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Mary Cross

Charles City, IA · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families

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About Mary Cross

Mary Cross is a home daycare in Charles City, 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 5 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Home daycare
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Programs and care

SettingFamily child care homeFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Mary Cross has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Floyd County has a median price of $100 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Floyd County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$148
Home daycare$100

Toddler

Center$128
Home daycare$98

Preschool

Center$128
Home daycare$98

School age

Center$102
Home daycare$95

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 Mary Cross

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered Child Development Home A
License number
#52687
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jul 7, 2026: 5 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 5 rules in all

  • Building, equipment and play areas 1
  • Records and paperwork 1
  • Staff training and qualifications 1
  • Health, medication and illness 1
  • Safety and hazards 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. Jul 7, 2026Inspection5 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      Rule not named in the record

      “Fence for above-ground pool is four feet high and non-climbable.”
    • Records and paperwork

      Rule not named in the record

      “Written permission from the parents is on file.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      110.9(3)d

      “Certification in infant and child first-aid that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. If they are unable to locate first aid training that includes mouth-to-mouth”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(4)e

      “For infants and preschoolers: A statement of health signed by a physician submitted annually.”
    • 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.”
  2. May 13, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. May 13, 2025Complaint investigationNo 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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Questions about Mary Cross

Is Mary Cross licensed?

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

When was Mary Cross last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on July 7, 2026, with 5 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Mary Cross had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 5 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 Mary Cross' hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Mary Cross?

Charles City, 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).