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Thorne Nature at Lafayette Nature Center

300 OLD LARAMIE TRAIL, LAFAYETTE, CO 80026Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects Colorado's licensing baseline. Colorado caps infant ratios at 1:5, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
Child Care Center
Age groups served
School-Age
Licensed capacity
100
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:510
Toddlers1:510
Preschool1:1224

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

3 Inspection Visits Since 2023 · 3 Findings · 33% Corrected at Visit
Most recent: Jul 23, 2025⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
3 Important

Across 3 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (2) and Building & Premises Safety (1). None of the 3 findings were critical.

See All 3 Inspection Visits
  1. Jul 23, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • Medications Must Be Kept in the Original Labeled Bottle or Container. Prescription Medications Must Contain the Original Pharmacy Label.2.513.C

      Prescription emergency medication lacking original pharmacy label.

  2. May 1, 20241 Finding1 Important
    • At All Times, School-age Child Care Personnel Must Be Directly Supervising the Children.2.509.H

      Tree house/loft area in Classroom 1 and stairway leading up to loft is not easily supervised by staff who are in the main classroom area.

  3. Aug 10, 20231 Finding1 Important
    • 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…7.701.56.D

      Staff-to-child ratio and room capacity were not posted in the Main Classroom at the time of inspection.

      ✓ Corrected at visit

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