Respite Care Inc.
A school-age child care center in Fort Collins, Colorado 80547
5000 Vista Del Pico Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado 80547.
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The short answer
Record last released by Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) on Nov 2, 2026.
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 29 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Aug 13, 2026 (Injury).
32 citations in all, 7 of them from complaints and Stage II investigations.
Where Colorado posts its reports: Colorado Shines.
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
32 citations in 11 months of the last 46. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
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.
Aug 13, 2026: injury (case 276645)1 citation
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Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards.
Jun 24, 2026: follow-up (case 275253)2 citations
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At all times, school-age child care personnel must be directly supervising the children.
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At all times, school-age child care personnel must be directly supervising the children.
Feb 18, 2026: original Change of Location/Type (case 253906)1 citation
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Prior to the original license being issued, following the renovation of the facility that would affect the licensing of the facility and at least every two (2) years thereafter, all child care facilities except family child care homes and Neighborhood Youth Organizations must be inspected and obtain an approving inspection report from the local department of health or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and from the local fire department. These reports must be maintained at the facility and be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.
Nov 20, 2025: supervisory (case 212616)1 citation
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Prior to the original license being issued, following the renovation of the facility that would affect the licensing of the facility and at least every two (2) years thereafter, all child care facilities except family child care homes and Neighborhood Youth Organizations must be inspected and obtain an approving inspection report from the local department of health or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and from the local fire department. These reports must be maintained at the facility and be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.
Sep 20, 2024: stage II (case 242527)5 citations
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An agency or facility must not interfere or refuse to cooperate with a child protection investigation.
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At all times, school-age child care personnel must be directly supervising the children.
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The staff working with a child with a health care plan must be informed, trained, and delegated responsibility for carrying out the health care plan by the Department-approved Child Care Health Consultant; supervision of the plan and interventions must be documented.
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Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards.
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The following records must be on file at the center: A list of current staff members, substitutes, and staffing patterns for the past twelve (12) months must be on file at the center either in written or electronic form. The previous two (2) years must be on file at either the center, a central location, or storage.
Sep 20, 2024: complaints (case 243791)1 citation
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Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards.
Jul 9, 2024: probationary (case 225761)9 citations
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If, after the Department approves a hardship appeal or materials waiver request, the applicant or licensee violates the terms and conditions described in the approved alternate compliance plan, approved safety policy, or official decision letter, the Department’s approval will immediately be rescinded and considered null and void. For purposes of this provision, any injuries, accidents, or founded complaints or investigations related to the appealed or waived licensing rule constitute a violation.
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The Trails child abuse or neglect records request must be made on the state-prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee within the following required time frames: Child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt providers must meet the following: For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.
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Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed prior to an individual caring for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access to children in child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes.
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Prior to the original license being issued, following the renovation of the facility that would affect the licensing of the facility and at least every two (2) years thereafter, all child care facilities except family child care homes and Neighborhood Youth Organizations must be inspected and obtain an approving inspection report from the local department of health or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and from the local fire department. These reports must be maintained at the facility and be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.
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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.
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All staff members must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.
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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.
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There must be at least one (1) program leader providing supervision with each group of thirty (30) or fewer children cared for by the center. When four- (4) year-olds are in attendance, there must be at least one program leader providing supervision with each group of twenty-four (24) or fewer children cared for by the center.
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Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards.
Jun 13, 2024: probationary (case 223468)1 citation
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Changes to a License Requiring Written Notification to the Department Prior to Department Approval - Changes in the physical facility or use of rooms for child care at a facility.
Mar 11, 2024: probationary (case 217363)5 citations
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Each staff member of the facility must be trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms
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All staff members must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.
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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.
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All staff must have at least one (1) hour of child development training within ninety (90) days of employment. This training must include the major domains (cognitive, social, emotional, physical development and approaches to learning). This training is required once and will count toward ongoing training requirements if taken after the date of hire.
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All employees caring for children, not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR, must complete a Department-approved basic First Aid and CPR module within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and the module must be renewed every two (2) years.
Jan 18, 2024: stage II (case 214838)1 citation
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An agency or facility must not interfere or refuse to cooperate with a child protection investigation.
Jan 17, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 214800)1 citation
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Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.
