Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 2 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.
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 · April 9, 2026
2.223.A.2 · Correction due April 9, 2026
In Room 120, observed 18 children in attendance, however, 17 children were signed in on the attendance verification.
Required correction: The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member signed the child in on both the parent signature page and the name-to-face attendance verification on 4/9/2026.** No response is required. Correct by 04/09/2026
2.229.C · Correction due April 9, 2026
In the supply closet between Room 120 and 122, observed Dawn dish soap labeled "keep out of reach of children" on the sink, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member moved the Dawn dish soap on 4/9/2026.** No response is required. Correct by 04/09/2026
Supervisory visit · September 26, 2024
2.120.C.1.a · Correction due September 26, 2024
Reviewed 4 staff files and observed ECT Amilu's file (DOH 8/12/24) to be missing current documentation of TRAILS clearance letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff member Amilu has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letter for the staff listed above, with written response to the Specialist. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 10/3/24 Correct by 09/26/2024
Reviewed 4 staff files and observed staff Christina V's file to be missing current documentation of TRAILS clearance letter (expired 4/1/24).
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 Newlon Elementary’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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