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Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr

Waterloo, IA

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About Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr

Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr is a licensed child care center in Waterloo, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 4 rules across 1 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Black Hawk County has a median price of $168 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Black Hawk County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$168
Home daycare$113

Toddler

Center$145
Home daycare$111

Preschool

Center$145
Home daycare$111

School age

Center$116
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 Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Center
License number
#52237
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jul 21, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 1 of 3 visits · 4 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 3
  • Building, equipment and play areas 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. Jul 21, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Sep 9, 2025Inspection4 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)a

    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(3)

      “Infectious disease control: Centers shall establish policies and procedures related to infection disease control and use of universal precautions with handling of bodily fluid. Soiled diapers shall be stored in containers separate from other waste.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.12(4)b

      “Each infant and toddler shall be diapered in a sanitary manner as frequently as needed at a central diapering area. Diapering, sanitation, and hand-washing procedures shall be posted and implemented in every diapering area. There shall be at least one changing table for every 15 infants.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.9(2)d

      “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.”
  3. Nov 22, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Nov 1, 2023Inspection8 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)d

      “Record of monthly inspections of outdoor recreation area and equipment shall be kept.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      109.11(3)a

      “Center shall ensure that: 1. Facility and premises are sanitary, safe, and hazard free. 2. Adequate indoor and outdoor space is provided. The outdoor area shall include safe play equipment and area of shade. 3. Sufficient space provided for dining. 4. Sufficient lighting shall be provided. 5. Sufficient ventilation. 6. Sufficient heating. 7. sufficient cooling. 8. Sufficient bathroom and diapering facilities. 9. Equipment, including kitchen appliances, are maintained so as not to result in burns, shock, or injury to children. 10. Sanitation and safety procedures for the center are developed and implemented to reduce risk or injury or harm to children and reduce transmission of disease.”
    • Other rules

      109.10(1)a

    • Health, medication and illness

      109.10(3)b

      “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.”
    • Safety and hazards

      109.10(3)a

      “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.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      109.12(5)b

      “• Infants diapered in a sanitary manner as needed in central diapering area. • One changing table for every 15 infants/toddlers needing diaper changes. • Diapering, sanitation, and handwashing procedures posted and implemented in central diapering area.”
    • 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.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      109.8(2)

      “Ratio maintained in center as required by age.”

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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Questions about Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr

Is Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr licensed?

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

When was Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr last inspected?

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on July 21, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 4 rules across 1 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 Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Tri-County Head Start Learning and Community Ctr?

Waterloo, IA.

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