Annunciation School

Center · Denver · 3536 Lafayette St.

What kind of place is this?

Size 16 children licensed Smaller than the middle half of Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.
Approach faith-based

In the program’s own words

“the rich traditions of our Catholic identity” annunciationdenver.org, July 2026

Who runs it

Ownership Government-run Colorado Department of Early Childhood records this as a programme operated by a public school district. data.colorado.gov

How this compares

Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 4 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.

Who will be with our child?

Will it fit our family?

Accepts subsidy Yes

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 4
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
March 31, 2026
On file
4 visits since October 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 31, 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.

Mar 2026 Supervisory visit 4 findings

Supervisory visit · March 31, 2026

2.223.A.2 · Correction due March 31, 2026

Preschool class transition from the playground to the classroom and down to the cafeteria for lunch and did not observe SM#4 conducting written attendance verification at any transition point.

Required correction: Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Correct by 03/31/2026

2.121.A.1

Reviewed 4 staff files and observed no documentation of CBI, FBI clearance for SM#4.

Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's

2.121.D.4.a · Correction due March 31, 2026

SM#4 working in the Preschool classroom with the elementary school gym teacher who was covering for SM#3's break. Reviewed 4 staff files and observed no documentation of CBI, FBI clearance for SM#4.

Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that SM#4 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI, FBI clearance Letters for SM#4 with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 03/31/2026

2.217.A.7 · Correction due March 31, 2026

SM#4 working with the elementary gym teacher who was covering for SM#3's break in the Preschool room. Reviewed 4 staff files and observed no ECT qualifications for SM#4

Required correction: There must be assigned at least one qualified ECT supervising each group of children. Correct by 03/31/2026

State records file

May 2025 Supervisory visit 5 findings

Supervisory visit · May 8, 2025

2.223.D.4.c · Correction due May 8, 2025

Preschool classroom to all be sleeping on cots with no sheet or other covering on their cot.

Required correction: A fitted shee or other suitable covering must be provided for each child. Correct by 05/08/2025

2.229.C · Correction due May 8, 2025

T.D., disinfecting wipes on low shelves in the unlocked bathroom cabinets all labeled 'keep out of reach of children' and accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. CORRECTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION - director locked the cabinets making hazardous items inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 05/08/2025

2.229.G

Opened box of gallon sized ziploc bags in an unlocked drawer in the preschool classroom accessible to children and posing a potential hazard.

2.213.B · Correction due May 8, 2025

Reviewed 4 staff files and observed no documentation of current Standard Precautions training for staff member Elva.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of Standard Precautions training. Correct by 05/08/2025

2.122.A · Correction due May 8, 2025

No current documentation of health inspection.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of health inspection. Correct by 05/08/2025

Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.

State records file

Sep 2024 Supervisory visit 5 findings

Supervisory visit · September 12, 2024

2.229.C · Correction due September 12, 2024

Swiffer cleaning solution in the bathroom in the Preschool classroom accessible to children and posing a potential hazard.

Required correction: Immediately make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. CORRECTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION - director removed cleaning solution from the classroom making it inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 09/12/2024

2.223.A.2 · Correction due September 12, 2024

Specialist asked staff member Elva how many children were present and Elva responded that she did not know. Director Toni checked attendance log and told specialist that 13 children were present.

Required correction: Staff members must complete a written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including transitions. Correct by 09/12/2024

A roll of small plastic garbage bags on a low shelf in the preschool bathroom accessible to children and

2.219.B.2 · Correction due October 12, 2024

Reviewed 2 staff files and observed 1 child to have no documentation of health statement.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of health statement for all enrolled children within 30 days of enrollment. Correct by 10/12/2024

2.213.E

Reviewed 4 staff files and observed no documentation of CPR/First Aid certification for any staff on site day of the inspection.

Required correction: For every 30 children in attendance there must be at least 1 staff member with CPR/First Aid certification.

State records file

Oct 2023 Supervisory visit 7 findings

Supervisory visit · October 11, 2023

7.702.51.A.2.b · Correction due November 11, 2023

Reviewed 2 child files and observed 1 child to have no documentation of a health statement.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of health statement. Correct by 11/11/2023

7.702.42.B

Reviewed 2 staff files and observed no current documentation of Standard Precautions training for staff members Toni, Elva.

7.702.42.G · Correction due October 11, 2023

Reviewed 2 staff files and observed no current documentation of Abuse Prevention training for staff members Toni, Elva.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of Abuse Prevention training for all staff. Correct by 10/11/2023

7.702.42.M · Correction due November 11, 2023

Identified through staff member Toni's statement that she is responsible for maintaining child files and immunization records. Reviewed 2 staff files and observed no current documentation of Immunization training for staff member Toni.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of Immunization training. Correct by 11/11/2023

7.702.46.A.9 · Correction due October 11, 2023

Reviewed 2 staff files and observed no current documentation of delegation for staff members Toni, Elva.

Required correction: There must be one staff member with current delegation at all times. Obtain and maintain current documentation of delegation. Correct by 10/11/2023

7.702.46.C.5 · Correction due October 11, 2023

Reviewed facility's Child Care Health Consultant Dee M's file and observed no current documentation of RN license.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of CCHC's RN license. Correct by 10/11/2023

7.702.46.C.8 · Correction due November 11, 2023

Reviewed facility's Child Care Health Consultant Dee M's file and observed no current documentation of Immunization training.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of CCHC's Immunization training. Correct by 11/11/2023

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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Annunciation School hasn’t published

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

Ask which of these findings were serious, and what changed.Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes a correction deadline, never whether the work was done or how serious it was.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established.

Who runs it

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: children per teacher.

Will it fit our family

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

Licensing and contact

State record

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