Child Care Centers in ZIP 80226 (Lakewood, CO)
Within Lakewood, CO, ZIP 80226 has 8 licensed child care centers on record.
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Child care centers are licensed programs that care for groups of children in a dedicated facility, usually organized into classrooms by age. States set licensing rules for staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, safety training, and background checks, and many centers also earn voluntary quality ratings.
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ZIP 80226 at a glance
This ZIP-level profile spans 8 listed child care centerss in ZIP 80226; 0 of them report a quality rating (0%). No provider in this ZIP carries a published overall star rating in the current data, so comparison here rests on inspection, staffing, and quality details. 8 of these providers report 482 licensed child care spaces in total.
| Providers on record | 8 |
|---|---|
| With a published overall rating | None published |
| Average overall rating | Not published |
| Highest-rated provider | Not published |
| Ownership mix | Not reported |
| Licensed capacity (total) | 482 |
Provider-level state licensing data
| Provider | Overall | Health insp. | Staffing | QM | Licensed capacity | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Hands Learning Center LLC | Not rated | — | — | — | 40 | Not reported |
| Little Harvard Academy | Not rated | — | — | — | 148 | Not reported |
| My First Steps Academy | Not rated | — | — | — | 79 | Not reported |
| Rocky Mountain Child Care | Not rated | — | — | — | 58 | Not reported |
| The Big Red Barn Christian Academy | Not rated | — | — | — | 48 | Not reported |
| The Big Red Barn Early Learning Center | Not rated | — | — | — | 37 | Not reported |
| The Summit Early Learning Academy | Not rated | — | — | — | 42 | Not reported |
| Westwood Academy | Not rated | — | — | — | 30 | Not reported |
Comparing child care centers in ZIP 80226
The strongest comparisons weigh several signals together - licensing record, ratios and group sizes, caregiver experience, and the particular hours and services a family needs. No single measure captures all of that, and nothing replaces a visit.
Where you can, visit each option in ZIP 80226, Lakewood, CO, watch how caregivers interact with children, ask how daily updates and pickups are handled, and get costs and schedules confirmed in writing. Steady, engaged caregivers count for as much as any published record.
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Data & methodology
Data source: public state licensing datasets including state child care licensing records and registries (processing date 2026-10-07). See the methodology page for normalization details. This page is provided for general information only.
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