Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
This provider does not publish pricing.
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.
Complaint · July 1, 2026
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.
Supervisory visit · February 5, 2025
2.223.A.2
At the time of the visit in the Ladybugs classroom the Staff member stated that they had 10 children in attendance but 11 children were logged in on the attendance log
Required correction: Correct immediately, from the time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded staff members must complete a written attendance verification periodically throughout the day. Corrected at the time of the visit the teacher logged out student who transfered to another another classroom. Submit a written statement
2.230.B · Correction due February 5, 2025
At the time of the visit in the Ladybugs classroom there was a transition strip with a piece missing, causing a tripping hazard. also in the Grasshopper and Pond classroom there was a bookshelf in each room with paint chipping. also in the Caterpillar classroom there was paint chipping on the wall. also in the Butterfly classroom there was a book that was ripped
Required correction: Correct immediately, At all times indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishing must be Sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Submit a written statement of compliance to the specialist by. 02/12/2025 Correct by 02/05/2025
2.212.G · Correction due March 5, 2025
Reviewed 17 Staff members files 2 staff members (Rayen G. Myra G.) files were missing Documentation of a health statement or self-reported annual health statement
Required correction: All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, Verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health. Or a subsequent self-reported health history. Submit a written statement of compliance to the specialist by Correct by 03/05/2025
2.213.B
Reviewed 17 Staff members files 1 staff member (Esmeralda V.) files were missing Department of proved standard precautions certificate
2.219.B.3 · Correction due March 5, 2025
Reviewed 12 child files. 2 children less than 2 years old missing documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Review all child files. All children under 2 years old must have a current health statement on file and available for review at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 3/5/2025. Correct by 03/05/2025
2.219.B.4 · Correction due March 5, 2025
Reviewed 12 child files. 4 children over 2 years of age missing documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Review all child files. All children over 2 years of age must have a current health statement on file and available for review at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 3/5/2025. Correct by 03/05/2025
Complaint · July 12, 2024
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 · July 12, 2024
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 · November 8, 2023
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.
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 Balance Early Learning Academy’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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