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Drake University Head Start-Boone

Boone, IA

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About Drake University Head Start-Boone

Drake University Head Start-Boone is a licensed child care center in Boone, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 4 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Drake University Head Start-Boone has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Boone County has a median price of $163 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Boone County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$163
Home daycare$110

Toddler

Center$140
Home daycare$108

Preschool

Center$140
Home daycare$108

School age

Center$112
Home daycare$104

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 Drake University Head Start-Boone

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#28425
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Nov 5, 2025: no rules cited

Rules cited on 2 of 3 visits · 4 rules in all

  • Food and nutrition 2
  • Background checks 1
  • Health, medication and illness 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. Nov 5, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Nov 8, 2024Inspection2 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      109.15(5)b

      “• Sanitary and safe methods in food preparation, serving, and storage sufficient to prevent transmission of disease, infestation, and spoilage are followed. • Staff preparing food that have injuries on hands wear protective gloves. • Staff serving food use clean serving utensils and have clean hands/wear protective gloves.”
    • Background checks

      109.9(1)b

      “All files contain: 1. A signed copy of DHS criminal history record check or any other permission form approved by the Department of public Safety for conducting an Iowa or national criminal history check. 2. A copy of Request for Child Abuse Information. 3. Copies of the results of Iowa records checks conducted. 4. Copies of national criminal history check results. 5. Any Department-issued documents sent to the center related to records check.”
  3. Nov 16, 2023Inspection2 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(2)b

      “All files contain sufficient information and authorization to allow the center to secure emergency medical and dental services at any time child is in center’s care.”
    • Food and nutrition

      109.15(2)

      “• Center shall follow minimum CACFP menu patterns for meals and snacks. • Menus planned one week in advance, made available to parents, and kept on file with substitutions noted. • Avoid foods with high incident rate of causing choking.”
  4. Nov 9, 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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Is Drake University Head Start-Boone licensed?

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

When was Drake University Head Start-Boone last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on November 5, 2025, with no rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Drake University Head Start-Boone had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 4 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 Drake University Head Start-Boone's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Drake University Head Start-Boone?

Boone, IA.

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