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 · December 9, 2024
2.217.A.7 · Correction due December 9, 2024
Staff member Lily alone with a group of 8 mixed age preschool childen in the After School Room. Reviewed 8 staff files and observed no documentation of ECT qualifications for staff member Lily.
Required correction: There must be at least 1 qualified ECT supervising each group of children. Correct by 12/09/2024
2.120.A · Correction due December 9, 2024
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed no documentation of Trails clearance letter for staff member Cinthya.
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 Cinthya has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letter for staff member Cinthya with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 12/09/2024
2.213.B · Correction due December 9, 2024
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed no current documentation of Standard Precautions training for staff members Ashley, Victoria, Laura, Cinthya, Paula.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of Standard Precautions training for staff members Ashley, Victoria, Laura, Cinthya, Paula. Correct by 12/09/2024
2.213.D · Correction due December 9, 2024
Staff members Ashley and Laura working in Casa Luna with children under the age of 3 years. Reviewed 8 staff files and observed no current documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training for staff members Ashley, Laura.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training for staff members Ashley, Laura. Correct by 12/09/2024
2.213.G · Correction due December 9, 2024
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed no current documentation of Abuse Prevention training for staff members Ashley, Victoria, Laura, Cinthya, Paula.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of Abuse Prevention training for staff members Ashley, Victoria, Laura, Cinthya, Paula. Correct by 12/09/2024
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due December 9, 2024
Resilient material underneath the playground and swings to measure approximately 2 inches in depth.
Required correction: All climbing equipment 18 inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least 6 inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment. Correct by 12/09/2024
2.220.A · Correction due December 9, 2024
Reviewed 2 children's emergency medications and observed 1 child to have an expired emergency medication.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain current emergency medication. Correct by 12/09/2024
Supervisory visit · February 6, 2024
2.122.A · Correction due March 6, 2024
No documentation of current fire department inspection.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of fire inspection. Submit documentation with written response to specialist. Correct by 03/06/2024
2.121.J.1
Reviewed 9 staff files and observed no documentation of out of state clearance letters for staff members Ashley R., Laura W.B.
Complaint · September 18, 2023
7.702.62.A.1 · Correction due September 18, 2023
Identified through staff members #1, #2, #3's statements that a preschool-aged child was left alone and unsupervised on the playground for approximately 3-4 minutes on 8/28/2023.
Required correction: All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise. Submit detailed plan for compliance with written response to specialist. Correct by 09/18/2023
7.702.62.A.2 · Correction due September 18, 2023
Identified through staff members #1 and #2's statements that no written attendance verification was conducted during a transition from the playground to the classroom on 8/28/2023 and a child was left alone and unsupervised on the playground. Specialist asked staff member #1 how many children were present in Casa Sole classroom at the time of inspection today, 9/18/2023, and staff member #1 stated 16 total, but specialist identified through head count that 17 children were present.
Required correction: Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Submit detailed plan for compliance with written response to specialist. Correct by 09/18/2023
7.702.41.A · Correction due September 18, 2023
Identified through staff members #1 and #2's statements that no written attendance verification was conducted during a transition from the playground to the classroom on 8/28/2023 and a child was left alone and unsupervised on the playground and that new staff member #2 (hired 7/31/2023) was responsible for conducting the head count as the classroom transitioned inside.
Required correction: All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well being of children. Submit detailed plan for compliance with written response to specialist. Correct by 09/18/2023
Complaint · September 18, 2023
Founded
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Complaint · August 30, 2023
Founded · 7.702.41.A · Personnel · Correction due September 18, 2023
All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.
Founded · 7.702.62.A.1 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due September 18, 2023
All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise
Founded · 7.702.62.A.2 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due September 18, 2023
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.
Required correction: Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Submit detailed plan for compliance with written response to specialist.
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.
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