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Crystal Cary

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

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About Crystal Cary

Crystal Cary is a group home daycare in Mason City, 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 2 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Group home daycare
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Programs

Programs and care

SettingGroup child care homeFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Crystal Cary has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Cerro Gordo County has a median price of $108 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Cerro Gordo County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$159
Home daycare$108

Toddler

Center$137
Home daycare$106

Preschool

Center$137
Home daycare$106

School age

Center$110
Home daycare$102

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 Crystal Cary

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered Child Development Home C
License number
#22026
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jun 29, 2026: 2 rules cited

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

  • Safety and hazards 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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See all 5 visits
  1. Jun 29, 2026Inspection2 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.”
  2. May 5, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Oct 7, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Oct 30, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Nov 28, 2022InspectionNo 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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Questions about Crystal Cary

Is Crystal Cary licensed?

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

When was Crystal Cary last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on June 29, 2026, with 2 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Crystal Cary had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 2 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 Crystal Cary's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Crystal Cary?

Mason City, 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).