Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 7 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.
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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 · May 8, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due May 8, 2026
The gate to the kitchen area was observed to be open in room 112 and room 103 making a bottle of dishsoap and a spray bottle of disinfectant cleaner labeled "keep out of reach of chidren" accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately (5/8/2026) ensure all items labeled "Keep out of reach of children" are in accessible to children at all times. Teacher corrected at the time of visit by closing and locking the gate in both room 112 and room 103. No further response is required. Correct by 05/08/2026
2.220.E · Correction due May 8, 2026
Reviewed two medications and observed one to have an expired written authorization order from the prescribing practitioner.
Required correction: Immediately (5/8/26) ensure that all children who require ongoing medications have a current authorization and consent form signed by a healthcare provider. Ongoing medications are required to be reauthorized on an al least annual basis. Correct by 05/08/2026
Complaint · November 19, 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.
Supervisory visit · May 21, 2025
2.229.G · Correction due May 21, 2025
A roll of plastic bags was observed sitting on the bottom shelf in the ECE bathroom in room 102.
Required correction: Immediately (5/21/25) ensure loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Teacher corrected at time of visit by placing bags on top shelf of storage out of reach of children. Correct by 05/21/2025
2.237.H · Correction due May 21, 2025
Two electric outlets near the floor in room 102 and 112 were missing protective covers.
Required correction: Immediately (5/21/2025) ensure in rooms used by children all electrical outlets that are accessible to children have protective covers. Teachers corrected at time of visit by placing covers on outlets. No further response required. Correct by 05/21/2025
Supervisory visit · August 29, 2024
2.229.C · Correction due August 29, 2024
In bathroom adjacent to classroom 112, a bottle of sanitizing wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" was observed on the low bench across from the toilets.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately. Teacher corrected at time of visit by placing wipes to a tall shelf that is inaccessible to children. No further response required. Correct by 08/29/2024
Complaint · January 5, 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.
Supervisory visit · October 6, 2023
7.702.42.A · Correction due October 6, 2023
3 of 10 staff files reviewed to be missing documentation of a building and physical premises training for the following individuals: D.M., Karen to be missing documentation of the building and physical premises training.
Required correction: All staff must complete the building and physical premises training prior to working with children. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct immediately. Correct by 10/06/2023
7.702.42.G
1 of 10 staff files to have an expired certificate of the Department approved training about child abuse prevention for the following individuals: Sarah.
7.702.91.H · Correction due October 6, 2023
Electrical outlets to be accessible to children and to be missing protective covers in the following areas: Room 113 behind teacher table.
Required correction: In areas used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers or safety outlets must be installed. Obtain protective covers for all electrical outlets accessible to children. Correct immediately. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, provider plugged exposed outlet, 10/6/23. No written response is necessary for this violation. Correct by 10/06/2023
7.702.71.C · Correction due October 6, 2023
The following items to be accessible to children and labeled "keep out of reach of children": Room 102 & 103 under sink; Comet, Clorox wipes, liquid dish soap, Lysol wipes, Clorox.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, staff moved Comet, Clorox wipes, liquid dish soap, Lysol wipes, Clorox by securing doors, 10/6/23. Correct by 10/06/2023
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
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 DPS ECE Hallett Fundamental Academy’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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