Nov 9, 2023: supervisory (case 190770)1 citation
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Written authorization for emergency medical care must be in the child’s file as required in Section 7.712.81.
Nov 9, 2023: injury (case 210831)1 citation
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A written statement of the center’s policies and procedures must be available to parents and guardians and must include:The procedure for handling children’s illnesses, accidents, and injuries, including when children will be excluded from care and notification of parents/guardians;
Aug 7, 2023: follow-up (case 206564)2 citations
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There must be at least one (1) program leader providing supervision with each group of thirty (30) or fewer children cared for by the center. When four (4) year olds are in attendance, there must be at least one program leader providing supervision with each group of twenty-four (24) or fewer children cared for by the center.
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At all times, school-age child care personnel must be directly supervising the children.
All 29 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Aug 13, 2026 | Injury (case 276645) | 1 citation; cleared Aug 14, 2026. |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Follow-up (case 275253) | 2 citations; cleared Jun 25, 2026. |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Original Change of Location/Type (case 253906) | 1 citation; cleared Feb 25, 2026. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Supervisory (case 212616) | 1 citation; cleared Feb 26, 2026. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Follow-up (case 250327) | No citations; cleared Feb 4, 2025. |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Follow-up (case 247788) | No citations; cleared Jan 20, 2025. |
| Sep 22, 2024 | Follow-up (case 245006) | No citations; cleared Jan 20, 2025. |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Stage II (case 242527) | Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 5 citations; cleared Oct 11, 2024. |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Complaints (case 243791) | Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; 1 citation; cleared Jan 26, 2025. |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Injury (case 236229) | No citations; cleared Jan 13, 2025. |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Follow-up (case 238688) | No citations; cleared Aug 30, 2024. |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Renewal-Probationary (case 223881) | No citations; cleared Dec 17, 2024. |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Probationary (case 225761) | 9 citations; cleared Oct 7, 2024. |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Injury (case 233234) | No citations; cleared Jul 9, 2024. |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 233016) | No citations; cleared Jun 26, 2024. |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Probationary (case 223468) | 1 citation; cleared Jun 27, 2024. |
| May 23, 2024 | Probationary (case 221883) | No citations; cleared Jun 6, 2024. |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Probationary (case 219178) | No citations; cleared May 1, 2024. |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Probationary (case 217363) | 5 citations; cleared May 7, 2024. |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Limited Supervisory (case 215527) | No citations; cleared Feb 14, 2024. |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Stage II (case 214838) | Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 1 citation; cleared Feb 14, 2024. |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Limited Supervisory (case 214800) | 1 citation; cleared Jan 30, 2024. |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Limited Supervisory (case 213904) | No citations; cleared Feb 2, 2025. |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Limited Supervisory (case 212615) | No citations; cleared Jan 15, 2024. |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Supervisory (case 190770) | 1 citation; cleared Jan 30, 2024. |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Injury (case 210831) | 1 citation; cleared Jan 15, 2024. |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Limited Supervisory (case 211025) | No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file. |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Follow-up (case 206564) | 2 citations; cleared Aug 29, 2023. |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Injury (case 204493) | No citations; cleared Jul 10, 2023. |
Is it licensed?
- Colorado’s service type: School-Age Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
- Licensed for 81 children: 81 school-age children.
- Colorado’s licence number: 1716911.
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 3 complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026. Outcomes, in CDEC’s words: Founded (2), Unfounded (1).
- Neither CDEC’s roster nor its file of inspections lists enforcement actions, such as fines or the revocation of a licence.
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.
| Received | Case and outcome, in CDEC’s words | In CDEC’s file |
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| Sep 7, 2024 | Stage II: Founded | Received Sep 7, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Sep 20, 2024; 5 citations; cleared Oct 11, 2024; case 242527. |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Complaints: Unfounded | Received Sep 12, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Sep 20, 2024; 1 citation; cleared Jan 26, 2025; case 243791. |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Stage II: Founded | Received Dec 27, 2023; CDEC contacted the provider Jan 18, 2024; 1 citation; cleared Feb 14, 2024; case 214838. |
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 Respite Care Inc.
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”).
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.
| Place | |
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| Respite Care Inc. This child care provider | Not 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
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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.
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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.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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