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Licensed daycares in 80011Aurora, CO

There are 35 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80011 — 27 licensed centers and 8 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 248 violations across 170 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.46 violations per inspection, which is below the Aurora average of 2.57.

11 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 (51 citations), followed by health and medication (46). 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 35 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

11 providers.

Innovation Learning At Del Mar Academy

Center · Capacity 65 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 12445 E 2nd Ave · Last inspected Aug 21, 2025

0 violationsActive
Joshua Lee

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Apr 27, 2026

0 violationsActive
Kids Tech Child Care Lab Center

Center · Capacity 106 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 500 Airport BLVD · Last inspected Nov 25, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Altura Elementary

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1650 Altura Blvd · Last inspected Feb 2, 2026

1 violationActive
Elkhart Elementary

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1020 Eagle ST · Last inspected Sep 30, 2025

1 violationActive
Ymca @ Charles Burrell Arts K-8

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 875 Peoria St · Last inspected May 20, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

A Plus Learning Center Dba Imagination Plus

Center · Capacity 113 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 15250 E 6th AVE · Last inspected Mar 5, 2026

55 violationsProbation
Patricia Perkins

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Jun 18, 2026

32 violationsActive
Emmanuel Stem International Prs

Center · Capacity 57 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 802 Quari CT · Last inspected Oct 21, 2025

28 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 80011

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

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

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