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Licensed daycares in 50014Ames, IA

There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 50014 — 4 licensed centers and 9 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 19 violations across 39 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.49 violations per inspection, which is below the Ames average of 1.55.

6 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

6 providers.

Acpc-Edwards

Center · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 820 Miller Ave · Last inspected Sep 30, 2025

0 violationsActive
Acpc-Sawyer

Center · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 4316 Ontario St · Last inspected Nov 13, 2025

0 violationsActive
Adventures Preschool

Center · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 2622 Lincoln Way · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Formative Years Growing And Learning Center

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 4510 Todd Dr · Last inspected Aug 15, 2025

1 violationActive
Julianne Faas

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 5002 Clemens Blvd · Last inspected Oct 30, 2025

1 violationActive
Rachel Weiss

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 124 Hartford Dr · Last inspected Jul 13, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Natalie Short

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 904 Arkansas Ave · Last inspected Jun 11, 2026

6 violationsActive
Little Peoples Childcare & Exploratory

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 306 N Franklin Ave · Last inspected May 29, 2026

6 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