SCICAP-Chariton Head Start
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About SCICAP-Chariton Head Start
SCICAP-Chariton Head Start is a licensed child care center in Chariton, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 5 visits in the last 3 years and cited 7 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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SCICAP-Chariton Head Start has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Lucas County has a median price of $157 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
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State record
Inspection reports for SCICAP-Chariton Head Start
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- Status
- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Center
- License number
- #28396
Summary
5 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Mar 12, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 2 of 5 visits · 7 rules in all
- Staff training and qualifications 2
- Building, equipment and play areas 2
- Transportation 1
- Safety and hazards 1
- Other rules 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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- Mar 12, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
Mar 27, 2025Inspection3 rules cited
109.10(15)c
“Center shall develop procedures for annual staff and volunteer training on emergency plans.”
109.10(1)a
109.9(2)g
“Any child with allergies, a written emergency plan. Copy shall accompany child if they leave the premises.”
Oct 4, 2024Inspection4 rules cited
109.10(15)b
“Emergency instructions, phone numbers, and diagrams for fire, tornado, and flood shall be visibly posted and documented at least once a month for fire and tornado. Records shall be maintained for current and previous year.”
109.11(5)
“Telephone: Working non-pay phone with posting adjacent for emergency numbers for police, fire, and poison control center. Center street address and phone included in posting. List of emergency numbers for children kept near phone.”
109.11(3)d
“Record of monthly inspections of outdoor recreation area and equipment shall be kept.”
109.10(15)c
“Center shall develop procedures for annual staff and volunteer training on emergency plans.”
- Dec 27, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
- Nov 28, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
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Is SCICAP-Chariton Head Start licensed?
Yes. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists it as licensed and operating.
When was SCICAP-Chariton Head Start last inspected?
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on March 12, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.
Has SCICAP-Chariton Head Start had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 7 rules across 2 of 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 SCICAP-Chariton Head Start's hours?
Its hours are not listed.
Where is SCICAP-Chariton Head Start?
Chariton, IA.