Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 5 of the 10 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.
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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.
Limited Supervisory visit · March 11, 2024
2.229.L · Correction due March 11, 2024
Paper clips loosely attached to strands of yarn hanging from the ceiling in the Primary classroom 5, posing a potential choke hazard to children under three years of age.
Required correction: Director immediately (3/11/2024) removed the paper clips from the yarn strands, eliminating the potential choke hazard. NO RESPONSE NEEDED. Correct by 03/11/2024
2.230.C.8
An exposed vent cover protruding up out of the ground on the Primary Playground posing a potential tripping hazard for children.
Limited Supervisory visit · February 14, 2024
2.219.B.2 · Correction due March 13, 2024
Reviewed 1 child's file and observed it lacking a current health statement signed and dated by health care provider that indicates when the next visit is due.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance ensuring all student files have a current health statement signed and dated by a healthcare provider as indicated above. Correct by 03/13/2024
2.223.D.5.a.1 · Correction due February 14, 2024
Cots located with less than two feet of space on each side in the Primary 2 and 3 classrooms and the Toddler 1, 2 and 3 classrooms.
Required correction: Classroom teachers immediately (2/14/2024) moved the cots so that they were spaced at leaset 2 feet apart on all sides. NO RESPONSE NEEDED. Correct by 02/14/2024
Limited Supervisory visit · January 18, 2024
2.220.K · Correction due January 18, 2024
Reviewed 11 child files and observed 2 children lacking written authorization from a parent/guardian for the application of sunscreen.
Required correction: Immediately (1/18/2024) ensure all children's files have written authorization and instructions from the parent/guardian for the application of sunscreen. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 01/18/2024
2.209.A.7
Reviewed 11 children's files and observed 4 children lacking authorization for emergency medical care by a parent/guardian that is updated annually.
2.219.B.2 · Correction due February 16, 2024
Reviewed 11 child files and observed 7 children lacking a current health statement signed and dated by health care provider that indicates when the next visit is due.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance ensuring all student files have a current health statement signed and dated by a healthcare provider as indicated above. Correct by 02/16/2024
Limited Supervisory visit · December 20, 2023
2.229.C · Correction due December 20, 2023
Cleaning supplies labeled "keep out of reach of children" in a cabinet below the hand washing sink with a broken lock, accessible to children in the Primary 4 classroom.
Required correction: Director immediately (12/20/2023) removed the cleaning supplies from the cabinet with the broken lock and put them in a cabinet out of reach, making them inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE NEEDED. Correct by 12/20/2023
Supervisory visit · November 8, 2023
7.702.51.B.1 · Correction due November 8, 2023
A child's current written order for medication in the Primary 4 classroom to be lacking written parental consent.
Required correction: Immediately (11/8/2023) ensure that any unexpired routine medication, prescription or non-prescription (over the counter), is only administered only with a current written order of a health care provider with prescriptive authority and with written parental consent. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 11/08/2023
7.702.42.B
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed Ronata M. to be lacking documentation of a current certificate of training in Standard Precautions.
7.702.41.G · Correction due December 8, 2023
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed the program to be lacking documentation of a current medical exam for Yanice C., Abbie M. and Claudia B.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance ensuring that all staff members, to include the above listed staff, submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider that is dated no more than six months prior to employment or within thirty calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 12/08/2023
Program lacking documentation of a current fire inspection report from the local fire department.
Required correction: Provide documentation through an approving fire inspection from the local fire department, along with a written
7.701.33.D.2 · Correction due November 9, 2023
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed Claudia B., Nikki M. and Joselyn M. lacking CBI clearance results.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Ensure that the above listed staff have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours (11/9/2023). Within 24 hours (11/9/2023) ensure that all staff, to include the above listed staff, have successfully completed the fingerprint process, or have made an appointment to be finger-printed at an approved vendor, and ensure the results of the criminal record checks are maintained at the facility. Provide a written plan of action along with a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 11/09/2023
7.702.42.D
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed the program to be lacking documentation of the Department-approved Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training certification for Tamara D, who works with children less than three years of age.
Required correction: Immediately (11/8/2023) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Shaken
7.702.46.A.14 · Correction due November 8, 2023
The Pre-primary classroom #5, consisting of children ages 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 years old to be out of staff-child ratio, with 9 children and 1 staff member present at the time of the inspection.
Required correction: Immediately (11/8/2023) ensure staff-child ratio is in compliance with the appropriate child to staff ratios. Provide a written plan of action, along with a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 11/08/2023
7.702.42.G
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed Olivia S. and Ronata M. to have expired certificates for the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention.
Required correction: Immediately (11/8/2023) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of completion
7.702.42.C · Correction due November 8, 2023
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed Olivia S., who works with infants less than 12 months old, lacking a completed Department-approved Safe Sleep training.
Required correction: Immediately (11/8/2023) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Safe Sleep training certificates for all staff who work with children less than 12 months of age, to include Olivia S. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 11/08/2023
Correction due November 8, 2023
Reviewed program's files and observed program lacking documentation of emergency lock down drills held quarterly, and tornado drills for the months of July, August and September.
Required correction: Immediately (11/08/2023) ensure that all emergency drills, to include lock down and tornado, are conducted as listed above and documented with the above listed information. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 11/08/2023
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed Claudia B., who has been employed longer than 90 days, lacking the
7.702.42.I · Correction due December 8, 2023
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed Claudia B., who has been employed longer than 90 days, lacking the Department-approved training for The Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals or other Department-Approved training on implicit bias.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring that all staff, to include Claudia B., have completed the training for the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals or other department approved training on Implicit Bias, within 90 days of employment. Correct by 12/08/2023
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed Claudia B. working with children and lacking documentation of the required Department-approved emergency disaster preparedness training certificate.
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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