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Licensed daycares in 50501Fort Dodge, IA

There are 34 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 50501 — 14 licensed centers and 20 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 129 violations across 84 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.54 violations per inspection, which is above the Fort Dodge average of 0.72.

13 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

Every record below comes from Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

13 providers.

Annette Wood

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2428 Elm Dr · Last inspected Sep 17, 2025

0 violationsActive
Brooklyn Clum

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 848 S 18th St

0 violationsActive
Contessa Miller

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1030 Knollcrest Dr · Last inspected Apr 17, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

10 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Afes Youth Center

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 712 3rd St NW · Last inspected Jun 22, 2026

1 violationActive
Fort Dodge Head Start

Center · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 3611 Maple Dr · Last inspected Jan 7, 2026

1 violationActive
Kingdom Kids Of St. Olaf

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 239 N 11th St · Last inspected Apr 3, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

11 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Kat's Around The Clock Childcare, Llc

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1415 N 14th St · Last inspected Mar 31, 2026

21 violationsActive
Lynelle Hammersland-Grady And Chad Grady

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 115 N 17th St · Last inspected Jun 17, 2025

17 violationsActive
Shelly Hoover

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1341 Williams Dr · Last inspected Aug 15, 2025

17 violationsActive

A note on Iowa records

Iowa does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Iowa does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Iowa Department of Health and Human Services on Jul 14, 2026. Source records · Report an error