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Metro Kids - Stowe

Des Moines, IA

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About Metro Kids - Stowe

Metro Kids - Stowe is a licensed child care center in Des Moines, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 5 visits in the last 3 years and cited no rules in those visits. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Metro Kids - Stowe 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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Polk County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$177
Home daycare$119

Toddler

Center$153
Home daycare$117

Preschool

Center$153
Home daycare$117

School age

Center$122
Home daycare$113

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 Metro Kids - Stowe

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#38821
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Summary

5 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Apr 20, 2026: no rules cited

No rules cited on any of 5 visits

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. Apr 20, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Mar 31, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Sep 29, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Sep 16, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Dec 20, 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 Metro Kids - Stowe licensed?

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

When was Metro Kids - Stowe last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on April 20, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Metro Kids - Stowe had rules cited by the state?

No. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists no cited rules in its 5 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 - Stowe's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Metro Kids - Stowe?

Des Moines, IA.

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