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Licensed daycares in 51031Le Mars, IA

There are 11 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 51031 — 8 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 20 violations across 34 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.59 violations per inspection, which is below the Le Mars average of 1.56.

7 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

7 providers.

Gehlen Catholic Preschool/Daycare

Center · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 709 Plymouth St NE · Last inspected Jan 12, 2026

0 violationsActive
Guardian Angel Preschool And Daycare

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1391 1st St SE · Last inspected Jan 12, 2026

0 violationsActive
Le Mars Head Start & Early Head Start

Center · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 180 10th St SE · Last inspected Apr 21, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Crittenton Child Development Center

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 601 12th St SW · Last inspected Mar 17, 2026

1 violationActive
Gehlen Y Club

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 709 Plymouth St SE · Last inspected Dec 16, 2025

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.

Amanda Heitritter

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1135 Central Ave SW · Last inspected Mar 6, 2026

12 violationsActive
Alyssa Kertels

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 100 13th Ave SE · Last inspected Nov 20, 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