Iowa Department of Human Services Child Care Regulations

Home Care Providers
 

• Child Development Homes: Comm. 143 Child Development Home Registration Guidelines 2.97mb
  
   

• This site publishes regulations for all registered child care home settings. Iowa follows the American Academy of Pediatrics Back to Sleep recommendations for infant safety. To locate rules on proper sleep position for all infants in child care under the age of one year, refer to this DHS website.

Licensed Child Care Centers
 

• Child Care Licensed Facilities: Child Care Centers and Preschools Licensing Standards and Procedures 1.2mb
  
   

• This site publishes regulations for all child care facilities in Iowa. Iowa supports the American Academy of Pediatrics Back to Sleep recommendations as Best Practice for the safety of all infants. To locate child care rules on proper sleep position for all infants under one year of age cared for in a child care center, refer to this DHS website.