Cheley Colorado Camps Inc.
A resident camp in Estes Park, Colorado 80517
3690 Fish Creek RD, Estes Park, Colorado 80517.
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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 45 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Aug 3, 2026 (Injury).
27 citations in all.
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
27 citations in 4 months of the last 46. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 18, 2026: supervisory (case 258627)6 citations
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All facilities, except family child care homes must post in every room of the child care facility, excluding bedrooms and living areas, the license capacity of the room and the staff-to-child ratio required by regulation to be maintained for the age of children cared for in the room.
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Schools, including children’s resident camps, are required to comply with the immunization requirements as stated in 6 CCR 1009-2 (May 15, 2023), hereby incorporated by reference, 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. 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 as described in 6 CCR 1009-2(VI)(A), incorporated by reference above. Colorado law requires proof of immunization status or exemption be provided prior to or on the first day of admission to the school or resident camp.
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All medications, except those medications specified in the Department’s approved medication administration training as emergency medications, must be locked and in an area inaccessible to children, but available to staff trained in administering medication. Controlled medications must be counted and safely secured, and specific policies regarding their handling require special attention in the camps policies. Access to these medications must be limited (see section 12-22-318, C.R.S.).
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All structures and buildings used by campers must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.
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First Aid supplies shall be available at each special activity. The contents of each kit shall be adequate for the number of children and appropriate for the type of activity.
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Any hazardous items and materials including but not limited to tools and medications must be inaccessible to children.
Jun 18, 2026: injury (case 275117)1 citation
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All structures and buildings used by campers must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.
Jun 26, 2025: supervisory (case 233317)9 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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Prior to working with campers, each staff member and volunteer must read and be instructed on the policies and procedures of the resident camp. Staff members and volunteers must sign a statement, hard copy or electronic, indicating that they have read and understand the camp’s policies and procedures.
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Prior to working with campers each staff member and volunteer must sign a statement indicating that the individual has read and understands the rules applicable to their position in “Rules Regulating Children’s Resident Camps,” the “General Rules for Child Care Facilities,” and the “Rules Regulating Special Activities,” if applicable.
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Prior to working with campers all staff members and regular volunteers must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training. This training must be renewed annually.
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Prior to working with campers, all staff members and regular volunteers 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 dangerous wildlife; electrical hazards; bodies of water; vehicular traffic; handling and storage of hazardous materials; and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants.
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All medications, except those medications specified in the Department’s approved medication administration training as emergency medications, must be locked and in an area inaccessible to children, but available to staff trained in administering medication. Controlled medications must be counted and safely secured, and specific policies regarding their handling require special attention in the camps policies. Access to these medications must be limited (see section 12-22-318, C.R.S.).
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In permanent structures, exit signs must be posted at every required exit doorway and wherever otherwise required to clearly indicate the directions of egress.
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The archery range must be free from hazards and well-marked. There shall be a clear path to the target. Traffic, trail, or other camp activities must not be placed in the direction of the flight of the arrows.
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Any hazardous items and materials including but not limited to tools and medications must be inaccessible to children.
Jun 27, 2024: supervisory (case 204437)4 citations
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Each staff member must complete an annual health history. The health history must be maintained in a secured location at the camp.
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Medication prescribed for campers must be from a licensed pharmacy; labeled with the name, address, and phone number of the pharmacy; name of the camper; name and strength of the medicine; directions for use; date filled; prescription number; and the name of the practitioner prescribing the medicine. When no longer needed or expired, the medication must be returned to the parent or disposed of properly.
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Volatile substances such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, and oil- based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items must not be stored in any area of the building used for children unless approved by the local fire department.
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All areas accessible to children must be maintained in a safe condition by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn equipment or dangerous items.
Jun 27, 2023: supervisory (case 182268)7 citations
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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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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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Medication prescribed for campers must be from a licensed pharmacy; labeled with the name, address, and phone number of the pharmacy; name of the camper; name and strength of the medicine; directions for use; date filled; prescription number; and the name of the practitioner prescribing the medicine. When no longer needed or expired, the medication must be returned to the parent or disposed of properly.
