Great Beginnings
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About
About Great Beginnings
Great Beginnings is a home daycare in Des Moines, 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 no rules in those visits. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
- Type
- Home daycare
- Ages
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- Hours today
- Not listed
- Capacity
- Not listed
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Programs and care
| Setting | Family child care homeFrom the state license |
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Cost
Tuition and costs
Great Beginnings has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Polk County has a median price of $119 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
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State record
Inspection reports for Great Beginnings
License
- Status
- Registered with the state and operating
- License type
- Registered Child Development Home B
- License number
- #51893
Summary
3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jul 28, 2026: no rules cited
No rules cited on any of 3 visits
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 4 visits
- Jul 28, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
- Sep 26, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
- Jul 17, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
- Jan 31, 2023Follow-up visitNo rules cited
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Questions about Great Beginnings
Is Great Beginnings licensed?
Yes. Great Beginnings is registered with the state and operating. This is how Iowa authorizes this type of child care.
When was Great Beginnings last inspected?
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on July 28, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Great Beginnings had rules cited by the state?
No. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists no cited rules in its 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 Great Beginnings' hours?
Its hours are not listed.
Where is Great Beginnings?
Des Moines, IA. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.