Daycares in Iowa City, IA
All 74 licensed child care facilities in Iowa City, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
Typical cost in Iowa: about $915/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Iowa →
74licensed daycares
4.3average safety rating
81%with a clean record
14with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanca Castaneda2355 Nor ST | 4.4★ | 1 | — |
| 2 | Learning Begins at Home Daycare LLC1037 Cross Park Ave Unit C | 4.4★ | None | — |
| 3 | Lincoln Before and After School Program300 Teeters Ct | 4.4★ | None | — |
| 4 | Little Angels Learning Center214 E Jefferson St | 4.4★ | 1 | — |
| 5 | Regina Elementary PM Program2120 Rochester Ave | 4.4★ | None | — |
| 6 | Stephanie Carter1814 Hollywood Ct | 4.4★ | 1 | — |
| 7 | Thelma Ware1944 Grantwood St | 4.4★ | None | — |
| 8 | Bill Reagan Children's Center2620 Muscatine Ave | 4.4★ | 1 | — |
| 9 | Lionheart Early Learning2717 Northgate Dr | 4.4★ | None | — |
| 10 | Lydie Tchombana3301 Wintergreen Dr | 4.4★ | 1 | — |
| 11 | 4Cs Home Ties Child Care Center405 Myrtle Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 12 | ABC Childcare Inc1 Amber Ln | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 13 | Abigail Cicman525 Westgate Street 2M | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 14 | Alice's Rainbow Child Care Center421 Melrose Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 15 | Alyce Winters2160 Taylor Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 16 | Angela Pagan709 Bay Ridge DR | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 17 | April Cardenas1319 Sundown Rdg | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 18 | Blandine Mavanga3428 S Jamie Ln | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 19 | Cadence Academy Preschool - Iowa City325 S Dubuque St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 20 | Carol Spangler3217 Shamrock Drive | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 21 | Christ the King Christian Preschool325 Mormon Trek Blvd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 22 | Cynthia Rivera523 Mineral Point Ln | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 23 | Dominique Blount3550 Shamrock Place | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 24 | Early Explorers603 Greenwood Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 25 | Emma Eldeen1805 High St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 26 | HACAP Head Start- Iowa City Bloomington318 E Bloomington St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 27 | HACAP Head Start-Waterfront367 Southgate Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 28 | Hundred Acre Woods263 Scott Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 29 | Jackie Perkins28 Gryn Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 30 | Jazzy Care LLC785 McCollister Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 31 | Julie Jensen6 Arbor Cir | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 32 | KCE Champions LLC @ Hoover Elementary1355 Barrington Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 33 | KCE Champions LLC @ Horn Elementary600 Koser Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 34 | KCE Champions LLC @ Lucas Elementary830 Southlawn Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 35 | Kesha Gibson1896 N Dubuque Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 36 | Kiddie Konnection Inc2707 Muscatine Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 37 | Kids Depot of Iowa City502 Reno St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 38 | Kirkwood School for Children1107 Kirkwood Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 39 | Kristine Duncan1209 Arthur St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 40 | La Petite Academy1504 Mall Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 41 | Lemme BASP3100 E Washington St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 42 | Longfellow Key BASP1130 Seymour Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 43 | Mann Before and After School Program521 N Dodge St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 44 | Mary Jo Small Child Care Center at Brookland Woods309 Melrose Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 45 | Michelle Wilkinson40 Larkspur Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 46 | Miracle Vaughn416 Elmridge Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 47 | Morris Early Childhood Center2916 Northgate Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 48 | NCJC - Towncrest1041 Arthur St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 49 | NCJC-Alexander BASP3571 Sycamore St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 50 | NCJC-Broadway2105 Broadway St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 51 | NCJC-Grant Wood1930 Lakeside Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 52 | NCJC-Mark Twain BASP1355 DeForest Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 53 | NCJC-Pheasant Ridge2651 Roberts Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 54 | Olympia Genus2302 Catskill Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 55 | Our Redeemer Preschool2301 E Court St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 56 | Parkview Christian Preschool15 Foster Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 57 | Patricia Walker1424 Broadway St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 58 | Rania Noureldin1726 California AVE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 59 | Regina Early Childhood Center2140 Rochester Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 60 | Sanagbeni Nayante273 Paddock Cir | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 61 | Shalom Christian Preschool & Day Care1715 Mormon Trek Blvd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 62 | Shannan Baker605 5th Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 63 | Shimek BASP1400 Grissel Pl | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 64 | Sifa Ebinda202 Cayman ST | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 65 | Tamarack Discovery School14 S Linn St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 66 | Tiasha Daniels2418 Aster Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 67 | UIHC Child Care Center109 Newton Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 68 | Unice Diayen446 Hawaii Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 69 | Weber Before and After School Program3850 Rohret Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 70 | Willowwind School950 Dover St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 71 | Blanca Zambrano-Ruiz2409 Aster Ave | 4.3★ | 1 | — |
| 72 | North Star Child Care Center1839 B St | 4.2★ | 1 | — |
| 73 | Shanell Fouch1248 Esther Ct | 4.2★ | 1 | — |
| 74 | Sonia Henderson2031 Western Rd | 4.2★ | 1 | — |
Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.
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