Melanie Reynolds
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About Melanie Reynolds
Melanie Reynolds is a home daycare in Fort Dodge, 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 25 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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- Home daycare
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| Setting | Family child care homeFrom the state license |
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Melanie Reynolds has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Webster County has a median price of $105 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
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State record
Inspection reports for Melanie Reynolds
License
- Status
- Registered with the state and operating
- License type
- Registered Child Development Home B
- License number
- #17696
Summary
2 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 28, 2026: 7 rules cited
Rules cited on 2 of 2 visits · 25 rules in all
- Health, medication and illness 13
- Records and paperwork 5
- Safety and hazards 3
- Supervision and ratios 2
- Transportation 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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Aug 28, 2026Inspection7 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,”
110.9(4)c
“available in case of emergency. A signed medical consent from the parent authorizing emergency treatment.”
110.9(4)d
“For infants and preschoolers: An admission physical examination, on the first day of attendance, including past health history, status of present health, allergies and restrictive conditions, and recommendations for continued care when necessary. The date of the exam is not more than 12”
110.9(4)e
“For infants and preschoolers: A statement of health signed by a physician submitted annually.”
110.9(4)g
“A signed and dated immunization certificate provided by the state Department of Public Health.”
110.9(4)i
“Documentation signed by the parent which names persons authorized to pick up the child, their telephone number, and relationship to the child.”
110.9(4)j
“Written permission from the parent(s) for their child to attend activities away from the child development home.”
Aug 15, 2025Inspection18 rules cited
Rule not named in the record
“Each smoke detector is tested monthly, and a record is kept for inspection purposes.”
110.9(4)b
“Emergency information including where the parent can be reached, the name, street address, city, and telephone of the child’s regular doctor, and the name, telephone number, and relationship to the child of another adult”
110.9(4)c
“available in case of emergency. A signed medical consent from the parent authorizing emergency treatment.”
110.9(4)d
“For infants and preschoolers: An admission physical examination, on the first day of attendance, including past health history, status of present health, allergies and restrictive conditions, and recommendations for continued care when necessary. The date of the exam is not more than 12”
Rule not named in the record
“months before the child’s first day of attendance. For school-aged children: On the first day of attendance, a statement of health status signed by the parent or legal guardian or admission physical examination that is not more than 12 months from the child’s first day.”
110.9(4)e
“For infants and preschoolers: A statement of health signed by a physician submitted annually.”
Rule not named in the record
“For school aged children: An annual statement of health condition signed by the parent or legal guardian, annually from date of statement of health or admission physical.”
110.9(4)f
“For each school-age child, record of a physical exam completed at the time of school enrollment or since.”
110.9(4)g
“A signed and dated immunization certificate provided by the state Department of Public Health.”
110.9(4)i
“Documentation signed by the parent which names persons authorized to pick up the child, their telephone number, and relationship to the child.”
110.9(4)j
“Written permission from the parent(s) for their child to attend activities away from the child development home.”
110.9(4)k
“Injury report forms to document injuries requiring first aid or medical care.”
110.9(4)
“An individual file is maintained for each child and updated annually or when there are changes. Each file contains:”
110.9(4)a
“Identifying information including, at a minimum, the child’s name, birth date, parent’s name, address, telephone number, special needs of the child, and the parent’s work address and telephone number.”
Rule not named in the record
“should be repeated every three years. Within six months of becoming registered, children 18 years of age or younger residing in the household must have: • Admission physical exam report.”
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”
Rule not named in the record
“Fire and tornado drills are practiced monthly and documentation kept on file for the current year and previous year.”
110.8(3)a
“All medicines and poisonous, toxic, or otherwise unsafe materials are secured from access by a child.”
- May 2, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
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Is Melanie Reynolds licensed?
Yes. Melanie Reynolds is registered with the state and operating. This is how Iowa authorizes this type of child care.
When was Melanie Reynolds last inspected?
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on August 28, 2026, with 7 rules cited. It lists 2 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Melanie Reynolds had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 25 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 Melanie Reynolds' hours?
Its hours are not listed.
Where is Melanie Reynolds?
Fort Dodge, IA. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.