Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 4 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.
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 · July 22, 2026
2.312.C · Correction due July 22, 2026
Reviewed the Provider's file and found the standard precautions training to be expired.
Required correction: The Provider must have a current standard precautions training that is updated annually and documented in their file. Correct immediately and respond with documentation and written statement of compliance. Correct by 07/22/2026
2.312.E
Reviewed the Provider's file and found the medication administration training to be expired.
Required correction: The Provider must have a current medication administration training that is documented in their file. Correct
2.312.H · Correction due July 22, 2026
Reviewed the Provider's file and found the child abuse prevention training to be expired.
Required correction: The Provider must have a current child abuse prevention training that is updated annually and documented in their file. Correct immediately and respond with documentation and written statement of compliance. Correct by 07/22/2026
2.312.I · Correction due July 22, 2026
Reviewed the Provider's file and found the safe sleep training to be expired.
Required correction: The Provider must have a current safe sleep training that is updated annually and documented in their file. Correct immediately and respond with documentation and written statement of compliance. Correct by 07/22/2026
2.312.R.1 · Correction due July 22, 2026
Reviewed the Provider's file and found there to be 13 hours of ongoing professional development training to be missing.
Required correction: All Providers must complete a minimum of 15 hours of ongoing professional development training each year. Correct and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 07/22/2026
2.320.A.6 · Correction due July 22, 2026
Reviewed two child files and found one child with emergency medication to be missing a health care plan.
Required correction: Prior to admission all children with emergency medical medication must have a current health care plan signed by their physician. Correct immediately and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 07/22/2026
2.320.A.7 · Correction due July 22, 2026
Reviewed two child files and found both children to have expired emergency medical care authorizations.
Required correction: All children must have current emergency medical care authorization that is updated annually. Correct immediately and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 07/22/2026
Supervisory visit · August 25, 2025
2.316.B.19.a · Correction due September 25, 2025
Reviewed the providers policies and found them to be missing information on how they would identify and consult with an Early Childhood Mental Health consultant or other specialist as needed.
Required correction: The programs written policies must include information about how they would consult with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant or other specialist as needed. Correct and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 09/25/2025
2.316.B.21
Reviewed the providers policies and and found them to be missing a policy regarding safe sleep environments.
2.312.J · Correction due September 25, 2025
Reviewed the Providers trainings and found their Immunization training to be expired.
Required correction: Providers must complete the Immunization training, and renew the training annually. Correct and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 09/25/2025
2.312.K · Correction due September 25, 2025
Reviewed the Providers trainings and found them to be missing documentation of completion of the Playground Safety for Homes training.
Required correction: All Providers must complete the Playground Safety for Homes training. Correct and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 09/25/2025
2.312.M
Reviewed the Providers trainings and found them to be missing documentation of completion of the Introduction to Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education training.
2.312.N · Correction due September 25, 2025
Reviewed the Providers training and found them to be missing documentation of completion of the Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training.
Required correction: All Providers must complete the Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals Training. Correct and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 09/25/2025
2.312.P · Correction due September 25, 2025
Reviewed the Providers trainings and found them to be missing documentation of completion of the Injury Prevention for Homes training.
Required correction: All Providers must complete the Injury Prevention for Homes training. Correct and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 09/25/2025
2.312.Q
Reviewed the Providers trainings, and found them to be missing documentation of completion of the Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant training.
Supervisory visit · September 27, 2024
2.325.C · Correction due September 26, 2024
Provider did not have a posted menu.
Required correction: All parent must have access to menus and must be notified of meals being served. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 09/26/2024
2.312.H · Correction due September 26, 2024
Reviewed the providers file and found their Child Abuse Prevention training to be expired.
Required correction: Providers must complete Child Abuse Prevention training and renew the training annually. Correct by 09/26/2024
2.312.I
Reviewed the Providers file and found their Infant Safe Sleep training to be expired.
2.320.A.7 · Correction due September 26, 2024
Reviewed 2 child files and found one child to have an expired emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Each enrolled child must have a signed and dated emergency medical authorization, and the authorization must be renewed annually. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 09/26/2024
2.321.A.3 · Correction due October 27, 2024
Reviewed 2 child files and found 1 child to have an expired health statement.
Required correction: Child health statements must be updated within 30 days of expiration. Correct and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 10/27/2024
Supervisory visit · October 30, 2023
Correction due October 30, 2023
Reviewed the providers file and found the Mandatory reporter training to be expired.
Required correction: The provider must complete mandatory reporter training, and the training must be renewed annually. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance by 11/6/23. Correct by 10/30/2023
7.707.32.A.4
Reviewed the provider file and found the Standard Precautions training to be expired.
Correction due October 30, 2023
Reviewed the providers file and found the Immunization training to be expired.
Required correction: The provider must complete the Immunization training, and renew the training annually. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance by 11/6/23. Correct by 10/30/2023
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.
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 Cynthia Baker’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
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