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Complete required training. Complete Background Checks and Fingerprinting (forms included in your registration packet). Complete the registration packet with a CCR&R Child Care Consultant. Pre-Inspection of your home by the Department of Human Services (DHS).

Child Care Organizations Provide non-residential care for children. Be licensed by the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS); exempt from licensing but with proper health and safety inspections; a Head Start center; or preschool funded by the Iowa Department of Education.

Cost at child care centers In 2021 the average cost of care per week at licensed child care programs in Iowa was: $218 per week for infants and young toddlers. $198 per week for 2-year-olds. $186 per week for 3-year-olds.

In-Home Daycare Create your account in Iowa's Early Childhood and School Age Professional Workforce Registry (i-PoWeR). i-PoWeR is an online tool where child care professionals can locate and enroll for approved Department of Human Services (DHS) professional development. Complete required training.

The law increases income limits for the state assistance program. But a child's parent or guardian must work or participate in an approved educational or training program for 32 hours a week to qualify ? four hours more than previously required. Democratic lawmakers criticized the additional hours.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS Child Care Workers or Teachers: Must be at least 16 years old. Registered Child Development Homes Iowa law limits the number of children a home may provide child care for, whether the home is registered or not. A nonregistered child care home may care for up to five children.