27J Preschool @ Southlawn

Center · Commerce City · 10075 Walden St

What kind of place is this?

Size 100 children licensed In the middle half for Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 1
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
February 17, 2026
On file
3 visits since April 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 17, 2026. Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious
Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood lists each program’s complaints on its Colorado Shines page, with the department’s verdict on each and a report behind it, going back about three years. Older complaints are released only on request. The department does not rank complaints by severity in either place.

Feb 2026 Supervisory visit 4 findings

Supervisory visit · February 17, 2026

2.222.A.1.b · Correction due February 17, 2026

In the bathroom between room #139 and #135, there were diapers and wipes accessible to children on a low storage bin.

Required correction: Ensure that diapering supplies are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at the time of visit by moving the diapering supplies to a high shelf and making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 02/17/2026

2.229.C · Correction due February 17, 2026

In room #134 there were bubbles on a counter and in room # 135 there was wood glue on a low shelf. Both items were labeled "keep out of reach" and were accessible to children.

Required correction: Ensure that items labeled "keep out of reach" are inaccessible at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by placing the bubbles on top of a high cabinet and by locking up the wood glue, making both items inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 02/17/2026

2.229.H · Correction due February 17, 2026

In room # 133 there was 2 packing tape dispensers with sharp edges in an unlocked drawer that was accessible to children.

Required correction: Ensure that sharp items are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by locking the drawer and making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 02/17/2026

2.229.B · Correction due February 17, 2026

In room #135 there were window blind cords freely hanging and accessible to children.

Required correction: Ensure that window blind cords are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by securing the window blind cords to the holder that was installed on the wall, making safe. No response required. Correct by 02/17/2026

State records file

Mar 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · March 5, 2025

2.127.D · Correction due March 5, 2025

Room #134 did not have a ratio or max capacity sign posted.

Required correction: Ensure that all rooms used for care have a ratio and max capacity posted. Correct immediately 3/5/25 and submit compliance by 3/12/25 Correct by 03/05/2025

State records file

Apr 2024 Supervisory visit nothing cited State records file

Where this record comes from

The Department of Early Childhood keeps about three years of complaints on a program’s public page. Anything older is released only on request, as a single file covering the whole state. Shortlist asked for that file under the Colorado Open Records Act and renews it yearly; it is what this page shows for complaints older than the department’s own window.

The file this page is built from arrived on September 13, 2026 and covers complaints the department publishes today, and complaints back to January 2023 obtained by records request. The next request goes in September 2027.

The department publishes a report for each of these visits. Shortlist has not read those reports yet, so this page shows when the state came and not what it found.

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27J Preschool @ Southlawn hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

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