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Licensed daycares in 51301Spencer, IA

There are 14 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 51301 — 6 licensed centers and 8 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 34 violations across 38 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.89 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Spencer average of 0.81.

8 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

8 providers.

Dawn Grimmius

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 804 1st Ave SW · Last inspected Apr 7, 2026

0 violationsActive
Diane Birdsall

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1010 E 17th St · Last inspected Apr 2, 2026

0 violationsActive
First English Christian Preschool

Center · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 1311 E 18th St · Last inspected Sep 29, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Sacred Heart School Pre-K

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1111 4th Ave W · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

1 violationActive
Spencer Family Ymca Dvergsten Center

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1001 11th Ave W · Last inspected Jan 8, 2026

1 violationActive
Trinity Preschool & Daycare

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 900 11th Ave W · Last inspected Jul 31, 2025

2 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.

Carla Walker

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 718 4th Ave SE · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

23 violationsActive
Mercedes Moeller

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1604 3rd Ave E · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

4 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