Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 23 visits below. Across Denver home daycares it cites something at about 57% 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.
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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.
Probationary visit · March 2, 2026
2.337.D.2 · Correction due March 2, 2026
In backyard multiple chewed up pieces of trash, plastic wrap, and stuffing from pet toys. This violation was previously cited 12/8/2025.
Required correction: Keep outdoor play area free from hazardous materials and debris. Correct by 03/02/2026
2.337.A.7 · Correction due March 2, 2026
In backyard three piles of animal contamination accessible to children.
Required correction: Keep all areas where children can pass free of animal contamination. Correct by 03/02/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · September 23, 2025
2.324.B.3.h · Correction due September 23, 2025
A soiled diaper on the floor in the living room area, accessible to children.
Required correction: Soiled diapers must be disposed of properly and inacessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection, provider disposed of the soiled diaper in the outdoor trash can. No response is necessary. Correct by 09/23/2025
2.317.D.1
CH4 signed in on 9/23/25 and not present at the time of inspection. CH4 left the home to attend school at 7:30am.
Complaint · April 2, 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.
Complaint · February 26, 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.
Limited Supervisory visit · October 11, 2024
2.317.D.1 · Correction due October 11, 2024
Observed 3 children in care and observed no children signed in.
Required correction: Maintain documentation of sign in and out record for all children. Correct by 10/11/2024
2.333.A · Correction due October 11, 2024
No books accessible to infants/toddlers. This violation was previously cited on 08/20/2024.
Required correction: Make at least 5 books accessible to infants and toddlers. Correct by 10/11/2024
2.333.B
No books accessible for children over 2 and 5.
2.333.I · Correction due October 11, 2024
No art materials accessible to children.
Required correction: Make art materials accessible to children. Correct by 10/11/2024
2.337.A.10 · Correction due October 11, 2024
Doggie wadding pool, water play table, and flower pot with standing water.
Required correction: Drain all standing water and clean and disinfect equipment at the end of each day. Correct by 10/11/2024
2.337.A.7 · Correction due October 11, 2024
Observed in backyard play area at least 10 piles of feces accessible to children. This violation was previously cited 09/17/24, 08/20/2024,07/23/24, 05/16/24, 02/19/24, 03/14/23, 04/20/22
Required correction: Keep all outdoor areas where children may pass/play may kept free of animal contamination. Correct by 10/11/2024
2.337.D.2 · Correction due October 11, 2024
Cigarette buds in flower pot and broken golf club, broken door, and several torn up doggie toys accessible to children. Previously cited 07/23/24, 08/20/2024, and 9/17/24.
Required correction: Keep all outdoor play areas safe and free from hazards. Correct by 10/11/2024
2.336.C.1 · Correction due October 11, 2024
Screwdriver and plyers on kitchen counter accessible to children.
Required correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit. Corrected at time of visit, Tove moved items making inaccessible to children, 10/11/2024. No response is necessary. Correct by 10/11/2024
Limited Supervisory visit · July 23, 2024
2.337.A.13 · Correction due July 23, 2024
Trampoline accessible to children. Previously cited 05/16/24.
Required correction: Store trampoline in a way that makes it inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit provider locked trampoline making inaccessible to children. No response is necessary. Correct by 07/23/2024
2.337.A.16 · Correction due July 23, 2024
Sand box not covered.
Required correction: Cover sand box when not in use. Correct by 07/23/2024
2.337.A.7 · Correction due July 23, 2024
observed over 20 piles of feces in backyard. Previously cited 05/16/24, 02/19//24, 03/14/23 and 04/20/22
Required correction: Keep all outdoor areas where children may pass or play free of animal contamination. Corrected at time of visit, Provider cleaned up animal contamination. No response is necessary. Correct by 07/23/2024
2.337.D.3 · Correction due July 23, 2024
Ladder, wheel barrel, shovel, and dog wading pool for dogs full of water, and propane tank accessible to children in back yard.
Required correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, provider fixed lock on gate and emptied pool. Correct by 07/23/2024
2.336.C.1 · Correction due July 23, 2024
Bedroom on lower level unlocked accessible to children containing hair products, batteries, deodorant accessible to children. In bathroom upstairs lower cabinet under sink unlocked containing hair products and cabinet next to lower cabinet containing hair products labeled keep out of reach of children. Observed in kitchen sharp kitchen knifes in top drawer accessible to children.
Required correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, Tove moved knifes making inaccessible to children, Provider fixed latch to downstairs room, Lock put on bathroom cabinet. No response is necessary. Correct by 07/23/2024
2.337.D.2
in backyard multiple broken toys including but not limited to: broken riding toy with electric wires in water, broken push loan mover, broken basketball hoop, Tonka toys rusted out and peeling.
Required correction: Make all hazardous and broken toys inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, provider removed
Complaint · May 8, 2024
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.
Showing 25 of 26 records. The rest are in the state record linked above.
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.
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