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Little Island Child Care-Latchkey

Fairbank, IA

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About Little Island Child Care-Latchkey

Little Island Child Care-Latchkey is a licensed child care center in Fairbank, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 4 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Tuition and costs

Little Island Child Care-Latchkey has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Buchanan County has a median price of $159 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Buchanan County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$159
Home daycare$107

Toddler

Center$137
Home daycare$105

Preschool

Center$137
Home daycare$105

School age

Center$109
Home daycare$102

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 Little Island Child Care-Latchkey

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#18181
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Feb 24, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 2 of 3 visits · 4 rules in all

  • Food and nutrition 2
  • Health, medication and illness 2

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. Feb 24, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Jan 17, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Food and nutrition

      109.15(5)

      “Food preparation and storage procedures are consistent with NHSPS.”
  3. Feb 19, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      109.15(5)

      “Food preparation and storage procedures are consistent with NHSPS.”
    • 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.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(3)b

      “For every day an authorization for medication is in effect and child is in attendance, there shall be a notation of administration including the name of medicine, date, time, dosage, given or applied, and the initials of the person administering the medication or the reason the medication was not given.”
  4. Feb 20, 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 Little Island Child Care-Latchkey licensed?

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

When was Little Island Child Care-Latchkey last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on February 24, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Little Island Child Care-Latchkey had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 4 rules across 2 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 Little Island Child Care-Latchkey's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Little Island Child Care-Latchkey?

Fairbank, IA.

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