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Licensed daycares in 80223Denver, CO

There are 17 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80223 — 14 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 96 violations across 60 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.60 violations per inspection, which is below the Denver average of 4.75.

2 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (26 citations), followed by health and medication (21). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Emily Anders

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Aug 22, 2025

0 violationsActive
Saint Rose Of Lima Sunrise Sunset

Center · Capacity 50 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1345 W Dakota AVE · Last inspected Feb 23, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Dps Ece Godsman Elementary

Center · Capacity 80 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 2120 W Arkansas AVE · Last inspected Oct 9, 2025

1 violationActive
Dps Ece Goldrick Elementary School

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1050 S Zuni · Last inspected Feb 23, 2026

1 violationActive
Dps Discovery Link @ Valverde

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 2030 W Alameda Ave · Last inspected Jan 30, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Echinacea Montessori

Center · Capacity 22 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 300 Elati Street · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

13 violationsActive
Iris Rabanales

Family day home · Capacity 4 · Ages 0 mo – 3 yr · NA · Last inspected Feb 27, 2026

11 violationsActive
Florence Crittenton Ece Center

Center · Capacity 108 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 96 S Zuni ST · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

10 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 80223

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

2

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

A note on Colorado records

Colorado 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. Colorado does publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error