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Thorne Nature Experience Summer Camp Chautauq

A school-age child care center in Boulder, Colorado 80303

355 Ponca Place, Boulder, Colorado 80303.

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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 19 citations in 4 months of the last 46. Last cited Jul 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 6 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Jul 30, 2026 (Supervisory).

19 citations in all.

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

19 citations in 4 months of the last 46. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

19 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.

Jul 30, 2026: supervisory (case 236045)5 citations
  • At all times during the operating hours of the facility, except for foster care homes, the facility/agency must post the current child care license in a prominent and conspicuous location easily observable by those entering the child care facility.

    Rule 2.127.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026.

  • At all times during the operating hours of a family child care home, child care center, school-age child care center, or children’s resident camp, the facility must post its most recent licensing inspection report or a notice as to where the report may be reviewed at the facility by the parent or legal guardian of a child or their designee.

    Rule 2.127.B. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026.

  • At all times during the operating hours of a family child care home, child care center, preschool, school-age child care center, children’s resident camp and Neighborhood Youth Organization, the facility must post in a prominent and conspicuous location information regarding the procedures for filing a complaint with the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, including the telephone number and mailing address.

    Rule 2.127.C. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026.

  • Emergency drills, lockdown and active shooter on premises drills must be held at least quarterly but often enough so that all occupants are familiar with the drill procedure and their conduct during a drill is a matter of established routine. Fire drills must be held monthly and be consistent with local fire department procedures. Tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. A record of all emergency drills held over the past twelve (12) months must be maintained by the facility or center, including date and time of drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate.

    Rule 2.138.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026.

  • For security purposes, a sign-in/sign-out sheet or other mechanism for parent(s) or guardian(s) must be maintained daily by the center. The sign-in/sign-out mechanism must include, for each child in care, the date, the child’s name, the time when the child arrived and left the center, and the parent(s) or guardian(s) signature or other unique identifier

    Rule 2.506.A. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026.

Jul 30, 2026: staff/Child Files (case 277228)2 citations
  • At the time of enrollment, and upon amendments to policies and procedures, the center must give the parent(s) or guardian(s)) the center’s policies and procedures and provide the opportunity to ask questions. Written copies must be available either electronically or in hard copy. The center must obtain a signed document stating that the parent(s) or guardian(s) have received the policies and procedures, and by signing the policies and procedures document, the parent(s) or guardian(s) agree to follow, accept the conditions of, and give authorization and approval for the activities described in the policies and procedures.

    Rule 2.505.A. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026.

  • Schools are required to comply with the immunization requirements as stated in 6 CCR 1009-2. Documentation of school-required immunization status or Certificate of Medical or Nonmedical Exemption, is required by the Colorado Board of Health. Up-to-date school-required immunizations must be documented as specified on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Certificate of Immunization or on an “approved alternate” Certificate of Immunization. Colorado law requires proof of immunization status or exemption be provided prior to or on the first (1st) day of admission. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regulation at 6 CCR 1009-2:VI(A), (May 15, 2023), no later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at no cost at https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/Welcome.do. These regulations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Denver, CO 80246, during regular business hours..

    Rule 2.512.B.2. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026.

Jul 30, 2026: injury (case 276778)1 citation
  • Within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the occurrence of a critical incident at the facility or within twenty-four (24) hours of a child’s return to the facility the licensee must report in writing to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: An injury to a child that requires medical attention by a health care professional or admission to a hospital, whether or not treatment was given. This report must be completed in the online injury system within 24 hours of an incident. If a provider is unable to access the online system, you must use the paper form, and submit the form to the Department within 24 hours of the incident.

    Rule 2.124.A.1.b. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026.

Apr 21, 2025: original Change of Location/Type (case 252073)2 citations
  • Each staff member and regular volunteer as defined in rule section 2.509 must complete an annual self-reported health history. The health history must be maintained by the center in a secure location.

    Rule 2.507.G. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 21, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 14, 2025.

