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 · February 25, 2026
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due February 25, 2026
Wood chips under swings measuring 3".
Required correction: Corrected at time of inspection, 2/25/2026, the LT raked the wood chips back under the swings to measure 6". No response required. Correct by 02/25/2026
2.230.B · Correction due February 25, 2026
Cords under loft hanging loosely accessible to children in room 133. A long cord to a lamp hung from the ceiling acessible to children in room 132.
Required correction: Immediately (2/25/2026) ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings are sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 02/25/2026
2.229.C
Sunscreen on a low shelf in the hallway to the preschool playground accessible to children in care.
Supervisory visit · April 1, 2025
2.230.B · Correction due April 1, 2025
Long power cords to the computer station and audio equipment dangling over a shelf in classroom 133.
Required correction: The ECT immediately (4/01/2025) removed the cords from the center and put them in the cabinet inaccessible to children in care. No Response Required. Correct by 04/01/2025
Supervisory visit · May 9, 2024
2.230.B · Correction due May 9, 2024
Chipping paint on the brown steps of the large playground equipment.
Required correction: Immediately (5/09/2024) ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings are sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 05/09/2024
2.230.C.3.c · Correction due May 9, 2024
Caterpillar climber next to the large playground equipment rock wall steps with a 2 feet use zone between the two pieces.
Required correction: Immediately (5/09/24) ensure all preschool climbing equipment has a 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Provide documentation through photos, along with a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 05/09/2024
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 DPS/ECE JOE SHOEMAKER SCHOOL’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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