Home Colorado Denver ZIP 80204

Licensed daycares in 80204Denver, CO

There are 23 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80204 — 21 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 227 violations across 114 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.99 violations per inspection, which is above the Denver average of 0.93.

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 (55 citations), followed by physical safety (40). 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 23 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Discovery Link @ Eagleton

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 880 Hooker ST · Last inspected Feb 3, 2026

1 violationActive
Dps Ece Colfax Elementary School

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1526 Tennyson ST · Last inspected Nov 4, 2025

1 violationProbation
Rosa Contreras

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Denver Athletic Club Childrens Center

Center · Capacity 174 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1325 Glenarm Pl · Last inspected Feb 11, 2026

41 violationsActive
1080 Learning Center

Center · Capacity 78 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1080 Kalamath ST · Last inspected Dec 4, 2025

23 violationsActive
Catholic Charities Early Childhood @ Mariposa

Center · Capacity 84 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1240 W 10th AVE · Last inspected Sep 18, 2025

19 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 80204

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