Colorado

Child care centers and camps in Colorado

3,244 childcare centers, after-school programs, youth programs and camps in our directory. Data updated Oct 21, 2026. Home-based family child care is not listed.

State rules at a glance

Childcare licensing: Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration Official agency page

Youth camps: Some camp types only. Colorado licenses camps as child care. Children's resident (overnight) camps that run three or more consecutive 24-hour days for five or more children need a CDEC resident camp license (8 CCR 1402-1 §2.400), with counselor ratios of 1:6 for ages 5-7, 1:8 for ages 8-10, 1:10 for ages 11-13 and 1:12 for ages 14 and up. Day camps (at least 4 hours a day, mainly…

School-age ratio: 1:15. School-age (school-age child care center, ages 5-18)

Read the full Colorado rules page · Checked October 2026

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Colorado licensed child care facilities — Colorado Department of Early Childhood. Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). Monthly; rows updated October 1, 2026. Source data.

Listings are excerpts or adaptations of the source data. State data changes. Confirm the license and program details with the agency before you enroll a child.

We list childcare centers, school-age programs and camps. Some are licensed, registered or license-exempt. We do not list home-based family child care. A listing is not an endorsement; confirm licensing and program details with the state.