Children's House Preschool

Center · Boulder · 3370 Iris Walk Ct

What kind of place is this?

Size 25 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.

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 4

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not currently list this provider in its licensing database as of September 2026, though the record below is one it published. That may mean the licence moved, was reissued under a new number, or the program closed — it is not a statement about the record. Check with the provider or the state directly.

Last complaint
March 17, 2025
On file
2 complaint investigations
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 22, 2025. 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 2025 Complaint Founded

Complaint · March 17, 2025

Founded · 2.232.A.3 · Outdoor Requirements · Correction due April 22, 2025

The play area must be fenced or have natural barriers, such as hedges or stationary walls at least four (4) feet high, to restrict children from unsafe areas.

Required correction: Immediately ensure the outdoor play area is fenced or has natural barriers of at least 4 feet high to restrict children from unsafe areas. Unfenced outdoor play areas must be made inaccessible to children. Provide a plan of action that documents compliance within the overall response.

State licensing record

Jul 2023 Complaint Founded

Complaint · July 27, 2023

Founded · 7.702.62.D.5.a · Correction due September 14, 2023

If preschool-age children are in care for longer than five (5) hours, the center must provide at least a thirty (30) minute rest period meeting the following: A firm cot or two (2) inch mat with a sheet and blanket, or other suitable covering, must be provided for each child.

Required correction: Immediately (9/14/2023) ensure that all children attending the preschool program for longer than five hours are provided a rest period of at least 30 minutes on an individual cot or mat with a sheet and blanket. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.701.33.D.1.b. · Correction due September 14, 2023

When an individual leaves employment, the facility must submit to CBI a completed Notification of Name Removal form to request the removal of the individual's name from their facility license number in the CBI database.

Required correction: Immediately ensure that when an individual leaves employment, the facility must submit to the Department a completed Notification of Name Removal form to request the removal of the individual's name from their facility license number in the CBI database. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.62.A.2 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due September 14, 2023

The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.

Required correction: Immediately ensure the time a child arrives and leaves the center each day is recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.34.A · Correction due September 14, 2023

An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child's admission. This record must be updated annually and when changes occur. The admission record must include:

Required correction: Immediately ensure that every child enrolled in the program has an admission record that is updated annually or when changes occur. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.42.B · Personnel · Correction due September 14, 2023

All staff must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training that meets current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Required correction: Immediately ensure all staff must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training that meets current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.51.C.2 · Health/Medication · Correction due September 14, 2023

The center must apply sunscreen, have the parent(s)/guardian(s) apply sunscreen, or use another form of parent/guardian approved sun protection for children prior to children going outside. Sunscreen must be reapplied as directed by the product label.

Required correction: Immediately (9/14/2023) ensure sunscreen is applied to all children or another form of approved sun protection for children is provided prior to children's exposure to the sun. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.51.A.2.b · Child Records · Correction due September 28, 2023

At the time of admission, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child?s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child?s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.

Required correction: Ensure every child's file contains a current health statement that is signed and dated by a health care provider, and includes when the next visit is required by the provider. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.71.C · Equipment/Materials · Correction due September 14, 2023

Items labeled ?keep out of reach of children? must be inaccessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately ensure that all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" are inaccessible to children. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.66.C.9 · Transportation · Correction due September 14, 2023

Drivers must complete a minimum of four (4) hours of Department-approved driver training. The Department?s approval will be based on the review of a training curriculum that includes at a minimum: behind the wheel training; participant transport attendance procedures including taking attendance at the destination; managing behavioral issues; loading and unloading procedures; daily vehicle inspection procedure; proper tire inflation; emergency equipment and how to use it; accident procedures; passenger illness procedures; procedures for backing up; and vehicle evacuation.

Required correction: Immediately ensure that all staff members who transport children have completed a minimum of four hours of Department-approved driver training. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.72.C.1.a · Correction due September 14, 2023

All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

Required correction: Immediately make climbing equipment inaccessible to children until the program can ensure all climbing equipment 18" or higher has resilient surfacing of at least 6" in the use zone surrounding the equipment. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.91.K · Building Requirements · Correction due September 14, 2023

Kitchens, including all hazardous items, must be inaccessible to children at all times.

Required correction: Immediately ensure that the kitchen areas are inaccessible to children. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.72.C.3.c · Outdoor Requirements · Correction due September 14, 2023

Preschool and school-age climbing equipment must have a six (6) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. For slides exceeding six (6) feet in height, the use zone from the base of the slide must be as long as the slide height.

Required correction: Immediately ensure preschool climbing equipment has a six (6) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. For slides exceeding six (6) feet in height, the use zone from the base of the slide must be as long as the slide height. Document correction in written response.

Founded · 7.702.91.H · Indoor/Safety Requirements · Correction due September 14, 2023

In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

Required correction: Immediately ensure that all electrical outlets accessible to children have protective covers or safety outlets must be installed. Document correction in written response.

State licensing record

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 2, 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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Children's House Preschool 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.

Sources and dates

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All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

State record

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