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Licensed daycares in 80232Lakewood, CO

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 80232 — 9 licensed centers and 9 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 63 violations across 52 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.21 violations per inspection, which is below the Lakewood average of 1.86.

7 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 (17 citations), followed by health and medication (16). 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

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

7 providers.

City Of Lakewood B A Program Lasley

Center · Capacity 81 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1393 S Kendall CT · Last inspected Nov 24, 2025

0 violationsActive
Diane Carlson

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Apr 28, 2026

0 violationsActive
Kendrick Lakes Preschool

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1350 S Hoyt St · Last inspected Dec 4, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Cristina Gaeta

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Sep 8, 2025

1 violationActive
Patterson Early Head Start

Center · Capacity 10 · Ages 0 mo – 3 yr · 1470 S. Yarrow St · Last inspected Sep 10, 2025

1 violationActive
Patterson Early Head Start

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1480 S. Yarrow St · Last inspected Sep 10, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Miriam Pacas

Family day home · Capacity 6 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

24 violationsActive
Myriam Garcia

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · NA · Last inspected Jan 14, 2026

21 violationsActive
Kids Smart @ Patterson

Center · Capacity 30 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1263 S Dudley St · Last inspected Feb 20, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 80232

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

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