Child Care Statistics

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Child Care Capacity Statistics

To help put the information below in context, the Department has provided information about total maximum capacity by type of care. Please note that the capacity numbers below are based on the maximum number of children allowed to care for in Iowa's programs. Programs may or may not be caring for the maximum number of children allowed by regulation.

Maximum Capacity by Type of Care

Substantiated Child Abuse

FOUNDED: Based on a preponderance of credible evidence available to HHS, the allegation of abuse is confirmed and it is the type of abuse that requires placement on the Child Abuse Registry.

CONFIRMED: Based on a preponderance of all of the credible evidence available to HHS, the allegation of abuse is confirmed; however, the abuse will not be placed on the Child Abuse Registry.

Substantiated Child Abuse in a Child Care Setting by Provider Type

Substantiated Child Abuse in a Child Care Setting by Abuse Type

Child Deaths That Occurred in a Child Care Setting

Serious Injury

Serious Injuries include:

• Disabling mental illness
• Bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death, causes serious permanent disfigurement, or causes protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ
• Any injury to a child that requires surgical repair and necessitates the administration of general anesthesia
• Includes but is not limited to skill fractures, rib fractures, metaphyseal fractures of the long bones of children under the age of 4 years.

Serious Injuries That Occurred in a Child Care Setting