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Licensed daycares in 51012Cherokee, IA

There are 9 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 51012 — 4 licensed centers and 5 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 21 violations across 21 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.00 violations per inspection, which is below the Cherokee average of 1.37.

3 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

3 providers.

Cherokee Head Start

Center · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 1006 N Roosevelt St · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

0 violationsActive
Kathy Peterson

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 912 W Willow St

0 violationsActive
Stacy Mcgee

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 444 N Roosevelt Ave

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Creative Minds Daycare

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1030 S 2nd St · Last inspected Jul 28, 2025

1 violationActive
Trinity Lutheran Preschool

Center · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 1827 530th St · Last inspected Nov 24, 2025

1 violationActive
Kelly Steward

Family day home · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · 716 Hyland Ave · Last inspected Jun 24, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Margie Mesler

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 600 E Spruce St · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

6 violationsActive
Michelle Nelson

Family day home · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 705 Rock Island Ave · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

6 violationsActive
Cherokee Daycare

Center · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 400 N Roosevelt Ave · Last inspected Aug 12, 2025

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