Hope Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Chariton, Iowa
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The short answer
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
Iowa lists 14 reports: 4 compliance reports, 4 complaint reports and 6 regulation checklists, the latest dated Mar 3, 2026.
On its 5 regulation checklists from the last three years, Iowa marked 21 rules not met, 2 of them on the latest, on Mar 3, 2026.
What its other reports found is in each one, linked with it; this page doesn’t count it.
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Childcare Compliance and Complaint Reports and Regulation checklists (PDF), Childcare Compliance and Complaint Reports. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Regulation checklists (PDF), Childcare Compliance and Complaint Reports. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Mar 3, 2026: regulation checklist5 deficiencies
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Center shall develop procedures for annual staff and volunteer training on emergency plans.
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Center shall develop procedures for annual staff and volunteer training on emergency plans.
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Program space must meet the following conditions: •Room must be arranged so as not to obstruct the direct observation of children by staff. •Individual covered mats, bed, or cots and appropriate bedding will be provided for all children who nap. •Equipment and materials are maintained in a sanitary manner. •Sufficient spacing must be maintained. •The center will have sufficient toilet articles for each child for hand washing.
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Crib or crib-like furniture, waterproof mattress covering, and sufficient bedding that meets CPSC or ASTM standards is provided for each child under two years of age.
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Center directors and all staff have the required contact hours of training.
Jul 3, 2025: regulation checklist1 deficiency
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Any child with special health needs, a written emergency plan. Copy shall accompany child if they leave the premises.
Jun 27, 2024: regulation checklist15 deficiencies
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109.10(1)a
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Recording incidents: Parents shall be notified on the day of the incident involving a child that includes: •Minor injuries. •Minor changes in health status. •Minor behavioral concerns. •Incidents resulting in injury to a child. Shall be verbally notified immediately when there is: •A serious injury to a child. •An incident resulting in significant change in health status. •An incident includes child being involved in inappropriate, sexually acting out behavior. A WRITTEN report, fully documenting every incident, shall be provided to the parent or authorized person. This should be completed by staff that witnessed the incident and retained in child file. Serious injuries and deaths must be reported to the Department within 24 hours.
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Center shall develop procedures for annual staff and volunteer training on emergency plans.
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The center and supervisor shall ensure that staff knows names and number of children assigned. Staff shall provide careful supervision.
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First aid kit: The center shall ensure that a clearly labeled first aid kit that is sufficient to address minor injury or trauma is available and accessible to staff at all times when children are: •In the center. •In the outdoor play area. •On field trips.
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Program provides a curriculum or program of activities that promotes self-esteem and positive self-image, social interaction, self-expression and communication, creative expression, and problem-solving skills.
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Center shall have written policy on discipline of children which provides for positive guidance, with direction for resolving conflict and setting of limits.
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Curriculum or program structure developmentally appropriate and activities designed to the developmental level/needs of children served.
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Requirements and procedures for mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse shall be posted where they can be read by staff and parents.
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Child Care Centers and Preschool Licensing Standards and Procedures shall be available in the center and a notice stating a copy is available for review. Contact information of the child care consultant shall be included in the notice.
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109.6(2)
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All staff(within first 3 months of employment) •Two hours of approved training FOR the mandatory reporting of child abuse. •At least one hour of training regarding universal precautions and infectious disease control. •Certification in American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health institute or MEDIC First Aid infant, child, and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) OR equivalent certification approved by the department. A valid certificate indicating the date of training and expiration date shall be maintained. •Certification in infant, child, and adult first aid that uses a nationally recognized curriculum or is received from a nationally recognized training organization including the American Red Cross,American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute or MEDIC First Aid or an equivalent certification approved by the department.A valid certificate indicating the date of training and expiration date shall be maintained. •Minimum health and safety trainings, approved by the Department. If significant changes occur to content, the Department may require the training be renewed.
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The Director, On-site supervisor, and any person designated a lead in the absence of supervisory staff shall have all completed all pre-service orientation training outlined in 109.7(1).
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All files are updated at least annually and when a change occurs.
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Files contain documentation of injuries, accidents or other child-related incidents.
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Mar 3, 2026 | Child Care Center Evaluation and Recommendation for License | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Regulation checklist | 2 rules marked not met |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Regulation checklist | 3 rules marked not met |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Child Care Center Complaint | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Child Care Center Complaint | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Regulation checklist | 1 rule marked not met |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Child Care Center Evaluation and Recommendation for License | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Regulation checklist | No rules marked not met |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Child Care Center Evaluation and Recommendation for License | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Child Care Center Complaint | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Regulation checklist | 15 rules marked not met |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Child Care Center Complaint | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Child Care Center Evaluation and Recommendation for License | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Regulation checklist | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, Iowa provider number 25991.
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Childcare Compliance and Complaint Reports. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Iowa acted against it?
- Iowa’s report list doesn’t show enforcement actions; any are written in the reports themselves.
Who does the caring?
- Iowa’s report list doesn’t show staffing. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Iowa’s report list doesn’t name owners.
How is it rated?
- Iowa’s quality rating (IQ4K) isn’t in its report list, so it isn’t shown here.
How does it compare nearby?
- Providers aren’t compared: Iowa’s checklists don’t cover every visit, and complaint findings aren’t on them.
| Place | |
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| Hope Learning Center This child care provider | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Findings here are the rules Iowa’s regulation checklists from the last three years mark as not met, in the checklists’ own words. What evaluations, letters and complaint investigations found is in those reports, linked with each one, and isn’t counted here.
- Iowa lists a report once it is written up: most within two weeks of the visit, some six weeks or more after it, so a recent visit may not be listed yet.
- Each report is dated the day Iowa created it, which can be weeks after the visit; a checklist is dated the day of the inspection it records.
- Iowa’s report list gives only a provider’s city and county, not its street address, ZIP code or phone number.
- Iowa’s report list doesn’t show quality ratings (IQ4K), capacity, ages served, hours, owners or enforcement actions.
Sources
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Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Childcare Compliance and Complaint Reports.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Regulation checklists (PDF), Childcare Compliance and Complaint Reports.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 19, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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