Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 5 of the 12 visits below. Across Denver centers it cites something at about 55% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Denver with Denver and never with another state.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
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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.
Renewal-Probationary visit · December 1, 2025
2.219.B.2 · Correction due January 1, 2026
Reviewed 20 children's files, observed CH3 and Ch18 to have expired or missing health statements.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of current health statements, retain in children's files. Correct by 01/01/2026
2.220.C · Correction due December 1, 2025
Observed 1 Epi pen in the Kindergarten classroom missing the required original pharmacy label.
Required correction: Obtain the original pharmacy label for all prescriptions, retain with the medication. Correct by 12/01/2025
2.220.D · Correction due December 1, 2025
5 over the counter medications missing labels with children's first and last names in the Tweens, Threes, JrK, PreK 1, PreK 2.
Required correction: Over the counter medication must be labeled with the child's first and last name. Corrected at the time of inspection, staff labeled the medication with children's first and last names. No response is necessary. Correct by 12/01/2025
2.220.J · Correction due December 1, 2025
1 expired (10/31/2025) Epi pen in the JrK classroom.
Required correction: Expired medication must be sent home with the parent or disposed of as required by CDPHE. Correct by 12/01/2025
Supervisory visit · June 12, 2025
2.230.B · Correction due June 12, 2025
Observed a planter protruding from the ground posing a tripping hazard on the playground.
Required correction: All materials must be free from hazards. Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff removed the planter. No response is required. Correct by 06/12/2025
2.121.D.4.a
Reviewed 22 staff files, observed staff member Kelly P. to be missing documentation of current FBI background clearnace letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff member Kelly P. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours.
Limited Supervisory visit · March 24, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due March 24, 2025
Observed an unlocked cabinet with cleaning wipes labeled "Keep out of Reach of Children" accessible to children in the little-tweens classroom, posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: All items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be made inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection, staff removed and placed in a cabinet inaccessible to children. No response is necessary. Correct by 03/24/2025
2.229.H · Correction due March 24, 2025
Observed two pairs of adult scissors on a low shelf, accessible to children in room #208, posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Ensure all sharp tools and instruments are stored in areas inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection, staff moved scissors to a high cabinet, inaccessible to children. No response is necessary. Correct by 03/24/2025
Complaint · February 19, 2025
Unfounded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Complaint · February 19, 2025
Unfounded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Limited Supervisory visit · February 19, 2025
2.229.L · Correction due February 19, 2025
Small clothespin thumbtacks used on the bulletin board in the Tween room 207, accessible to children under age 3, posing a potential choke hazard.
Required correction: Ensure all materials accessible to children under age 3 do not pose a choke hazard. Corrected at the time of inspection, director removed all small clothespin push pins from bulletin boards in the classroom. No response is necessary. Correct by 02/19/2025
2.237.H · Correction due February 19, 2025
Exposed outlets in Rm 207 and Rm 208, accessible to children, posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: All outlet accessible to children must have protective covers or safety outlets must be installed. Corrected at the time of inspection, director install outlet covers in exposed outlet. No response is necessary. Correct by 02/19/2025
2.217.A.15 · Correction due February 19, 2025
Both 3-year old classrooms combined in the gym with a total of 28 children, exceeding the maximum group size of 20.
Required correction: Ensure the maximum group size is not exceeded at any time. Correct by 02/19/2025
Supervisory visit · June 21, 2024
2.121.A.1 · Correction due June 21, 2024
Reviewed eight staff records and observed one staff member Michelle D. (DOH 8.13.2021) to be missing documentation of the required FBI background check.
Required correction: Obtain the required FBI background checks for all staff as required. Correct immediately by 6.21.2023, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the background check to the Specialist by 6.28.2024. Correct by 06/21/2024
2.213.B
Reviewed eight staff records and observed one staff member Danielle N. (DOH 8.1.2023) to be missing documentation of a current Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: Obtain the required Standard Precautions training for all staff as required. Correct immediately by 6.21.2024,
2.229.C · Correction due June 21, 2024
Soap labeled "keep out of reach of children" on a push cart, located in the hallway upstairs, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The Director removed the soap from within reach of children. No response required. Correct by 06/21/2024
2.229.E · Correction due June 21, 2024
Thumb Tacks on a cork board outside of the Seahorse classroom. Observed children under the age of three to walk through that area posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Thumb Tacks must not be used in areas accessible to children under the age of three. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The Director removed the Thumb Tacks. No response required. Correct by 06/21/2024
2.237.H · Correction due June 21, 2024
A power strip in the Seals classroom to have uncovered outlets, observed an uncovered electrical outlet in the gym to be uncovered both accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Electrical outlets must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The Director covered all of the outlets. No response required. Correct by 06/21/2024
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 1, 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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All checked July 2026.
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