The Goddard School runs 24 licensed locations in Denver.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 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 · July 14, 2026
2.122.A · Correction due July 14, 2026
Reviewed fire inspection report and observed it to be expired with a next due date by 7/11/2025.
Required correction: All child care facilities must be inspected and obtain an approving inspection report from the local fire department. Respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 07/14/2026
2.127.D
Observed the Shell Seekers classroom lacking a posted licensed capacity of the room and the staff-to-child ratio.
Required correction: All facilities must post in every room of the child care facility the license capacity of the room and the
2.209.B.4 · Correction due August 14, 2026
Reviewed 8 child files and observed 2 files lacking a current statement of the child's health signed by a health care provider.
Required correction: A copy of the child's health statement must be completed by a health care provider and updaed annually. Respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 08/14/2026
2.212.G · Correction due August 14, 2026
Reviewed 16 staff files and observed 1 with a self-reported health history last signed on 1/6/2025.
Required correction: Self-reported health histories must be submitted annually. Respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 08/14/2026
2.213.B · Correction due July 14, 2026
Reviewed 16 staff files and observed 1 with an expired Department-approved Standard Precautions training. Standard Precautions training was last completed on 7/2/2025.
Required correction: All staff must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training prior to working with children and renewed annually. Respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 07/14/2026
2.213.G · Correction due July 14, 2026
Reviewed 16 staff files and observed 1 with an expired Department-approved training about Child Abuse Prevention. Child Abuse Prevention training was last completed on 7/6/2025.
Required correction: All staff must complete a Department-approved training about Child Abuse Prevention prior to working with children and renewed annually. Respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 07/14/2026
2.229.C · Correction due July 14, 2026
Observed a diaper cream bottle in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children in the Rocky Mountain Rangers classroom. Observed a magic eraser in an unlocked drawer accessible to children in the Dinosaur Diggers classroom. Both items are labeled as "keep out of reach of children".
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff removed the magic eraser from the classroom and locked the cabinet with diaper cream making both items inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 07/14/2026
Complaint · March 3, 2026
Founded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Supervisory visit · August 12, 2025
2.212.G · Correction due September 12, 2025
Reviewed 17 staff files and observed 1 to have a medical statement lacking doctor's signature.
Required correction: All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a health care professional. Correct by 09/12/2025
2.229.G · Correction due August 12, 2025
Observed 2 rolls of loose plastic bags in an unlocked drawer accessible to children in the Arctic classroom.
Required correction: Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Teacher made bags inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 08/12/2025
Observed clay balls in a sensory table accessible to children under the age of 3 in the Riders and Ropers
2.230.A · Correction due August 12, 2025
Observed 2 stuffed animals labeled 3+ on a low shelf accessible to children under the age of 3 in the Riders and Ropers classroom.
Required correction: Play equipment and materials must be appropriate for children's ages and developmental needs. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Director removed items from the classroom. No response required. Correct by 08/12/2025
Complaint · October 30, 2023
Small orange crayon on the floor in the Riders and Ropers classroom, small enough to fit in a choke tube, and accessible to children less than 3 years of age posing potential choke hazard.
7.702.71.K · Correction due October 30, 2023
Foam seat located under one of the emergency cribs in the Curious Crawlers classroom.
Required correction: Immediately ensure evacuation equipment must not block exit routes. Nothing may be stored in or under any evacuation equipment. Corrected at the time of visit. Item was removed from under the evacuation crib and nothing is stored in or under the evacuation cribs in the Curious Crawlers classroom. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 10/30/2023
7.702.72.B · Correction due October 30, 2023
Multiple books with ripped/torn edges and bindings in the Riders and Ropers, Sea Snorklers and Shell Seekers classrooms, accessible to children at the time of visit and posing potential hazards.
Required correction: Immediately ensure indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings are sturdy, safe and free of hazards. All books with ripped/torn edges were removed from the Riders and Ropers, Sea Snorklers and Shell Seekers classrooms and made inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 10/30/2023
Complaint · October 30, 2023
Unfounded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Supervisory visit · September 20, 2023
7.702.42.M · Correction due September 20, 2023
Reviewed 19 staff files and observed Jennifer C. to have an expired immunization training.
Required correction: Within 30 days of employment and annually, all staff responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of the child immunization records must complete the CDPHE immunization course. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Jennifer C. completed the training at the time of inspection. No response required. Correct by 09/20/2023
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 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.
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.
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