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Madison Early Head Start

Council Bluffs, IA

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About Madison Early Head Start

Madison Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 1 rule across 1 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Tuition and costs

Madison Early Head Start has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Pottawattamie County has a median price of $168 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Pottawattamie County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$168
Home daycare$114

Toddler

Center$145
Home daycare$112

Preschool

Center$145
Home daycare$112

School age

Center$116
Home daycare$108

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 Madison Early Head Start

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#38657
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Mar 23, 2026: 1 rule cited

Rules cited on 1 of 3 visits · 1 rule in all

  • Food and nutrition 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. Mar 23, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Food and nutrition

      109.13(5)b

      “• Sanitary and safe methods in food preparation, serving, and storage sufficient to prevent transmission of disease, infestation, and spoilage are followed. • Staff preparing food that have injuries on hands wear protective gloves. • Staff serving food use clean serving utensils and have clean hands/wear protective gloves.”
  2. Apr 29, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Jan 25, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Jan 26, 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 Madison Early Head Start licensed?

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

When was Madison Early Head Start last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on March 23, 2026, with 1 rule cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Madison Early Head Start had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 1 rule across 1 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 Madison Early Head Start's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Madison Early Head Start?

Council Bluffs, IA.

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