Darlene Coleman
A registered child development home A in Waterloo, 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 4 reports: 2 compliance reports and 2 regulation checklists, the latest dated Jun 22, 2026.
On its 2 regulation checklists from the last three years, Iowa marked 39 rules not met, 39 of them on the latest, on Jun 22, 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 24, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 22, 2026: regulation checklist39 deficiencies
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If absence is planned, care is provided by a DHS-approved substitute.
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Is present at all times, except if emergencies occur or an absence is planned.
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All standards regarding supervision and care of children apply to substitutes.
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Except in emergency situations, the provider must inform parents in advance of the planned use of a substitute.
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The substitute must be 18 years of age or older.
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Use of a substitute is limited to: •No more than 25 hours per month. •An additional period of up to two weeks in a 12-month period. These limitations do not apply when the provider is engaged in jury duty or official duties related to the provider’s membership on a state board, committee, or policy-related body.
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The provider maintains a written record of the number of hours substitute care is provided, including the date and the name of the substitute.
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Substitutes. The provider shall assume responsibility for providing adequate and appropriate supervision at all times when children are in attendance. Any designated substitute shall have the same responsibility for providing adequate and appropriate supervision. Ultimate responsibility for supervision shall be with the provider.
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All travel vehicles must have a paper copy of emergency parent contact information.
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Number for each child’s parent, a person who can be reached when the parent cannot and child’s physician is written on paper and readily accessible by the working telephone.
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Each smoke detector is tested monthly, and a record is kept for inspection purposes.
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Fire and tornado drills are practiced monthly and documentation kept on file for the current year and previous year.
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Infants are placed on firm mattress with tight fitted sheet that meets CPSC standards.
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Infants shall not be allowed to sleep on bed, sofa, air mattress, or other soft surface.
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Provider shall follow safe sleep practices as recommended by AAP for infants under one year of age.
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No child is allowed to sleep in items not designed for sleeping, including but not limited to, infant seat, car seat, swing, bouncy seat.
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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. No restraining devices are used.
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Items used for sleeping are used in compliance with manufacturing standards for age and weight of the child.
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Documentation from the Department confirming record checks have been completed and authorizing or limiting the person’s involvement with child care.
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Within six months of approval, a Physical exam report documented on form 470-5152, Child Care Provider Physical Examination Report, which is repeated at least every three years.
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Certification of two hours of approved training relating to identification and reporting of child abuse within three months of employment.
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Certification in infant and child first-aid that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. If they are unable to locate first aid training that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, they must complete both a first aid course and CPR.
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Certification or other documentation that minimum health and safety training as identified in 110.10(1)“a” has been completed within three months or prior to providing substitute care, whichever occurs first.
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Identifying information including, at a minimum, the child’s name, birth date, parent’s name, address, telephone number, special needs of the child, and the parent’s work address and telephone number.
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Emergency information including where the parent can be reached, the name, street address, city, and telephone of the child’s regular doctor, and the name, telephone number, and relationship to the child of another adult available in case of emergency.
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A signed medical consent from the parent authorizing emergency treatment.
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For infants and preschoolers: An admission physical examination, on the first day of attendance, including past health history, status of present health, allergies and restrictive conditions, and recommendations for continued care when necessary. The date of the exam is not more than 12 months before the child’s first day of attendance.
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For school-aged children: On the first day of attendance, a statement of health status signed by the parent or legal guardian or admission physical examination that is not more than 12 months from the child’s first day.
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For infants and preschoolers: A statement of health signed by a physician submitted annually.
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For school aged children: An annual statement of health condition signed by the parent or legal guardian, annually from date of statement of health or admission physical.
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For each school-age child, record of a physical exam completed at the time of school enrollment or since.
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A signed and dated immunization certificate provided by the state Department of Public Health.
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Written emergency plans for children with allergies. Must accompany child if away from facility.
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Documentation signed by the parent which names persons authorized to pick up the child, their telephone number, and relationship to the child.
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Written permission from the parent(s) for their child to attend activities away from the child development home.
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Injury report forms to document injuries requiring first aid or medical care.
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If a child meets definition of homelessness, required medical documentation is obtained within 60 days of enrollment.
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An individual file is maintained for each substitute and contains:
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An individual file is maintained for each child and updated annually or when there are changes. Each file contains:
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jun 22, 2026 | Homes Evaluation and Recommendation | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Regulation checklist | 39 rules marked not met |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Homes Evaluation and Recommendation | Findings are in Iowa’s report |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Regulation checklist | No rules marked not met |
Is it licensed?
- Registered Child Development Home A, Iowa provider number 42547.
- Category A.
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Childcare Compliance and Complaint Reports. Checked Oct 24, 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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| Darlene Coleman 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.
- Iowa’s lists show checklists for child development homes only from July 2025; earlier visits to homes have letters, linked but not counted.
Sources
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Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Childcare Compliance and Complaint Reports.
Checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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