules across 2 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 Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center's hours?

Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center cost?

Daily tuition from $14.35 to $44.10, as it lists it.

What is Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center's phone number?

(319) 268-1944.

Where is Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center?

Cedar Falls, IA.

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