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Licensed daycares in 80452Idaho Springs, CO

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80452, with a combined licensed capacity of 300 children. Together they have been cited for 43 violations across 15 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.87 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Idaho Springs average of 3.20.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (12 citations), followed by supervision (12). 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 5 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Carlson Early Childhood Program

Center · Capacity 50 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 320 Chicago Creek Road · Last inspected Mar 11, 2026

10 violationsActive
Ccmrd Kidz Korner

Center · Capacity 15 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 320 CO 103 · Last inspected May 19, 2026

10 violationsActive
Maurice B. Shwayder Cmp Templ Emanuel

Center · Capacity 170 · 9118 State HWY 103 · Last inspected Jul 7, 2025

9 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 80452

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

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

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