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Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care

Ottumwa, IA

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About Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care

Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care is a licensed child care center in Ottumwa, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 2 visits in the last 3 years and cited 10 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care 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.

State record

Inspection reports for Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care

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Status
Licensed and operating
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Licensed Center
License number
#25007
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Summary

2 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Dec 10, 2025: 7 rules cited

Rules cited on 2 of 2 visits · 10 rules in all

  • Food and nutrition 2
  • Building, equipment and play areas 2
  • Background checks 2
  • Staff training and qualifications 2
  • Health, medication and illness 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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  1. Dec 10, 2025Inspection7 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      109.13(1and2)

      “• Center shall serve each child a full, nutritionally balanced meal as defined by CACFP guidelines. • Staff shall provide supervision at table during snacks and meals. • Children at center two hours or longer shall be offered food of not less than two hours and no more than three hours apart unless child is asleep. • Menus shall be made available to parents and kept on file with substitutions noted. • Avoid foods with high incident rate of causing choking.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(4)b

      “Record of monthly inspections of outdoor recreation area and equipment shall be kept.”
    • 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.”
    • Background checks

      109.9(1)a

      “All files contain: 1. Copy of a department criminal history record check form or any other permission form approved by Department of Public Safety for conducting an Iowa or national criminal history record check 2. Copy of a request for child abuse information form, when applicable. 3. Copies of results of Iowa record checks conducted through the SING for review by the department upon request. 4. Copies of national criminal history check results. 5. Any department issued documents sent to the center related to a record check, regardless of findings.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      109.7(2)

      “Center directors and all staff have the required contact hours of training.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(2)j

      “School-age (for children five years and older and enrolled in school): Annual statement of health status signed by parent is submitted prior to admission, certifies that the child is free of communicable disease, and lists allergies, medications and acute/chronic conditions.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(2)k

      “Any child with special health needs, a written emergency plan. Copy shall accompany child if they leave the premises.”
  2. Feb 13, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      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.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)d

      “Record of monthly inspections of outdoor recreation area and equipment shall be kept.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      109.10(15)c

      “Center shall develop procedures for annual staff and volunteer training on emergency plans.”
  3. Jun 13, 2023Inspection4 rules cited
    • Background checks

      109.6(6)c

      “Center repeats Iowa record checks at a minimum of every two years or when aware of additional child abuse or criminal history that occurs.”
    • Background checks

      109.6(6)d

      “Center repeats national criminal history checks at a minimum of every four years or when aware of additional history that occurs.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      109.7(1)

      “All staff(within first 3 months of employment)”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)d

      “Record of monthly inspections of outdoor recreation area and equipment shall be kept.”
  4. May 11, 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 Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care licensed?

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

When was Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on December 10, 2025, with 7 rules cited. It lists 2 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 10 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 Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Seton Catholic Preschool and After Care?

Ottumwa, IA.

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