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Blue Lake Preschool

A child care center in Carbondale, Colorado 81623

0189 Jw Dr Ste C, Carbondale, Colorado 81623.

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The short answer

Record last released by Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 33 citations in 7 months of the last 46. Last cited May 2026. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean5
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Quality rating
Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

CDEC’s file lists 8 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on May 28, 2026 (Supervisory).

33 citations in all, 2 of them from complaints and Stage II investigations.

Where Colorado posts its reports: Colorado Shines.

Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

When those citations happened

33 citations in 7 months of the last 46. Last cited May 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

33 citations by month over the last 4 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each citation, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

May 28, 2026: supervisory (case 259293)5 citations
  • The individual health care plan must be updated at least every twelve (12) months from the date of the initial plan and as changes occur. The plan must include all information needed to care for the child, must be signed by the health care provider, parent(s)/guardian(s) and must include, but not be limited to, the following:

    Rule 2.218.C.5. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 28, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 29, 2026.

  • Statements of health status of children less than two (2) years of age must be updated as required in writing by the health care provider, or in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care schedule at https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/periodicity_schedule.pdf, (February 2025) herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These recommendations are available at no cost from https://www.aap.org/. These recommendations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Bldg. C, Denver, CO 80246, during regular business hours.

    Rule 2.219.B.3. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 27, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 29, 2026.

  • Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.G. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 28, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 29, 2026.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 28, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 29, 2026.

  • In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

    Rule 2.237.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 28, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 29, 2026.

Mar 27, 2026: follow-up (case 271357)1 citation
  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 27, 2026.

Jul 11, 2025: supervisory (case 236931)4 citations
  • All Department-approved child care health consultants must complete the Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse or neglect. This training must be completed within thirty (30) days of hire and renewed every three (3) years.

    Rule 2.217.C.9. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 14, 2025.

  • Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 14, 2025.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 14, 2025.

  • In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

    Rule 2.237.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 14, 2025.

Aug 6, 2024: supervisory (case 208773)12 citations
  • The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information:

    Rule 2.206.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually.

    Rule 2.212.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees caring for children, not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR, must complete the Department-approved Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. The module must be renewed every two (2) years.

    Rule 2.213.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.G. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • A variety of play equipment and materials appropriate for children’s age, size, developmental needs, and activities must be provided for both indoor and outdoor structured and free play.

    Rule 2.230.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • The maximum height for toddler climbing equipment cannot exceed thirty-two (32) inches.

    Rule 2.230.C.2.a. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • All outdoor play areas used for children’s activities must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to children to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.

    Rule 2.230.C.8. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • If the infant program is in the same building as a facility caring for children of other ages, the infant program must be physically separated in different rooms by walls no less than eight (8) feet and full doors.

    Rule 2.233.B.1. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • If the toddler program is in the same building as a facility caring for children of other ages, the toddler program must be physically separated in different rooms by walls no less than eight (8) feet and full doors.

    Rule 2.233.C.1. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

  • If the toddler program is combined with a large child care center or an infant program, toddler facilities, both indoor and outdoor, must be completely separate from facilities for other age groups, except as allowed by rule sections 2.232(A)(6) and (8). If the facility wishes to provide opportunities for a toddler to have occasional contact with siblings, plans must be approved by the Department licensing representative.

    Rule 2.233.C.2. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024.

Apr 29, 2024: complaints (case 221214)2 citations
  • If the parent(s)/guardian(s) agree(s) that the center should care for a child in the infant program who is eighteen (18) months or older, the center must have on file a written statement from a health care provider confirming that care for the child is appropriate in the infant program.

    Rule 2.218.D. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 30, 2024.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 2.229.L. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 30, 2024.

Nov 15, 2023: follow-up (case 212800)2 citations
  • The licensed room capacity must not be exceeded at any time.

    Rule 7.702.46.A.15.d. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 1, 2023.

  • Items labeled ?keep out of reach of children? must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 7.702.71.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 1, 2023.

Aug 31, 2023: supervisory (case 187865)7 citations
  • All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually.

    Rule 7.702.41.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 30, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and annually, all staff responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of the child immunizations records must complete the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment immunization course.

