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Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane

Ottumwa, IA

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About Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane

Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane is a licensed child care center in Ottumwa, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 6 visits in the last 3 years and cited 9 rules across 5 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Wapello County has a median price of $165 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Infant

Center$165
Home daycare$111

Toddler

Center$142
Home daycare$109

Preschool

Center$142
Home daycare$109

School age

Center$113
Home daycare$106

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.

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Inspection reports for Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#21076
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Summary

6 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit May 26, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 5 of 6 visits · 9 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 3
  • Background checks 1
  • Staff training and qualifications 1
  • Building, equipment and play areas 1
  • Safety and hazards 1
  • Supervision and ratios 1
  • Safe sleep 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. May 26, 2026Complaint investigationNo rules cited
  2. Feb 6, 2026Inspection3 rules cited
    • Background checks

      109.9(1)b

      “All files contain a pre-employment physical exam report completed within six months prior to hire and at least every three years. Physical exams shall be documented on form 470- 5152, Child Care Provider Physical Examination Report.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      109.10(13)c

      “Center shall develop procedures for annual staff and volunteer training on emergency plans.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)a

  3. Jul 30, 2025Inspection4 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(2)i

      “Preschool (for children five years and younger not enrolled in school): Physical exam report submitted within 30 days of admission, was obtained no more than 12 months prior to admission, is signed by a licensed MD, DO, Chiropractor, PA, or ARNP, and contains health history; present health status including allergies, medications, and acute/chronic conditions; and recommendations for continued care if necessary.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      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.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(7)

      “First aid kit: The center shall ensure that a clearly labeled first aid kit that is sufficient to address minor injury or trauma is available and accessible to staff at all times when children are: • In the center. • In the outdoor play area. • On field trips (away from the center).”
    • Safety and hazards

      109.11(8)c

      “All centers: Annual inspection prior to heating season of all fuel-burning appliances to reduce risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and shall install one carbon monoxide detector on each floor that conforms to UL Standard 2034.”
  4. Jul 8, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Mar 6, 2025Complaint investigationNo rules cited
  6. Jan 8, 2024Inspection2 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      109.8(2)c

      “Every child-occupied program room has adult supervision in the room.”
    • Safe sleep

      109.12(5)e

      “The provider shall follow safe sleep practices recommended by AAP for infants under one year of age: • Infants shall always be placed on their back for sleep. • Infants shall be placed on a firm mattress with a tight fitted sheet that meets Consumer Product Safety Commission federal standards. • Infants shall not be allowed to sleep on a bed, sofa, air mattress or other soft surface. No child will be allowed to sleep in any items not designed for sleeping but not limited to, an infant seat, car seat, swing, bouncy seat. • No toys, soft objects, stuffed animals, pillows, bumper pads, blankets, or loose bedding shall be allowed in the sleeping area with the infant. • No co-sleeping shall be allowed. • Sleeping infants shall be actively observed by sight and sound. • If an alternate sleeping position is needed, a signed physician or physician assistant authorization with statement of medical reason is required.”
  7. Apr 18, 2023Inspection2 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      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.”
    • Transportation

      109.9(2)g

      “Any child with allergies, a written emergency plan. Copy shall accompany child if they leave the premises.”

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 Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane licensed?

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

When was Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on May 26, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 6 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 9 rules across 5 of 6 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 Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Ottumwa Y Discovery Lane?

Ottumwa, IA.

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