Sterling Ranch day-care proposal headed for Douglas County hearings
The Kiddie Academy proposal remains active ahead of scheduled Sept. 14 and Sept. 22 hearings, with traffic, health and licensing reviews still pending.
A proposed Kiddie Academy day-care center in Sterling Ranch is scheduled for consideration by the Douglas County Planning Commission on Sept. 14 and the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 22. As of Sept. 3, the application remained active, with no final action date, outcome or completion status listed in the county project record. Neither hearing had occurred.
The application, SB2026-014, would reconfigure existing lots across 3.12 acres east of Waterton Road and Eagle River Street. It would create a 1.25-acre nonresidential lot for the day-care center and leave another lot as a superblock for future development, according to the county staff report.
The concurrent Site Improvement Plan, which remains under administrative review, proposes a roughly 12,900-square-foot center with utilities, parking, landscaping and a playground. Site access would be from Snake River Street.
The traffic analysis estimated 39 daily vehicle trips compared with an earlier, smaller day-care proposal. It projected 30 additional trips during the morning peak hour and 28 during the afternoon peak hour. County Public Works Engineering found the analysis acceptable, the staff report says, and the report concludes that the roadway network, intersections and access points could accommodate the projected traffic.
The planning materials do not establish a final enrollment capacity, operating schedule, staffing level or detailed drop-off and pickup queue design. A water-demand estimate refers to 200 students, but the report does not identify that figure as a licensed enrollment limit. Parking, landscaping, building orientation and buffering remain subject to Site Improvement Plan review.
The facility would still need separate health and licensing approvals. The Douglas County Health Department said it must review and approve a child-care plan before construction or opening. The center also would need to meet sanitation and food-safety requirements, complete required radon testing within six months of occupancy through a licensed professional, and obtain a Colorado Department of Early Childhood operating license.
Planning staff found the plat generally consistent with applicable standards and proposed requiring technical corrections before recordation. The Planning Commission is scheduled to make a recommendation to the Board; the Site Improvement Plan will be decided administratively by the county’s Community Development director. The scheduled hearing outcomes will require a later update.