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Licensed daycares in 52653Wapello, IA

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 52653 — 1 licensed center and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 21 violations across 9 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.33 violations per inspection, which is below the Wapello average of 2.89.

One provider has 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

1 provider.

Play Time Day Care And Preschool

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 505 Hwy 61 S · Last inspected Sep 19, 2025

0 violationsActive

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.

Jelissa Stewart

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 231 S Cedar St · Last inspected Oct 22, 2025

15 violationsActive
Amber Chesmore

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 510 N Chestnut ST · Last inspected Oct 22, 2025

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