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Licensed daycares in 80026Lafayette, CO

There are 40 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80026 — 35 licensed centers and 5 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 409 violations across 175 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.34 violations per inspection, which is below the Lafayette average of 4.48.

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 (92 citations), followed by health and medication (91). 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.

Bvsd Alicia Sanchez Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 655 Sir Galahad DR · Last inspected Sep 23, 2025

0 violationsActive
Bvsd Ryan Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1405 Centaur Village DR · Last inspected Mar 10, 2026

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.

Boulder Young Explorers

Center · Capacity 90 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1370 FOREST PARK CIRCLE · Last inspected Mar 12, 2026

1 violationActive
Bvsd Pioneer Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 101 Baseline RD · Last inspected Sep 29, 2025

1 violationActive
Bvsd Sac Sanchez Elementary

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 655 Sir Galahad · Last inspected Sep 23, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Ymca Of Bldr Valley @ Arapahoe Branch

Center · Capacity 300 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 2800 Dagny WAY · Last inspected Apr 2, 2026

42 violationsActive
Take A Break

Center · Capacity 182 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 408 W Baseline RD · Last inspected Aug 20, 2025

41 violationsActive
Autana Montessori School

Center · Capacity 86 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1305 Plaza Ct N · Last inspected Sep 9, 2025

33 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 80026

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