    Rule 7.702.42.M. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 31, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023.

  • If the parent(s)/guardian(s) agree(s) that the center should care for a child in the toddler program who is twelve (12) months old but not walking independently, or is over thirty-six (36) months old, the center must have on file a written statement from a health care provider confirming that care for the child is appropriate in the toddler program.

    Rule 7.702.5.E. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 31, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 7.702.71.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 31, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023.

  • A variety of play equipment and materials appropriate for children’s age, size, developmental needs, and activities must be provided for both indoor and outdoor structured and free play.

    Rule 7.702.72.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 31, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023.

  • The maximum height for toddler climbing equipment cannot exceed thirty-two (32) inches.

    Rule 7.702.72.C.2.a. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 31, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023.

  • All outdoor play areas used for children?s activities must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to children to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.

    Rule 7.702.72.C.8. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 31, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023.

All 8 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 28, 2026Supervisory (case 259293)5 citations; cleared Jun 29, 2026.
May 28, 2026Complaints (case 273814)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; no citations; cleared Jun 10, 2026.
Mar 27, 2026Follow-up (case 271357)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jul 11, 2025Supervisory (case 236931)4 citations; cleared Jul 14, 2025.
Aug 6, 2024Supervisory (case 208773)12 citations; cleared Aug 15, 2024.
Apr 29, 2024Complaints (case 221214)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; 2 citations; cleared Apr 30, 2024.
Nov 15, 2023Follow-up (case 212800)2 citations; cleared Dec 1, 2023.
Aug 31, 2023Supervisory (case 187865)7 citations; cleared Nov 17, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 114 children: 10 infants, 20 toddlers, 84 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 102605.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

What did complaints and investigations find?

  • CDEC’s file lists 2 complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026. Outcomes, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded (2).
  • Neither CDEC’s roster nor its file of inspections lists enforcement actions, such as fines or the revocation of a licence.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

Complaints and Stage II investigations, newest first
ReceivedCase and outcome, in CDEC’s wordsIn CDEC’s file
May 15, 2026Complaints: UnfoundedReceived May 15, 2026; CDEC contacted the provider May 28, 2026; no citations; cleared Jun 10, 2026; case 273814.
Apr 15, 2024Complaints: UnfoundedReceived Apr 15, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Apr 29, 2024; 2 citations; cleared Apr 30, 2024; case 221214.

Who does the caring?

  • Colorado doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual programs in this dataset.

Who owns it?

  • Colorado’s dataset lists its governing body as NA.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

How is it rated?

  • Colorado Shines: Level 5 of five, as Colorado rates it (awarded Jan 31, 2024, valid until Sep 30, 2027).
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Programs aren’t compared with each other here: CDEC’s file doesn’t grade its citations by how serious they are.
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Place
Blue Lake Preschool This child care providerNot given

What the record doesn’t say

  • Inspections, investigations and complaints are from the file CDEC sent for a data request, from Jan 1, 2023, and the file it sends each month since. CDEC says its file may miss a program licensed during that time that is no longer licensed, and that its records may change as they are updated or finalized.
  • CDEC’s file gives each rule cited, its category, and the days set to correct it and to clear the case, but not what the inspector wrote: Colorado Shines has each monitoring report. CDEC doesn’t grade citations by how serious they are.
  • This page is built from the dataset of licensed child care facilities CDEC publishes monthly on data.colorado.gov, so a program licensed or closed since may be missing or still shown. It leaves out 24-hour licence types and care that is exempt from licensing.
  • Colorado’s roster carries no enforcement actions, hours or staffing levels.

Sources

  • Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report (data.colorado.gov, a9rr-k8mu).

    Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). data.colorado.gov’s terms ask for this disclaimer: “The data made available here has been modified for use from its original source, which is the State of Colorado. THE STATE OF COLORADO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTY AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. THE STATE OF COLORADO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The data is subject to change as modifications and updates are complete. It is understood that the information contained in the Web feed is being used at one’s own risk.” Facts are extracted; monitoring reports are not republished.

  • Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it. No licence stated: CDEC sent this file for a data request that said it would be shown on a free public website. Its disclaimer says the data “is now subject to open records law”. Shown free, never sold.

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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