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Iowa State Contact Information

Licensing Agency
(For center-based child care)
Department of Human Services
Adult, Children and Family Services
Child Day Care Unit
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-4357
Fax: 515-281-4597
Licensing Agency
(For family child care)
Department of Human Services Adult, Children and Family Services
Child Day Care Unit
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-3186
Fax: 515-281-4597
Head Start Collaboration Liaison
Anita Varme
Iowa Department of Education
Office of Educational Services for Children, Families, and Communities
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 242-6024
Fax: (515) 242-6025
Child Care Administrator
Iowa Department of Human Services
Division of ACFS
Hoover State Office Building--5th Floor
Des Moines IA 50319-0114
Phone: 515-281-3186
Fax: 515-281-4597
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Bureau of Collections
Department of Human Services
Hoover Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-5580
Fax: (515) 281-8854
Child Care Food Program Administrator
Chief
Bureau of Food and Nutrition
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-5356
Child Abuse Reporting Hotline
(800) 362-2178
State Resource and Referral Network Contact
Iowa Child Care and Early Education Network
Marla Sheffler
CCR&R of Central Iowa
550 11th Street Suite 204
Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 883-1206