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Kids Spot Daycare

Lake City, IA

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About Kids Spot Daycare

Kids Spot Daycare is a licensed child care center in Lake City, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 4 visits in the last 3 years and cited 24 rules across 4 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Kids Spot Daycare has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Calhoun County has a median price of $158 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Calhoun County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$158
Home daycare$104

Toddler

Center$136
Home daycare$102

Preschool

Center$136
Home daycare$102

School age

Center$109
Home daycare$98

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 Kids Spot Daycare

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Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#16081
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Summary

4 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jun 3, 2026: 4 rules cited

Rules cited on 4 of 4 visits · 24 rules in all

  • Building, equipment and play areas 6
  • Safety and hazards 6
  • Health, medication and illness 5
  • Background checks 3
  • Supervision and ratios 2
  • Staff training and qualifications 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. Jun 3, 2026Inspection4 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(3)

    • Supervision and ratios

      109.10(14)a

      “The center and supervisor shall ensure that staff knows names and number of children assigned. Staff shall provide careful supervision.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(2)a

      “The center will provide sufficient and safe indoor play equipment, materials, and furniture. It must meet the developmental, activity and special needs of the children.”
    • Safety and hazards

      109.11(8)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.”
  2. Jul 2, 2025Inspection17 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      109.11(8)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.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(4)a

      “Center must have safe outdoor program area adjacent to the center, with sufficient square footage to accommodate at least 30 percent of the enrollment capacity at any one time at 75 spear feet per child. Outdoor space must: • Be free from litter and unsafe materials and free from contamination by the drainage or ponding of sewage or storm water. • Include safe play equipment and an area of shade. • Include fencing to protect from bodies of water or vehicular traffic.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(2)a

      “The center will provide sufficient and safe indoor play equipment, materials, and furniture. It must meet the developmental, activity and special needs of the children.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      109.10(14)a

      “The center and supervisor shall ensure that staff knows names and number of children assigned. Staff shall provide careful supervision.”
    • Background checks

      109.6(4)c

      “Center repeats Iowa record checks at a minimum of every two years or when aware of additional child abuse or criminal history that occurs.”
    • Background checks

      109.9(1)a

      “All files contain: 1. Copy of a department criminal history record check form or any other permission form approved by Department of Public Safety for conducting an Iowa or national criminal history record check 2. Copy of a request for child abuse information form, when applicable. 3. Copies of results of Iowa record checks conducted through the SING for review by the department upon request. 4. Copies of national criminal history check results. 5. Any department issued documents sent to the center related to a record check, regardless of findings.”
    • Background checks

      109.9(1)b

      “All files contain a pre-employment physical exam report completed within six months prior to hire and at least every three years. Physical exams shall be documented on form 470- 5152, Child Care Provider Physical Examination Report.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      109.9(1)c

      “All files contain documentation to indicate that ongoing staff training requirements are met, including current certifications in first aid/CPR and mandatory child abuse training.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(3)

    • Health, medication and illness

      109.12(4)b

      “Each infant and toddler shall be diapered in a sanitary manner as frequently as needed at a central diapering area. Diapering, sanitation, and hand-washing procedures shall be posted and implemented in every diapering area. There shall be at least one changing table for every 15 infants.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.12(4)d

      “Safe, washable toys, large enough so they cannot be swallowed and with no removable parts, shall be provided. All hard-surface toys used by children shall be sanitized daily.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.12(4)e

    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(5)

      “Staff hand washing: The center shall ensure staff demonstrate clean personal hygiene sufficient to prevent or minimize the transmission of illness or disease”
    • Safety and hazards

      109.10(13)b

      “Emergency instructions, phone numbers, and diagrams for fire, tornado, and flood shall be visibly posted and documented at least once a month for fire and tornado. Records shall be maintained for current and previous year.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)a

    • Safety and hazards

      109.11(8)b

      “Centers at ground level that use basement area as program space, or have a basement beneath program space: Testing and plan for remedy of radon is conducted.”
    • Safety and hazards

      109.11(8)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.”
  3. Aug 13, 2024Complaint investigationNo rules cited
  4. Jun 27, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Other rules

      109.10(1)a

    • Safety and hazards

      109.10(15)b

      “Emergency instructions, phone numbers, and diagrams for fire, tornado, and flood shall be visibly posted and documented at least once a month for fire and tornado. Records shall be maintained for current and previous year.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(9)

      “First aid kit: The center shall ensure that a clearly labeled first aid kit that is sufficient to address minor injury or trauma is available and accessible to staff at all times when children are: • In the center. • In the outdoor play area. • On field trips.”
  5. Aug 31, 2023Inspection7 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      109.9(1)e

      “All files contain documentation to indicate that ongoing staff training requirements are met, including current certifications in first aid/CPR and mandatory child abuse training.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.12(4)

      “• Sufficient toilet articles are provided for handwashing. • Sufficient and safe indoor play equipment, materials, and furniture that conforms with CPSC or ASTM. • Play equipment, materials, and furniture meet the developmental, activity, and special needs of the children. • Room’s arrangement does not obstruct the direct observation of children. • Individual covered mats, beds, or cots, and appropriate bedding is provided for all children who nap. • Procedures are developed and implemented to maintain equipment and materials in a sanitary manner. • Sufficient spacing is maintained between equipment to reduce transmission of disease and allow ease of movement by children and staff to respond to activities and care needs. • Sanitary procedures are followed for use and storage of personal hygiene articles.”
    • Safety and hazards

      109.10(3)a

      “All medications shall be stored in original containers with physician or pharmacist directions. Labels should be intact and stored so they are inaccessible to children and public. Nonprescription medications shall be labeled with the child’s name.”
    • Safety and hazards

      109.10(15)b

      “Emergency instructions, phone numbers, and diagrams for fire, tornado, and flood shall be visibly posted and documented at least once a month for fire and tornado. Records shall be maintained for current and previous year.”
    • Other rules

      109.10(1)a

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)a

      “Center shall ensure that: 1. Facility and premises are sanitary, safe, and hazard free. 2. Adequate indoor and outdoor space is provided. The outdoor area shall include safe play equipment and area of shade. 3. Sufficient space provided for dining. 4. Sufficient lighting shall be provided. 5. Sufficient ventilation. 6. Sufficient heating. 7. sufficient cooling. 8. Sufficient bathroom and diapering facilities. 9. Equipment, including kitchen appliances, are maintained so as not to result in burns, shock, or injury to children. 10. Sanitation and safety procedures for the center are developed and implemented to reduce risk or injury or harm to children and reduce transmission of disease.”
    • 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 Kids Spot Daycare licensed?

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

When was Kids Spot Daycare last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on June 3, 2026, with 4 rules cited. It lists 4 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Kids Spot Daycare had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 24 rules across 4 of 4 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 Kids Spot Daycare's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (712) 464-3053 to confirm.

How much does Kids Spot Daycare cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (712) 464-3053 to ask.

What is Kids Spot Daycare's phone number?

(712) 464-3053.

Where is Kids Spot Daycare?

Lake City, IA.

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