Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 2 of the 8 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.
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.
Supervisory visit · February 18, 2026
2.120.D · Correction due February 18, 2026
Reviewed nine staff files and found two staff to be missing the submission for the TRAILS background check.
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 one and two have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of (TRAILS Clearance Letters) for staff members one and two with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 02/18/2026
2.120.I
Reviewed nine staff files and found two staff to be missing the five year TRAILS renewal submission inquiry.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's
2.209.A.7 · Correction due February 18, 2026
Reviewed eight child files and found one child to have an expired emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: All children must have a current emergency medical authorization that is updated annually and documented in the file. Correct immediately and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 02/18/2026
2.209.B.4 · Correction due March 18, 2026
Reviewed eight child files and found one child to have an expired health statement and one child to be missing the date of the health appointment.
Required correction: All children must have a current and dated health statement from the health care provider. This document is updated annually and maintained in the file. Correct and provide written statement of compliance. Correct by 03/18/2026
2.120.C.1.a.1
Reviewed nine staff files and found one staff to be missing the TRAILS background check and alone and in the care of children.
Complaint · August 11, 2025
2.120.D
Reviewed 9 staff files and found SM3 and SM5 to be missing documentation of submission for a TRAILS clearance letter.
Required correction: TRAILS requests must be made within 10 calendar days of employment. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members 3 and 5 have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours.
Complaint · August 11, 2025
Founded
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 · April 4, 2025
2.219.B.2 · Correction due May 4, 2025
Reviewed 5 child files and found one child to have an expired health statement.
Required correction: All children must have a current health statement within 30 days of enrollment and 30 days of expiration. Correct and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 05/04/2025
2.209.A.7
Reviewed 5 child files and found 3 children to have expired emergency medical authorizations.
2.212.G · Correction due May 4, 2025
Reviewed 10 staff files and found Sangeetha and Shanmathi to be missing their original health statements signed and dated by a health provider.
Required correction: All staff must have a health statement signed and dated by a health provider within 30 days of employment. Correct and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 05/04/2025
2.220.F · Correction due April 4, 2025
Reviewed files for Ed S and Elena S, who are designated to give medications and found that neither Ed nor Elena had current CPR/First Aid training.
Required correction: Staff who are designated to give medications must have current full CPR/First Aid training. Correct immediately and provide documentation of training with written response. Correct by 04/04/2025
2.217.A.9 · Correction due April 4, 2025
No staff had current medication training and delegation were on duty. The delegated staff members Ed and Elena did not have current CPR/First Aid training.
Required correction: There must be at least one staff member with all required medication training and delegation on duty at all times. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 04/04/2025
2.213.B · Correction due April 4, 2025
Reviewed 10 staff files and found Ed S, Elena S, Alsi and Shanmathi to have expired Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: All staff must complete Standard Precautions training prior to working with children, and renew the training annually. Correct immediately and provide documentation of completion with written response. Correct by 04/04/2025
2.213.C · Correction due April 4, 2025
Reviewed 10 staff files and found Ed S and Elena S to have expired Infant Safe Sleep training.
Required correction: All staff who work with Infants must complete Infant Safe Sleep training prior to working with children, and renew the training annually. Correct immediately and provide documentation of completion with written response. Correct by 04/04/2025
2.213.G
Reviewed 10 staff files and found Ed S, Elena S., Alsi and Shanmathi to have expired Mandatory Reporter training.
2.213.N · Correction due April 4, 2025
Reviewed the staff file for Ed S, who is responsible for reviewing child files, and found that their immunization training was expired.
Required correction: Any staff who are responsible for reviewing child files must complete immunization training and renew the training annually. Correct immediately and provide documentation of completion with written response. Correct by 04/04/2025
2.229.P · Correction due April 4, 2025
No sensory equipment was present in Room 4, 6, 8 and 9.
Required correction: Sensory play must be offered to children 18 months of age and older. **Corrected at the time of the inspection, sensory tables were brought into classrooms.** No response is required. Correct by 04/04/2025
Complaint · March 3, 2025
2.210.A.2
Reviewed 6 staff files and found Stefani and Sangeetha to be missing documentation of qualifications for their position. Both staff members were in ECT positions at the time of the inspection.
Required correction: Documentation of qualifications must be maintained for all staff for the position they hold. Correct immediately
Complaint · March 3, 2025
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 · August 14, 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 · October 2, 2023
Founded
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 Childrens Lighthouse Parker’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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