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Licensed daycares in 81321 — Cortez, CO
There are 9 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 81321 — 8 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 199 violations across 56 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.55 violations per inspection, which is above the Cortez average of 1.19.
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 supervision (34 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (30). 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
3 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
6 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 81321
Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?
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