Bambinos

Center · Denver · 1470 S Federal Blvd

What kind of place is this?

Size 51 children licensed In the middle half for Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

Will it fit our family?

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

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 3
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
January 16, 2026
On file
3 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 16, 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.

Jan 2026 Supervisory visit 2 findings

Supervisory visit · January 16, 2026

2.219.B.2 · Correction due February 16, 2026

Reviewed 4 child files and observed CH1 to be missing a current health statement.

Required correction: Ensure that a current signed health statement is available for review. Document compliance to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 02/16/2026

Reviewed 7 staff files and observed SM3 to be missing documentation of a current medical statement or

State records file

Feb 2025 Supervisory visit 8 findings

Supervisory visit · February 21, 2025

2.127.C · Correction due February 21, 2025

that the information for filing a complaint with the Colorado Department of Early Childhood was not posted.

Required correction: ensure information regarding the procedures for filing a complaint to be posted. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, provider posted the notice, 2/21/2025. No written response required for this violation. Correct by 02/21/2025

2.229.I · Correction due February 21, 2025

one evacuation crib in the infant classroom which is licensed for nine infants.

Required correction: an infant room with a capacity of nine must have two evacuation cribs. Correct immediate. Ensure that a second evacuation crib or a current crib is reinforced with an evacuation kit. Document compliance and send a written response to the licensing specialist. Correct by 02/21/2025

2.233.B.1 · Correction due February 21, 2025

the infant classroom to only have half a door which faces the common hallway used by toddlers and preschoolers.

Required correction: The infant classroom must have a full door. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 02/21/2025

2.233.C.1 · Correction due February 21, 2025

that the toddlers walkthrough a hallway with half a wall and the other side of the half wall is the preschool classroom.

Required correction: Toddler spaces must be completely separate from other age groups. Ensure that the hallway where toddlers passthrough has at least eight foot walls and a full door. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 02/21/2025

2.226.A.2 · Correction due February 21, 2025

Identified through director statement that children have not had outdoor time for past three weeks.

Required correction: Children, toddler age and older, must have daily outdoor time. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 02/21/2025

2.226.A.4

Identified through director statement that children under 12 months do not go outside.

2.209.A.7 · Correction due February 21, 2025

an unsigned medical authorization form for CH1.

Required correction: ensure that a current written authorization form for emergency care is signed and updated annually by the parents/guardian(s). Correct immediately. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, the parent signed the form, 2/21/2025. No written response required for this violation. Correct by 02/21/2025

2.213.G · Correction due February 21, 2025

1 of 7 staff files reviewed to have an expired certificate of the Department approved training course about child abuse prevention for the following individuals: Antonia O.

Required correction: All providers and staff must complete the Department approved training about child abuse prevention and renew annually. Correct immediately. Obtain missing training and add to the staff file. Send a copy of the training certificate for the staff mentioned above to the Licensing Specialist. Document compliance with the written response. Correct by 02/21/2025

State records file

Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 3 findings

Supervisory visit · March 19, 2024

2.213.N · Correction due April 19, 2024

Identified through Director statement, Lily P (DOH 8/1/19) is the staff responsible for the collection, review and maintenance of the child immunizations records. Reviewed 9 staff files and observed the CDPHE immunization course to be expired (2/14/24).

Required correction: Obtains and maintain a current training certificate of the CDPHE immunization training for all staff who collect, review and maintain children's immunization documents. Correct and respond by 4/19/24 with verification of compliance. Correct by 04/19/2024

2.230.B

Observed during walk through of outdoor environment, a broken bicycle on the Preschool playground which had sharp edges of plastic.

Required correction: Outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy safe and free of hazards. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance by 4/19/24. **Corrected at time of visit, Director removed broken bicycle from

2.229.L · Correction due March 19, 2024

Observed during walk through of Butterflies classroom, lego pieces small enough to fit in a choke tube accessible to children, posing a potential choke hazard. Identified through staff statement there was a child in the classroom under the age of three years old.

Required correction: Toys and toy parts accessible to children under 3 must not be a choke hazard. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance. **Corrected at time of visit, staff removed the lego pieces during inspection and are no longer accessible to children. Correct by 03/19/2024

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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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

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