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Licensed daycares in 81303Durango, CO

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 81303 — 2 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 25 violations across 17 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.47 violations per inspection, which is above the Durango average of 1.19.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (6 citations), followed by physical safety (5). 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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1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Allison Kasten

Family day home · Capacity 6 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected May 19, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Cross Bar X Youth Ranch

Center · Capacity 45 · 2111 County Road 222 · Last inspected Jul 1, 2026

9 violationsActive
Florida Mesa Preschool

Center · Capacity 32 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 216 Highway 172 · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

9 violationsActive
Cayla Bradshaw

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 81303

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 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