Here's what I found about being licensed for Iowa,

"Licensed Child Care Center and Preschool:
Iowa law limits the number of children a center may provide child care for without a license or registration as a child development home. A provider caring for six or more children must be registered and when a center cares for seven or more children it must be licensed.

Under licensing a provider applies for a license and the facility is visited and evaluated by a professional staff person who determines if the minimum regulatory requirements are meet or if there is an acceptable plan to meet all the standards before a license is issued. In issuing a license, the Department of Human Service is stating that the provider meets the necessary requirements."

So, looks like I could have up to 6 children without license.

Thanks for the feedback and answers. Glad to hear I may not need a fenced area. Am wondering if anyone has used a large room or two upstairs for daycare. We have two bathrooms upstairs, and 4 bedrooms. Two bedrooms, one large and one smaller could be used for daycare.

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