  • Prior to working with children all staff members must complete a building and physical premises safety training. The training must include: Identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water and vehicular traffic; and Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants.

    Rule 2.508.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 21, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 14, 2025.

Jul 26, 2024: supervisory (case 206054)1 citation
  • Over-the-counter medication must be kept in the originally labeled container and be labeled with the child’s first and last name.

    Rule 2.512.C.4. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 26, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2024.

Jul 26, 2023: supervisory (case 183225)8 citations
  • Emergency drills, lockdown and active shooter on premises drills must be held at least quarterly, but often enough so that all occupants are familiar with the drill procedure and their conduct during a drill is a matter of established routine. Fire drills must be held monthly and be consistent with local fire department procedures. Tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. A record of all emergency drills held over the past twelve (12) months must be maintained by the facility or center, including date and time of drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate.

    Rule 7.701.100.F.2.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2023.

  • At all times during the operating hours of the facility, except for foster care homes, the facility/agency must post the current child care license in a prominent and conspicuous location easily observable by those entering the child care facility or agency. For foster care homes, the certificate must be available for review/upon request of the public.

    Rule 7.701.56.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2023.

  • At all times during the operating hours of a family child care home, child care center, school-age child care center, or children’s resident camp, the facility must post its most recent licensing inspection report or a notice as to where the report may be reviewed at the facility by the parent or legal guardian of a child or their designee.

    Rule 7.701.56.B.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2023.

  • At all times during the operating hours of a family child care home, child care center, preschool, school age child care, children?s resident camp, and neighborhood youth organization, the facility must post in a prominent and conspicuous location information regarding the procedures for filing a complaint with the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division Of Early Care And Learning, including the telephone number and mailing address. All 24-hour care agencies and facilities providing out-of-home care and day treatment centers must post in prominent and conspicuous location information regarding the procedures for filing a complaint with the Colorado Department of Human Services, division of child welfare, including the telephone number and mailing address. For foster care homes and child placement agencies, information for filing a complaint must be made available upon request.

    Rule 7.701.56.C.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2023.

  • For security purposes, a daily sign-in/sign-out sheet or other mechanism for parents/guardians must be maintained by the center it must include, for each child in care, the date, the child’s name, the time when the child arrived and left the center, and the parent/guardian’s signature or other identifier. With a parent/guardian’s approval, a child five (5) years of age or older may sign in and out instead of the parent/guardian. Staff must verify attendance periodically throughout the day.

    Rule 7.712.32.B.. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2023.

  • A written policy regarding visitors to the center must be posted and a record maintained daily by the center that includes, at a minimum, the visitor’s name and address and the purpose of the visit. At least one piece of identification must be inspected for individuals who are strangers to personnel at the center.

    Rule 7.712.32.I.. CDEC’s category: Records/Reports. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2023.

  • Each staff member and regular volunteer as defined in section 7.712.44.C must complete an annual health history. The health history must be maintained in a secure location.

    Rule 7.712.41.D.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2023.

  • All staff members and regular volunteers must complete a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, including common symptoms and signs of child abuse within (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

    Rule 7.712.41.M.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2023.

All 6 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 30, 2026Supervisory (case 236045)5 citations; cleared Aug 10, 2026.
Jul 30, 2026Injury (case 276778)1 citation; cleared Aug 10, 2026.
Jul 30, 2026Staff/Child Files (case 277228)2 citations; cleared Aug 10, 2026.
Apr 21, 2025Original Change of Location/Type (case 252073)2 citations; cleared May 14, 2025.
Jul 26, 2024Supervisory (case 206054)1 citation; cleared Jul 26, 2024.
Jul 26, 2023Supervisory (case 183225)8 citations; cleared Aug 2, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: School-Age Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 65 children: 65 school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 1694743.
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 no complaints or Stage II investigations for this program from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026.
  • 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.

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 Thorne Nature Experience.
Source:

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

How is it rated?

  • Colorado marks its rating system as not applying to this program (“NA”).
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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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.

If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC). Colorado’s own record is on coloradoshines.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.

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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