Metro Kids - Cattell
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About Metro Kids - Cattell
Metro Kids - Cattell is a licensed child care center in Des Moines, 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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Metro Kids - Cattell has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Polk County has a median price of $177 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
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Inspection reports for Metro Kids - Cattell
License
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- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Center
- License number
- #36553
Summary
3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Nov 24, 2025: 1 rule cited
Rules cited on 1 of 3 visits · 1 rule in all
- 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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Nov 24, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
109.10(1)
“Medications: The center shall have written procedures for dispensing, storage, and authorization, and recording of all prescription and non-prescription medications. • Staff must be over 18 to administer medication. • All medications shall be stored in original containers with physician or pharmacist directions. Labels should be intact and stored so they are inaccessible to children and public. Nonprescription medications shall be labeled with the child’s name. • 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. • For ongoing, long term medications, authorization shall be obtained for a period not to exceed the duration of prescription. • Staff shall not provide medications to a child if pre-service/orientation training for medication management has not been completed.”
- Dec 18, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
- Nov 26, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
Mar 13, 2023Inspection3 rules cited
109.9(2)b
“All files contain sufficient information and authorization to allow the center to secure emergency medical and dental services at any time child is in center’s care.”
109.15(2)
“• Center shall follow minimum CACFP menu patterns for meals and snacks. • Menus planned one week in advance, made available to parents, and kept on file with substitutions noted. • Avoid foods with high incident rate of causing choking.”
109.9(2)b
“All files contain sufficient information and authorization to allow the center to secure emergency medical and dental services at any time child is in center’s care.”
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Is Metro Kids - Cattell licensed?
Yes. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Metro Kids - Cattell last inspected?
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on November 24, 2025, with 1 rule cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Metro Kids - Cattell 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 Metro Kids - Cattell's hours?
Its hours are not listed.
Where is Metro Kids - Cattell?
Des Moines, IA.