Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
This provider does not publish pricing.
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 · March 4, 2025
2.121.D.5 · Correction due March 4, 2025
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed Paula R. to have an expired FBI background check.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members Paula R. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI for staff member Paula R. with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 3/4/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 4/4/25. Correct by 03/04/2025
2.122.A
Center to have an expired fire inspection and a non-compliant health inspection.
2.127.D · Correction due March 4, 2025
No posting of the licensed capacities and staff to child ratios posted in classrooms 106, 105 and 108.
Required correction: Post licensed capacities and staff to child ratios in classrooms 106, 105 and 108. Correct by 3/4/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 4/4/25. Correct by 03/04/2025
2.138.A · Correction due March 4, 2025
No documentation of emergency drills.
Required correction: Emergency drills, lockdown and active shooter on premises drills must be held at least quarterly but often enough so that all occupants are familiar with the drill procedure and their conduct during a drill is a matter of established routine. Fire drills must be held monthly and be consistent with local fire department procedures. Tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. A record of all emergency drills held over the past twelve (12) months must be maintained by the facility or center, including date and time of drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate. Correct by 3/4/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 4/4/25. Correct by 03/04/2025
2.209.B.4 · Correction due April 4, 2025
Reviewed 10 child files and observed 7 children to be missing a health statement completed by a health care provider.
Required correction: Obtain a copy of a health statement for each child completed by a health care provider. Correct by 4/4/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 4/4/25. Correct by 04/04/2025
2.212.G · Correction due April 4, 2025
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed Amy D. and Naomi P. to be missing a medical statement signed and dated by a health care professional.
Required correction: Obtain a medical statement signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider. Correct by 4/4/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 4/4/25. Correct by 04/04/2025
2.213.F
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed Tracy M. to be missing the department approved Introduction to First Aid and CPR module.
Required correction: Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees caring for children, not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR, must complete the Department-approved Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. The module must be renewed every two (2) years. Correct by 4/4/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 4/4/25. Correct
Supervisory visit · April 16, 2024
2.229.H · Correction due April 16, 2024
Two pairs of adult scissors out on a teacher desk, accessible to children in classroom 105.
Required correction: Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Correct by 4/16/24. Staff moved the scissors to the top of a tall cupboard making them inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 04/16/2024
2.229.G
An open box of empty gallon sized ziplock bags unlocked under the sink in classroom's 105 and 110.
Required correction: Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Correct by 4/16/24. Staff placed them in locked cupboard making them inaccessible. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by
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.
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