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Tender Traditions Child Development Home

Dubuque, IA · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families

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About Tender Traditions Child Development Home

Tender Traditions Child Development Home is a group home daycare in Dubuque, Iowa. It is registered with the state.

As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 9 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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SettingGroup child care homeFrom the state license

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Tuition and costs

Tender Traditions Child Development Home has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Dubuque County has a median price of $112 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Dubuque County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$166
Home daycare$112

Toddler

Center$143
Home daycare$110

Preschool

Center$143
Home daycare$110

School age

Center$115
Home daycare$107

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 Tender Traditions Child Development Home

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered Child Development Home C
License number
#31043
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Apr 15, 2026: 1 rule cited

Rules cited on 2 of 3 visits · 9 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 3
  • Safety and hazards 2
  • Records and paperwork 2
  • Building, equipment and play areas 1
  • Background checks 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. Apr 15, 2026Follow-up visit1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      110.8(1)h

      “Has a minimum of one single-station, battery-operated, UL-approved smoke detector in each child-occupied room and at the top of every stairway.”
  2. Oct 7, 2025Inspection8 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      Rule not named in the record

      “Each smoke detector is tested monthly, and a record is kept for inspection purposes.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      110.8(2)a

      “A safe outdoor play area is maintained in good condition throughout the year.”
    • Records and paperwork

      Rule not named in the record

      “Fire and tornado drills are practiced monthly and documentation kept on file for the current year and previous year.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(1)a

      “Within six months of becoming registered, a physical exam report documented on form 470-5152, Child Care Provider Physical Examination Report, for all household members over the age of 18. Physical exams”
    • Background checks

      110.9(1)b

      “school enrollment or since that time. Documentation from the Department confirming record checks have been completed and authorizing or limiting the person’s involvement with child care.”
    • Records and paperwork

      110.9(4)

      “An individual file is maintained for each child and updated annually or when there are changes. Each file contains:”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(4)e

      “For infants and preschoolers: A statement of health signed by a physician submitted annually.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      110.9(4)g

      “A signed and dated immunization certificate provided by the state Department of Public Health.”
  3. Aug 1, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Jun 23, 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 Tender Traditions Child Development Home licensed?

Yes. Tender Traditions Child Development Home is registered with the state and operating. This is how Iowa authorizes this type of child care.

When was Tender Traditions Child Development Home last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on April 15, 2026, with 1 rule cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Tender Traditions Child Development Home had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 9 rules across 2 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 Tender Traditions Child Development Home's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Tender Traditions Child Development Home?

Dubuque, IA. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.

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