Statistics and Reports

Child Care Licensing 

The Division of Child Care licenses or certifies nearly 9,000 child care facilities in Colorado. These facilities include:

• Family Child Care Homes 4,300
• Child Care Centers
  • (includes Preschools) 2,001
  • School-age Facilities 883
• camps
• child placement agencies and
• residential facilities.

The total licensed capacities of these facilities is approximately 220,000 children.

Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP): 

Total number of low-income children receiving child care assistance 48,084

• Number of families receiving child care assistance 26,342