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All medication at the permanent camp site must be kept in a clean, locked container, except emergency medication such as epinephrine auto injectors or asthma inhalers. On excursions away from the camp, medication must be under the control of an adult and must be stored inaccessible to children.
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First Aid supplies must be located near food service operations, program areas, maintenance areas, the headquarters of the medical supervisor, and in motor vehicles which are used to transport campers.
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Every building, structure, tent, cabin, and camp premises must be kept in good repair, and must be maintained in a safe condition.
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The archery range shall be free from hazards and well-marked. There shall be a clear path to the target which is not obstructed by such things as rocks, trees or branches. Traffic, trail, or other camp activities shall not be placed in the direction of the flight of the arrows.
All 45 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Aug 3, 2026 | Injury (case 277011) | No citations; cleared Sep 24, 2026. |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Injury (case 277012) | No citations; cleared Sep 24, 2026. |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Injury (case 277016) | No citations; cleared Sep 24, 2026. |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Injury (case 275376) | No citations; cleared Jul 31, 2026. |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Injury (case 275773) | No citations; cleared Jul 31, 2026. |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Injury (case 275774) | No citations; cleared Jul 31, 2026. |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Injury (case 275776) | No citations; cleared Jul 31, 2026. |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Supervisory (case 258627) | 6 citations; cleared Jun 23, 2026. |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Injury (case 275117) | 1 citation; cleared Jun 23, 2026. |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Injury (case 259268) | No citations; cleared Oct 14, 2025. |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Injury (case 259346) | No citations; cleared Oct 14, 2025. |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Injury (case 259442) | No citations; cleared Oct 14, 2025. |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Injury (case 260029) | No citations; cleared Oct 14, 2025. |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Injury (case 258705) | No citations; cleared Sep 25, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Supervisory (case 233317) | 9 citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Injury (case 258350) | No citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Injury (case 258362) | No citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Injury (case 258520) | No citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Injury (case 258521) | No citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Injury (case 258522) | No citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Injury (case 258523) | No citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Injury (case 258524) | No citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Injury (case 258525) | No citations; cleared Jul 30, 2025. |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Injury (case 235057) | No citations; cleared Aug 5, 2024. |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Injury (case 235437) | No citations; cleared Aug 5, 2024. |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Injury (case 233667) | No citations; cleared Jul 15, 2024. |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Injury (case 234024) | No citations; cleared Jul 15, 2024. |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Injury (case 234158) | No citations; cleared Jul 15, 2024. |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Injury (case 234838) | No citations; cleared Jul 15, 2024. |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Injury (case 234839) | No citations; cleared Jul 15, 2024. |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Supervisory (case 204437) | 4 citations; cleared Jul 3, 2024. |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Injury (case 225707) | No citations; cleared Jul 3, 2024. |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Injury (case 225708) | No citations; cleared Jul 3, 2024. |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Injury (case 225709) | No citations; cleared Jul 3, 2024. |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Injury (case 233274) | No citations; cleared Jul 3, 2024. |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Injury (case 206135) | No citations; cleared Aug 2, 2023. |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Injury (case 206199) | No citations; cleared Aug 18, 2023. |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Injury (case 206200) | No citations; cleared Aug 18, 2023. |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Injury (case 204709) | No citations; cleared Aug 4, 2023. |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Injury (case 205489) | No citations; cleared Aug 4, 2023. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Supervisory (case 182268) | 7 citations; cleared Aug 4, 2023. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Injury (case 203718) | No citations; cleared Jun 27, 2023. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Injury (case 203722) | No citations; cleared Jun 27, 2023. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Injury (case 203727) | No citations; cleared Jun 27, 2023. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Injury (case 204397) | No citations; cleared Jun 27, 2023. |
Is it licensed?
- Colorado’s service type: Resident camp; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
- Licensed for 525 children: 525 resident campers.
- Colorado’s licence number: 47610.
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.
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 NA.
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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| Cheley Colorado Camps 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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