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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 · January 27, 2026
2.212.G · Correction due February 27, 2026
reviewed 3 staff and observed staff 1, staff 2 and staff3 to have no current documentation of health statement. Staff DOH 2018, Staff2 2023, Staff3 8/2025.
Required correction: Obtain current medital health statement for all staff and add to staff files and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 02/27/2026
2.237.H
Reviewed in room 204 3 outlets with no outlet covers near floor to be accessible to children.Observed nap room 3 additional outlets with no protective cover near staff chair to be accessible to children.
Required correction: All electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be
2.212.N · Correction due January 27, 2026
reviewed 3staff files and observed staff 1 to be missing statement of med administration policies and procedures.
Required correction: Obtain current statement of medication administration policies and procedures for staff1 and add to file, correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 01/27/2026
2.213.B · Correction due January 27, 2026
reviewed 3 staff files and observed Staff 2 to have expirred standard precautions training as of 8/15/25.
Required correction: Obtain current standard precautions training for staff 2 and add to staff file, correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 01/27/2026
2.213.L · Correction due February 27, 2026
reviewed 3 staff files and observed staff 3 to have no documentation of child development training. Staff 3 DOH 8/2025.
Required correction: Obtain current child development training for staff and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 02/27/2026
2.217.A.9 · Correction due January 27, 2026
reviewed 3 staff files and observed no one to have current department approved medication administration training and delegation.
Required correction: There must be 1 staff member with meddication administration and delegation on duty at all times correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 01/27/2026
2.217.A.7 · Correction due January 27, 2026
At time of arrivel specialist observed Director/Staff 1 and staff 2 in the main office building and identified through director that aids have been left alone with the children throughout since previous director left and that she is not always in classroom.
Required correction: There must be an assigned a qualified ECT supervising each group of children, correct immediately and send written complaince plan to specialsit with response. Correct by 01/27/2026
2.229.C · Correction due January 27, 2026
in nap room an unlocked drawer to have 1st aid kit with burn cream and 2 batteries all labeled "keep out of reach of children" to be accessible to children .
Required correction: Make all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" to be inaccessible to children, correct immediately. Corrected at time of visit, director place a lock on drawer making items inaccesisble to children. Correct by 01/27/2026
2.138.A
reviewed drill log an observed last drill conducted in October and no other drills to have been logged.
2.217.C.1.a · Correction due January 27, 2026
Identified through director that they have no current nurse consultation for the child care program.
Required correction: Center must have a qualified nurse consultation correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 01/27/2026
2.121.D.5 · Correction due January 27, 2026
reviewed 3 staff files and observed Staff 1 to have expired FBI clearance background check as of 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 members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI Clearance Letters for staff members with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 01/27/2026
2.120.C.1.a.1
reviewed 3 staff files and observed staff 3 to have no FBI clearance letter. Staff DOH 8/2025.
Supervisory visit · February 12, 2025
2.120.I · Correction due February 12, 2025
reviewed 2 staff files and observed Cheryl be dated from 9.13.2013 and Maria to be dated from 4.15.2026 both to need to be renewed.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS State Clearance Letters for staff members with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 02/12/2025
2.212.N
reviewed 2 staff files and observed no documentation of staff members reading and signing off on the centers medication administration policies and procedures.
2.213.D · Correction due February 12, 2025
reviewed 2 staff and observed Cheryl's to be expired as of 5/22/24 and Maria to expired 8/15/2024.
Required correction: Obtain current shaken baby head trauma training for staff and add to staff file. Correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 02/12/2025
2.213.F · Correction due March 12, 2025
reviewed 2 staff files and observed Maria to have no documentation of 1st aid CPR model. Maria DOH 8/2018.
Required correction: Obtain current 1st aid CPR for Maria and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.213.G
reviewed 2 staff files and observed Cheryl to have expired child abuse prevention and reporting training as of 4/23/24.
2.213.M · Correction due March 12, 2025
reviewed 2 staff files and observed both Cheryl and Maria to be missing 5 hours of continual education.
Required correction: obtain missing hours of continual education for staff and add to staff files and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.219.B.1 · Correction due February 12, 2025
reviewed 3 children file and observed child 3 to have immunization documentation on a non-approved form.
Required correction: Obtain immunization documentation for child and add to child's file, correct immediately and send written response to specialist. Correct by 02/12/2025
reviewed 2 staff files and observed Cheryl to be missing documentation of immunization training.
2.229.C · Correction due February 12, 2025
in classroom 204 on book shelf a bottle of Aquasafe to be labeled "keep out of reach of children" to be accessible to children.
Required correction: Make items labeled "keep out of reach of children" unaccessible to children correct immediately, correct at time of visit staff put bottle in locked cabinet. No response needed. Correct by 02/12/2025
2.237.H · Correction due February 12, 2025
in room 204 2 outlet with out covers on the west side of room to be accessible to children.
Required correction: In room used by children all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, correct immediately corrected at time of visit stafff placed covers. No response needed. Correct by 02/12/2025
Supervisory visit · March 19, 2024
2.213.B · Correction due March 19, 2024
reviewed 3 staff files and observed Maria to have expired standard precautions training as of 8/2023.
Required correction: Obtain current standard precautions training for staff and add to staff file. Correct immediately and send written verificaiton to specialist with response. Correct by 03/19/2024
2.237.H
in room 204 3 outlets with no protective coverings near the east side of classroom next to air filter to be accessible to children.
Required correction: All electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers or safety outlet must be
2.213.G · Correction due March 19, 2024
reviewed 3 staff files and observed Denise and Maria to have expired child abuse prevention and reporting training.
Required correction: Obtain current child abuse prevention and reporting training for staff and add to staff file. Correct immediatley and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 03/19/2024
2.213.L · Correction due April 18, 2024
reviewed 3 staff files and observed Maria to be staff aid and to have no documentation of child development training.
Required correction: Obtain child development training for staff and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 04/18/2024
2.213.M
reviewed 3 staff files and observed Denise to have only 9 hours and Maria to have 7 hour of continual l education.
2.230.C.8 · Correction due March 19, 2024
green playground slide to be broken at the bottom causing a potential cutting hazard.
Required correction: Outdoor materials and area are to be free of hazards. Correct immedialey and send written verification to specialist. Correct by 03/19/2024
2.212.G · Correction due April 18, 2024
reviewed 3 staff files and observed Maria to have no documentation of current self reporting health history.
Required correction: Obtain current self reporting health history for staff and add to staff file and send written response to specialsit. Correct by 04/18/2024
2.217.C.1.a
reviewed nurse file and observed no qualifications in the file for the nurse.
Required correction: Obtain nurse qualification and add to file and correct immediately and send verification to specialist with
2.217.C.6 · Correction due April 18, 2024
reviewed nurse file and observed no documenation of biography.
Required correction: Obtain current nurse biography and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 04/18/2024
2.217.C.7 · Correction due April 18, 2024
reviewed nurses file and observed no documenation of Child Care health consultation training.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of Child Care Health consultation training and add to staff file and send written verificaiton to specialist with response. Correct by 04/18/2024
2.217.C.8 · Correction due April 18, 2024
reviewed nurses file and observed no documenation of immunization training.
Required correction: Obtain current immunization training for nurse and add to nurse file and send written verificaiton to specialist with response. Correct by 04/18/2024
reviewed nurses file and observed no documenation of child abuse prevention and reporting training.
2.133.B · Correction due March 19, 2024
identified through director that staff are not trained for fire safety or the use of fire extinguishers or fire alarms.
Required correction: Staff must be trained in fire safety and the use of fie extiguishers and fire alarms. Correcct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 03/19/2024
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.
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