Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary
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About Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary
Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary is a licensed child care center in Urbandale, Iowa. It is licensed by the state.
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 3 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Polk County has a median price of $177 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
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Inspection reports for Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary
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- Licensed and operating
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- #43773
Summary
3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Oct 28, 2025: 2 rules cited
Rules cited on 2 of 3 visits · 3 rules in all
- Health, medication and illness 1
- Safety and hazards 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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Oct 28, 2025Inspection2 rules cited
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.”
109.10(13)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.”
Nov 5, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
109.9(1)b
“All files contain: 1. A signed copy of DHS criminal history record check or any other permission form approved by the Department of public Safety for conducting an Iowa or national criminal history check. 2. A copy of Request for Child Abuse Information. 3. Copies of the results of Iowa records checks conducted. 4. Copies of national criminal history check results. 5. Any Department-issued documents sent to the center related to records check.”
- Nov 13, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
Oct 20, 2022Inspection2 rules cited
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.”
109.15(1)
“• 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.”
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Is Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary licensed?
Yes. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary last inspected?
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services lists the most recent visit on October 28, 2025, with 2 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 3 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 Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary's hours?
Its hours are not listed.
Where is Urbandale Adventuretime-Karen Acres Elementary?
Urbandale, IA.