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Licensed daycares in 81301Durango, CO

There are 32 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 81301 — 31 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 264 violations across 156 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.69 violations per inspection, which is below the Durango average of 3.37.

One provider has 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 (60 citations), followed by physical safety (50). 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

1 provider.

Chapman Pavillion - Durango Parks & Rec

Center · Capacity 25 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 500 Florida Rd · Last inspected May 21, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Durango School Dist 9R / Kid's Camp Riverview

Center · Capacity 50 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 2900 Mesa AVE · Last inspected Sep 4, 2025

1 violationActive
Explorers Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Center · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1915 E 3rd Ave · Last inspected Feb 5, 2026

1 violationActive
Park Preschool

Center · Capacity 32 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 510 E 6th AVE · Last inspected Jan 6, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Mercy Employee Childcare

Center · Capacity 54 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1225 Three Springs BLVD · Last inspected May 28, 2026

35 violationsProbation
Little Bear Childcare Center

Center · Capacity 10 · Ages 0 mo – 3 yr · 150 Tech Drive suite F · Last inspected Sep 18, 2025

24 violationsActive
Campbell Child And Family Center

Center · Capacity 78 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 0 Units 29 30 31 Fam Ho · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

20 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 81301

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. 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

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

3

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

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