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Licensed daycares in 80209Denver, CO

There are 11 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80209, with a combined licensed capacity of 937 children. Together they have been cited for 176 violations across 90 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.96 violations per inspection, which is below the Denver average of 2.84.

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 (42 citations), followed by physical safety (32). 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 11 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Dps Ece Lincoln Montessori

Center · Capacity 162 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 710 S Pennsylvania ST · Last inspected Nov 12, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Dps Discovery Link @ Lincoln

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 710 S Pennsylvania St · Last inspected Jan 29, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Dps Ece Cee @ Knight Academy

Center · Capacity 280 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 3245 E Exposition Ave · Last inspected May 26, 2026

40 violationsProbation
Martin School Of Early Education

Center · Capacity 22 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 776 S Lincoln · Last inspected May 4, 2026

35 violationsActive
St Johns Lutheran Church Preschool

Center · Capacity 124 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 700 S Franklin ST · Last inspected Jul 6, 2026

34 violationsProbation

Questions to ask when you tour in 80209

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