Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 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 · May 5, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due May 5, 2026
In classroom 103 there was a bottle of lotion labeled "keep out of reach out children." The lotion was sitting on a lower counter that is accessible to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach out children" including the bottle of lotion must be made inaccessible to children. ***Corrected at the time of the visit a staff member moved the bottle of lotion making it inaccessible to children on 5/5/2026. No response required.*** Correct by 05/05/2026
2.230.B
In classroom 102 there was a loose long phone cord and a long loose cord attached to the light table. In classroom 126 there were loose long loose cord attached to an air purifier. The long loose cords were posing a possible strangulation hazard.
Supervisory visit · September 18, 2025
2.207.A · Correction due September 18, 2025
Licensing Specialist reviewed the sign in and out book for classroom 126 and there was 1 child not signed in at the time of the visit.
Required correction: For security purposes, a sign-in/sign-out sheet or other mechanism for parents/guardians, or staff if children are being transported, must be maintained daily by the center. It must include, for each child in care, the date, the child's name, the time when the child arrived at and left the center, and the parent /guardian or staff member's signature or other unique identifier. For children who are transported, parent(s)/guardian(s) must verify the accuracy of the sign-in/sign-out sheet at least weekly. ***Corrected at the time of the visit the staff member signed the child in on the attendance sheet.***Correct immediately and respond with a plan of ongoing compliance by 9/25/2025. Correct by 09/18/2025
2.223.A.2 · Correction due September 17, 2025
Identified through a staff member's statement classroom 126 is not using or recording attendance verification throughout the day and during transitions.
Required correction: The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. ***Correct immedaitely and respond with a plan of ongoing compliance by 9/25/2025. Correct by 09/17/2025
Supervisory visit · October 23, 2024
2.120.C.1.a · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed 5 staff file and 1 staff member Josephine T. was lacking a 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 Josephine T. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letter for staff member Josephine T. with written response to Specialist by 10/30/2024. Correct by 10/23/2024
2.213.A · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed 5 staff file and 1 staff member Josephine T. was lacking a building and physical premises safety training.
Required correction: All staff must complete a building and physical premises safety training. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 10/30/2024. Correct by 10/23/2024
Supervisory visit · November 27, 2023
7.702.62.A.2 · Correction due November 27, 2023
Reviewed the attendance verification sheet in classroom 102 and there were two children not signed in.
Required correction: Ensure that the time the child arrives and leaves the center must be recorded. ***Corrected at the time of the visit the teacher signed in the two children on the attendance verification sheet.*** Respond immediatley with verification of compliance by 12/4/2023. Correct by 11/27/2023
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 DPS ECE Oakland Elementary’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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