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Joyce Kauffman

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

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About Joyce Kauffman

Joyce Kauffman is a home daycare in West Union, 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 15 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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SettingFamily child care homeFrom the state license

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

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Fayette County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$162
Home daycare$106

Toddler

Center$140
Home daycare$105

Preschool

Center$140
Home daycare$105

School age

Center$112
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.

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Inspection reports for Joyce Kauffman

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered Child Development Home B
License number
#38346
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Apr 28, 2026: 15 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 15 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 7
  • Safety and hazards 4
  • Records and paperwork 3
  • Transportation 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. Apr 28, 2026Inspection15 rules cited
    • Transportation

      Rule not named in the record

      “All travel vehicles must have a paper copy of emergency parent contact information.”
    • Safety and hazards

      110.8

      “Conditions in the home shall be safe, sanitary, and free from hazards.”
    • 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.”
    • Records and paperwork

      Rule not named in the record

      “Nonsmoking signs are posted at every entrance of the home and in every vehicle used to transport children. Signs include telephone number for reporting complaints, and www.iowasmokefreeair.gov.”
    • 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(3)a

      “All medicines and poisonous, toxic, or otherwise unsafe materials are secured from access by a child.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      Rule not named in the record

      “The first-aid kit shall, at a minimum, include adhesive bandages, bottled water, disposable tweezers, and disposable plastic gloves.”
    • Records and paperwork

      110.9(1)

      “A provider file is maintained and contains:”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(1)a

      “Within six months of becoming registered, a physical exam report documented on form 470-5152, Child Care Provider Physical Examination Report, for all household members over the age of 18. Physical exams”
    • Health, medication and illness

      Rule not named in the record

      “should be repeated every three years. Within six months of becoming registered, children 18 years of age or younger residing in the household must have: • Admission physical exam report.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(2)b

      “Within six months of approval, a Physical exam report documented on form 470-5152, Child Care Provider Physical Examination Report, which is repeated at least every three years.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(3)b

      “Within six months of approval, a Physical exam report documented on form 470-5152, Child Care Provider Physical Examination Report, which is repeated at least every three years.”
    • Records and paperwork

      110.9(4)

      “An individual file is maintained for each child and updated annually or when there are changes. Each file contains:”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(4)d

      “For infants and preschoolers: An admission physical examination, on the first day of attendance, including past health history, status of present health, allergies and restrictive conditions, and recommendations for continued care when necessary. The date of the exam is not more than 12”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(4)e

      “For infants and preschoolers: A statement of health signed by a physician submitted annually.”
  2. Mar 26, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Mar 26, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Apr 4, 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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Is Joyce Kauffman licensed?

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

When was Joyce Kauffman last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on April 28, 2026, with 15 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Joyce Kauffman had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 15 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 Joyce Kauffman's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Joyce Kauffman?

West Union, 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).