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Licensed daycares in 80301Boulder, CO

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80301, with a combined licensed capacity of 1,468 children. Together they have been cited for 176 violations across 95 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.85 violations per inspection, which is below the Boulder average of 4.52.

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 (43 citations), followed by physical safety (28). 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 18 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Bvsd Heatherwood Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 7750 Concord DR RM 121 · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

1 violationActive
Golden Aspen Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 28 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 4775 Cambridge St. · Last inspected Sep 25, 2025

1 violationActive
The Acorn School For Early Childhood Dev.

Center · Capacity 135 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 2845 Wilderness PL · Last inspected Jul 6, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Inspire Preschool @ Boulder Ymca

Center · Capacity 101 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 2850 Mapleton Ave · Last inspected Dec 15, 2025

34 violationsActive
Scuttlebugs Boulder

Center · Capacity 76 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 3735 Iris Ave · Last inspected Jun 11, 2026

18 violationsProbation
Boulder Bilingual Childcare, Inc.

Center · Capacity 64 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 2700 29th ST · Last inspected Sep 26, 2025

15 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 80301

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