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 · May 20, 2025
2.219.B.4 · Correction due June 19, 2025
Reviewed 8 children's files and observed that 3 children were missing documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Within 30 days, health statements for children must be updated in accordance with the APP Recommendations. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Licensing Specialist. Correct by 06/19/2025
Supervisory visit · September 27, 2023
7.702.71.M · Correction due September 27, 2023
In the Ladybugs classroom, there were glass jars in an unlocked cabinet that were accessible to children under 5.
Required correction: Materials made of glass are not permitted in areas accessible to children under 5. **Corrected at the time of the inspection, jars were moved out of reach.** No response is required. Correct by 09/27/2023
7.702.71.L · Correction due September 27, 2023
In the multipurpose gym area, there were small stickers on a shelf that were accessible to children, posing a choking hazard.
Required correction: Any materials accessible to children under 3 must not be a choke hazard. **Corrected at the time of inspection, stickers were removed from the shelf.** No response is required. Correct by 09/27/2023
7.702.71.G · Correction due September 27, 2023
In the Butterflies classroom there were empty plastic bags stored in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children.
Required correction: Loose plastic bags must must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. **Corrected at the time of the inspection, bags were moved out of reach.** No response is required. Correct by 09/27/2023
7.702.72.B · Correction due September 27, 2023
A bolt on the play structure on the younger playground was sticking out, creating a safety hazard.
Required correction: Outdoor equipment must be free of hazarads. Correct immediately and respond with a statement of compliance by 10/4/23. Correct by 09/27/2023
7.702.51.B.7 · Correction due September 27, 2023
In the Bumblebees classroom, there was a bin of sunscreen on a shelf that was accessible to children.
Required correction: All medications must be stored so that they are inaccessible to children. **Corrected at the time of the inspection, sunscreen was moved to be inaccessible to children.** No response is required. Correct by 09/27/2023
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 ESPREE CHILD LEARNING CENTER’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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Ask which of these findings were serious, and what changed.Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes a correction deadline, never whether the work was done or how serious it was.
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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