Loretta Gates
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About Loretta Gates
Loretta Gates 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 2 visits in the last 3 years and cited 4 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
- Type
- Home daycare
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- Hours today
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- Capacity
- Not listed
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Programs and care
| Setting | Family child care homeFrom the state license |
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Loretta Gates 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 Loretta Gates
License
- Status
- Registered with the state and operating
- License type
- Registered Child Development Home A
- License number
- #26377
Summary
2 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Oct 6, 2025: 4 rules cited
Rules cited on 2 of 2 visits · 4 rules in all
- Safety and hazards 2
- Transportation 1
- Health, medication and illness 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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Oct 6, 2025Inspection4 rules cited
110.8(4)b
“Procedures are in place for: • Evacuation to safely leave the facility, • Relocation to a common, safe location after evacuation,”
Rule not named in the record
“All travel vehicles must have a paper copy of emergency parent contact information.”
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.”
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”
- Oct 18, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
- Sep 26, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
- Oct 12, 2022Follow-up visitNo rules cited
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Questions about Loretta Gates
Is Loretta Gates licensed?
Yes. Loretta Gates is registered with the state and operating. This is how Iowa authorizes this type of child care.
When was Loretta Gates last inspected?
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on October 6, 2025, with 4 rules cited. It lists 2 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Loretta Gates had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 4 rules 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 Loretta Gates' hours?
Its hours are not listed.
Where is Loretta Gates?
Des Moines, IA. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.