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Limon Child Development Center

A child care center in Limon, Colorado 80828

1741 9th ST, Limon, Colorado 80828.

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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 34 citations in 6 months of the last 46. Last cited Aug 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 21 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Aug 20, 2026 (Supervisory).

34 citations in all, 5 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

34 citations in 6 months of the last 46. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

34 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.

Aug 20, 2026: supervisory (case 263280)3 citations
  • The following background check requests must be submitted and successfully completed for each state an individual has resided in, in the past five years, 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:

    Rule 2.121.J.1. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2026.

  • Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.H. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 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: Aug 20, 2026.

Feb 20, 2024: supervisory (case 197850)9 citations
  • 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.

    Rule 2.121.D.4.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 2024.

  • Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness: Evacuation, Shelter in Place, Lockdown, and Active Shooter on Premises Plans for Children in Care. For seasonal children’s resident camp programs, operating no more than 90 days per calendar year, at least one on site director must be trained in the Department approved training.

    Rule 2.133.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 2024.

  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (listed in rule section 2.208(D)) must complete the Department-approved training course: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.213.H. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 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: Feb 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 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: Feb 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 2024.

  • All pieces of playground equipment must be designed to guard against entrapment and strangulation. Any openings in gross motor equipment above ground must be smaller than three and one half (3 ½) inches or greater than nine (9) inches to prevent entrapment.

    Rule 2.230.C.6. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 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: Feb 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 2024.

  • Volatile substances such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items must not be stored in any area of the building used for childcare.

    Rule 2.237.D. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 2024.

  • 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: Feb 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 9, 2024.

Oct 5, 2023: limited Supervisory (case 210706)2 citations
  • 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: Oct 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 6, 2023.

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

    Rule 7.702.91.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 6, 2023.

Sep 7, 2023: limited Supervisory (case 209192)1 citation
  • Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

    Rule 7.702.71.H. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 7, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 12, 2023.

Aug 14, 2023: stage II (case 205972)5 citations
  • The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The procedure for transporting children, if applicable, including transportation arrangements and parental permission for excursions and related activities;

    Rule 7.702.31.B.12. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 14, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 17, 2023.

  • All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise

    Rule 7.702.62.A.1. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 14, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 17, 2023.

  • Attendance must be verified as children enter and exit the vehicle to ensure all children are accounted for.

    Rule 7.702.66.A.10. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Transportation. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 14, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 17, 2023.

  • Any vehicle used for the transportation of children to and from the center or during center activities must meet the following requirementsThe vehicle must be kept in satisfactory condition to ensure the safety of occupants. Vehicle tires, brakes, and lights must meet safety standards set by the Colorado Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division.

    Rule 7.702.66.B.1.c. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Transportation. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 14, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 17, 2023.

  • The required staff to child ratio must be maintained at all times

    Rule 7.702.66.C.7. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Transportation. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 14, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 17, 2023.

Mar 22, 2023: supervisory (case 177694)14 citations
  • Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a State Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness. For seasonal children’s resident camp programs, operating no more than 90 days per calendar year, at least one on site director must be trained in the State Department-approved training

    Rule 7.701.100.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • The following background check requests must be submitted and successfully completed for each state an individual has resided in, in the past five years, 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-aged child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes: a. State criminal history check b. State sex offender registry check c. State abuse and neglect registry check

    Rule 7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • 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.

    Rule 7.701.34.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • 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: Apr 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • All staff must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training that meets current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 7.702.42.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • 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 7.702.42.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

    Rule 7.702.42.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (listed in Section 7.702.33, d) must complete the Department-approved training course: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 7.702.42.H. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (listed in Section 7.702.33, d) must complete the Department-approved Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training or other Department-approved training on implicit bias. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 7.702.42.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 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: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

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

    Rule 7.702.71.G. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.

    Rule 7.702.72.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

  • Trampolines and inflatable bouncers are prohibited.

    Rule 7.702.72.F. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

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

    Rule 7.702.91.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023.

All 21 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 20, 2026Supervisory (case 263280)3 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Aug 20, 2026Follow-up (case 277160)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Sep 17, 2025Supervisory (case 217797)No citations; cleared Sep 17, 2025.
Aug 7, 2025Injury (case 259321)No citations; cleared Aug 7, 2025.
Sep 19, 2024Renewal-Probationary (case 237659)No citations; cleared Sep 19, 2024.
Aug 20, 2024Probationary (case 234177)No citations; cleared Aug 20, 2024.
Jul 8, 2024Probationary (case 224667)No citations; cleared Jul 8, 2024.
Jun 10, 2024Probationary (case 222609)No citations; cleared Jun 10, 2024.
May 8, 2024Probationary (case 221168)No citations; cleared May 8, 2024.
Apr 15, 2024Probationary (case 217794)No citations; cleared Apr 15, 2024.
Feb 20, 2024Supervisory (case 197850)9 citations; cleared Mar 9, 2024.
Feb 20, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 216688)No citations; cleared Feb 20, 2024.
Feb 2, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 215245)No citations; cleared Feb 2, 2024.
Jan 10, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 214318)No citations; cleared Jan 10, 2024.
Dec 13, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 213482)No citations; cleared Dec 13, 2023.
Nov 30, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 212119)No citations; cleared Nov 30, 2023.
Nov 2, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 211481)No citations; cleared Nov 2, 2023.
Oct 5, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 210706)2 citations; cleared Oct 6, 2023.
Sep 7, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 209192)1 citation; cleared Sep 12, 2023.
Aug 14, 2023Stage II (case 205972)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 5 citations; cleared Aug 17, 2023.
Mar 22, 2023Supervisory (case 177694)14 citations; cleared Apr 18, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 118 children: 118 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 30067.
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 1 complaint or Stage II investigation from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026. Outcomes, in CDEC’s words: Founded (1).
  • 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
Jul 25, 2023Stage II: FoundedReceived Jul 25, 2023; CDEC contacted the provider Aug 14, 2023; 5 citations; cleared Aug 17, 2023; case 205972.

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 Limon Child Development Center.
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 4 of five, as Colorado rates it (awarded Jan 3, 2025, valid until Aug 1, 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.
1 compared
Place
Limon Child Development Center 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.

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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