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Gena Plate

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

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About Gena Plate

Gena Plate is a group home daycare in Oskaloosa, 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 2 visits in the last 3 years and cited 1 rule across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Group home daycare
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Hours

Hours

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Programs

Programs and care

SettingGroup child care homeFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Gena Plate has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Mahaska County has a median price of $106 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
Mahaska County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$157
Home daycare$106

Toddler

Center$135
Home daycare$104

Preschool

Center$135
Home daycare$104

School age

Center$108
Home daycare$101

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 Gena Plate

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered Child Development Home C1
License number
#23907
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Summary

2 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 17, 2025: 1 rule cited

Rules cited on 2 of 2 visits · 1 rule in all

  • Safety and hazards 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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See all 3 visits
  1. Sep 17, 2025Inspection1 rule 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.”
  2. Sep 18, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Feb 7, 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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Questions about Gena Plate

Is Gena Plate licensed?

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

When was Gena Plate last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on September 17, 2025, with 1 rule cited. It lists 2 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Gena Plate had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 1 rule across 2 of 2 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 Gena Plate's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Gena Plate?

Oskaloosa, 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).