237A.4 Inspection and evaluation.
The department shall make periodic inspections of licensed centers to ensure compliance with licensing requirements provided in this chapter, and the local boards of health may make periodic inspections of licensed centers to ensure compliance with health-related licensing requirements provided in this chapter. The department may inspect records maintained by a licensed center and may inquire into matters concerning these centers and the persons in charge. The department shall require that the center be inspected by the state fire marshal or a designee for compliance with rules relating to fire safety before a license is granted or renewed. The department or a designee may periodically visit registered child development homes for the purpose of evaluation of an inquiry into matters concerning compliance with rules adopted under section 237A.12. Evaluation of child development homes under this section may include consultative services provided pursuant to section 237A.6.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §237A.4]
85 Acts, ch 173, §19; 99 Acts, ch 192, §12; 2002 Acts, ch 1142, §13, 31
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 237A - CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Section 237A.2 - Licensing of child care centers.
Section 237A.3 - Child care homes.
Section 237A.3A - Child development homes.
Section 237A.3B - Smoking prohibited.
Section 237A.4 - Inspection and evaluation.
Section 237A.4A - Child care regulatory fee — child care facility fund.
Section 237A.6 - Consultative services.
Section 237A.7 - Confidential information.
Section 237A.8 - Violations — actions against license or registration.
Section 237A.13 - State child care assistance.
Section 237A.14 - Child care assistance — graduated eligibility phase-out.
Section 237A.21 - State child care advisory council.
Section 237A.22 - Duties of state child care advisory council and department.
Section 237A.23 - Child care training and development system.
Section 237A.25 - Consumer information.
Section 237A.26 - Statewide resource and referral services.
Section 237A.27 - Crisis child care.
Section 237A.28 - Child care credit fund.
Section 237A.29 - Public funding of child care — sanctions.
Section 237A.30 - Voluntary child care quality rating system.