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Essex Child Center

Essex, IA

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About Essex Child Center

Essex Child Center is a licensed child care center in Essex, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 2 rules across 1 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Essex Child Center has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Page County has a median price of $155 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Page County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$155
Home daycare$104

Toddler

Center$133
Home daycare$103

Preschool

Center$133
Home daycare$103

School age

Center$107
Home daycare$99

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 Essex Child Center

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#6955
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Nov 11, 2025: no rules cited

Rules cited on 1 of 3 visits · 2 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 1
  • Other rules 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 11, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Aug 9, 2024Inspection2 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(1)b

      “School-age (for children five years and older and enrolled in school): Annual statement of health status signed by parent is submitted prior to admission, certifies that the child is free of communicable disease, and lists allergies, medications and acute/chronic conditions.”
    • Other rules

      109.10(1)a

  3. Jul 24, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Oct 18, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Apr 26, 2023Complaint investigationNo rules cited
  6. Nov 15, 2022Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      109.11(7)c

      “All centers: Annual inspection prior to heating season of all fuel-burning appliances to reduce risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and shall install one carbon monoxide detector on each floor that conforms to UL Standard 2034.”

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 Essex Child Center licensed?

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

When was Essex Child Center last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on November 11, 2025, with no rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Essex Child Center had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 2 rules across 1 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 Essex Child Center's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Essex Child Center?

Essex, IA.

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