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Licensed daycares in 80909Colorado Springs, CO

There are 22 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80909 — 19 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 154 violations across 108 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.43 violations per inspection, which is above the Colorado Springs average of 0.85.

3 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 (44 citations), followed by health and medication (29). 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

3 providers.

Erica Lopez Brambila

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Apr 10, 2026

0 violationsActive
Leading Edge At Queen Palmer Elementary

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1921 E Yampa St · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

0 violationsActive
The Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 0 mo – 3 yr · 2115 Afton WAY · Last inspected Apr 22, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Carver Cpcd Preschool

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 4740 Artistic CIR · Last inspected Mar 2, 2026

1 violationActive
Queen Palmer Cpcd Preschool

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1921 E Yampa · Last inspected Mar 17, 2026

1 violationActive
Early Childhood Education/Queen Palmer

Center · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1921 E Yampa St · Last inspected Apr 2, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Ascension Children's Learning Center

Center · Capacity 54 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 2505 N Circle DR · Last inspected Jun 11, 2026

23 violationsActive
Family Center For Learning

Center · Capacity 32 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 2115 Afton WAY · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

23 violationsActive
Colorado Springs Red Shield

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 908 Yuma ST · Last inspected Jun 11, 2026

21 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 80909

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