Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 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.
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.
Supervisory visit · May 5, 2026
2.212.G · Correction due June 5, 2026
Reviewed 11 staff files. Identified one staff member missing documentation of a health statement within the required 30-days after first date of employment.
Required correction: All staff must submit a health statement from a physician or other health care provider within the first 30-days of employment and documentation must be available for review at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 06/05/2026
2.213.D
Reviewed 11 staff files. One staff missing documentation of a current Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training.
2.229.C · Correction due May 5, 2026
In the Zebras classroom, four cans of shaving cream labeled 'keep out of reach of children' were on a low shelf and accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, items labeled keep out of reach of children must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the director moved the shaving cream making it inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 05/05/2026
Supervisory visit · October 30, 2024
2.229.C · Correction due October 30, 2024
Wipes labeled "Keep Out of Reach of Children" to be accessible in room B118, B123, and B112.
Required correction: Items labeled "Keep Out of Reach of Children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately 10/30/2024. Corrected at time of inspection, Director moved the wipes to be inaccessible. Correct by 10/30/2024
Supervisory visit · November 7, 2023
7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c · Correction due November 7, 2023
No documentation of a state-based check for Jaelyne R. Identified through staff file review that Jaelyne has lived in Florida within the past 5 years. Jaelyne's date of hire is 3/2/2023.
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 Jaelyne has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Out of State background check has been submitted for staff Jaelyne with written response to Specialist. Correct by 11/07/2023
Reviewed 9 staff files and observed Christina B. and Jaelene R. to be missing documentation of a medical statement. Christina's date of hire is 2/7/23 and Jaelene's is 3/2/2023.
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.
The department will also review one program’s complete file on request, which is more than either source above contains. Leave your email and Shortlist will ask for Arapahoe Ridge’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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