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El Nidito at The Family Center

A child care center in Fort Collins, Colorado 80524

309 Hickory St #5, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524.

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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 21 citations in 10 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 19 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Jul 8, 2026 (Supervisory).

21 citations in all, 1 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

21 citations in 10 months of the last 46. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

21 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 8, 2026: supervisory (case 261455)1 citation
  • At the time of enrollment, and upon amendments to policies and procedures, the center must give the parent(s)/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)/guardian(s) have received the policies and procedures, and by signing the policies and procedures document, the parent(s)/guardian(s) agree to follow, accept the conditions of, and give authorization and approval for the activities described in the policies and procedures.

    Rule 2.206.A. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 8, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 10, 2026.

Aug 13, 2025: supervisory (case 245211)3 citations
  • At the time of enrollment, and upon amendments to policies and procedures, the center must give the parent(s)/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)/guardian(s) have received the policies and procedures, and by signing the policies and procedures document, the parent(s)/guardian(s) agree to follow, accept the conditions of, and give authorization and approval for the activities described in the policies and procedures.

    Rule 2.206.A. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2025.

  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission. This record must be updated annually and when changes occur. The admission record must include: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s)/guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility;

    Rule 2.209.A.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2025.

  • 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 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2025.

Sep 25, 2024: supervisory (case 210240)4 citations
  • 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: Sep 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 21, 2024.

  • 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 2.213.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 21, 2024.

  • All diaper change areas must: Have a place inaccessible to children for storing all diaper change supplies and disinfecting solutions and products;

    Rule 2.222.A.1.b. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 21, 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: Sep 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 21, 2024.

Aug 27, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 236300)1 citation
  • 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 27, 2024.

Jul 1, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 224226)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: Jul 1, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 20, 2024.

Jun 7, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 223309)1 citation
  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and materials made of brittle, easily breakable plastic or glass are not permitted for children less than five (5) years of age.

    Rule 2.229.M. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 7, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 26, 2024.

May 20, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 221830)1 citation
  • Evacuation equipment must not block exit routes. Nothing may be stored in or under any evacuation equipment.

    Rule 2.229.K. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 31, 2024.

Jan 3, 2024: follow-up (case 214186)2 citations
  • All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.

    Rule 2.212.A. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 3, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 8, 2024.

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

    Rule 2.223.A.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 3, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 8, 2024.

Sep 26, 2023: supervisory (case 189347)6 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: Sep 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 22, 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: Sep 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 22, 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: Oct 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

  • At the time of admission, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child?s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child?s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.

    Rule 7.702.51.A.2.b. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 22, 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: Sep 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

  • 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 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

Jun 7, 2023: stage II (case 201843)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 7.702.71.L. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 7, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 7, 2023.

All 19 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 8, 2026Supervisory (case 261455)1 citation; cleared Jul 10, 2026.
Mar 3, 2026Injury (case 270016)No citations; cleared Mar 3, 2026.
Aug 13, 2025Supervisory (case 245211)3 citations; cleared Aug 25, 2025.
Sep 25, 2024Supervisory (case 210240)4 citations; cleared Nov 21, 2024.
Aug 28, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 238861)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Aug 27, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 236300)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jul 31, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 233898)No citations; cleared Aug 20, 2024.
Jul 1, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 224226)1 citation; cleared Aug 20, 2024.
Jun 7, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 223309)1 citation; cleared Jun 26, 2024.
Jun 7, 2024Stage II (case 223586)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; no citations; cleared Jun 26, 2024.
May 20, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 221830)1 citation; cleared May 31, 2024.
Apr 12, 2024Follow-up (case 219215)No citations; cleared Apr 23, 2024.
Apr 12, 2024Complaints (case 220464)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; no citations; cleared Apr 23, 2024.
Feb 22, 2024Injury (case 216682)No citations; cleared Feb 22, 2024.
Feb 22, 2024Capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 216693)No citations; cleared Mar 1, 2024.
Feb 22, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 217714)No citations; cleared Mar 1, 2024.
Jan 3, 2024Follow-up (case 214186)2 citations; cleared Jan 8, 2024.
Sep 26, 2023Supervisory (case 189347)6 citations; cleared Dec 22, 2023.
Jun 7, 2023Stage II (case 201843)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; 1 citation; cleared Jun 7, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 76 children: 12 infants, 24 toddlers, 40 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 34176.
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 3 complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026. Outcomes, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded (3).
  • 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 28, 2024Stage II: UnfoundedReceived May 28, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Jun 7, 2024; no citations; cleared Jun 26, 2024; case 223586.
Apr 2, 2024Complaints: UnfoundedReceived Apr 2, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Apr 12, 2024; no citations; cleared Apr 23, 2024; case 220464.
May 19, 2023Stage II: UnfoundedReceived May 19, 2023; CDEC contacted the provider Jun 7, 2023; 1 citation; cleared Jun 7, 2023; case 201843.

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 Feb 28, 2025, 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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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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