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Licensed daycares in 80129Highlands Ranch, CO

There are 30 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80129 — 22 licensed centers and 8 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 161 violations across 147 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.10 violations per inspection, which is below the Highlands Ranch average of 1.32.

6 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 (37 citations), followed by health and medication (34). 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.

Compare all 30 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

6 providers.

Base Programs

Center · Capacity 95 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1305 Timbervale TRL · Last inspected Jan 7, 2026

0 violationsActive
Base Programs

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 2861 Baneberry CT · Last inspected Nov 12, 2025

0 violationsActive
Douglas Cty Schl Coyote Creek

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 2861 Banberry CT · Last inspected Nov 12, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Ben Franklin Academy Preschool

Center · Capacity 32 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 2270 Plaza DR · Last inspected Apr 16, 2026

1 violationActive
Kelly Baker

Family day home · Capacity 6 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Jan 22, 2026

1 violationActive
Lightning Bolts Base

Center · Capacity 65 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 2270 Plaza DR · Last inspected Sep 8, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Kindercare Learning Centers Llc

Center · Capacity 152 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 9290 Ridgeline BLVD · Last inspected Jun 17, 2026

39 violationsStatus unclear — see state record
Little People's Landing

Center · Capacity 91 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 122 Plaza Drive · Last inspected May 7, 2026

30 violationsActive
Primrose School At Highlands Ranch

Center · Capacity 158 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 9055 S Ridgeline Blvd · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

27 violationsProbation

Questions to ask when you tour in 80129

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