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Christine Benesh

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

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About Christine Benesh

Christine Benesh is a home daycare in Cedar Rapids, 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 16 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Christine Benesh has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Linn County has a median price of $111 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Linn County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$166
Home daycare$111

Toddler

Center$143
Home daycare$110

Preschool

Center$143
Home daycare$110

School age

Center$114
Home daycare$106

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 Christine Benesh

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered Child Development Home A
License number
#51124
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jun 26, 2026: 16 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 16 rules in all

  • Records and paperwork 5
  • Supervision and ratios 3
  • Safety and hazards 3
  • Health, medication and illness 3
  • Background checks 1
  • Transportation 1

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. Jun 26, 2026Inspection16 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      110.6

      “No more children are in care than the number authorized on the registration certificate.”
    • 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

      Rule not named in the record

      “Each smoke detector is tested monthly, and a record is kept for inspection purposes.”
    • Safety and hazards

      110.8

      “Conditions in the home shall be safe, sanitary, and free from hazards.”
    • Records and paperwork

      Rule not named in the record

      “Fire and tornado drills are practiced monthly and documentation kept on file for the current year and previous year.”
    • Background checks

      110.9(1)b

      “school enrollment or since that time. Documentation from the Department confirming record checks have been completed and authorizing or limiting the person’s involvement with child care.”
    • Records and paperwork

      110.9(4)

      “An individual file is maintained for each child and updated annually or when there are changes. Each file contains:”
    • Records and paperwork

      110.9(4)a

      “Identifying information including, at a minimum, the child’s name, birth date, parent’s name, address, telephone number, special needs of the child, and the parent’s work address and telephone number.”
    • Records and paperwork

      110.9(4)b

      “Emergency information including where the parent can be reached, the name, street address, city, and telephone of the child’s regular doctor, and the name, telephone number, and relationship to the child of another adult”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(4)c

      “available in case of emergency. A signed medical consent from the parent authorizing emergency treatment.”
    • Records and paperwork

      Rule not named in the record

      “months before the child’s first day of attendance. For school-aged children: On the first day of attendance, a statement of health status signed by the parent or legal guardian or admission physical examination that is not more than 12 months from the child’s first day.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      Rule not named in the record

      “For school aged children: An annual statement of health condition signed by the parent or legal guardian, annually from date of statement of health or admission physical.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(4)g

      “A signed and dated immunization certificate provided by the state Department of Public Health.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      110.9(4)i

      “Documentation signed by the parent which names persons authorized to pick up the child, their telephone number, and relationship to the child.”
    • Transportation

      110.9(4)j

      “Written permission from the parent(s) for their child to attend activities away from the child development home.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      110.13(1)c

      “Not more than two additional school-age children”
  2. Jun 25, 2025Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  3. Sep 5, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Sep 27, 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 Christine Benesh licensed?

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

When was Christine Benesh last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on June 26, 2026, with 16 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Christine Benesh had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 16 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 Christine Benesh's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Christine Benesh?

Cedar Rapids, 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).