Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 of the 4 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.
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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 · September 24, 2025
2.138.A · Correction due September 24, 2025
Reviewed drill logs and observed that there was no documentation for a Tornado drill completed in August.
Required correction: Immediately, drills must be completed at the required times and documented including the date and time of the drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Licensing Specialist. Correct by 09/24/2025
Supervisory visit · October 3, 2024
2.138.A · Correction due October 3, 2024
Reviewed emergency drill logs and observed that they were missing documentation of any tornado drills for the year 2024.
Required correction: Immediately, drills must be completed and a record of all emergency drills held within the past 12 months must be maintained. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Licensing Specialist. Correct by 10/03/2024
Supervisory visit · November 15, 2023
7.702.72.B · Correction due November 15, 2023
On the preschool playground, observed a gap on both of the slides and on the stairs were the slide and stairs meet the play structure. Causing a potential hazard to children.
Required correction: Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards. Correct by 11/15/2023
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 DOUGLAS CTY SCHL LONE TREE PRSCHL’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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