Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 6 of the 10 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.
Limited Supervisory visit · March 3, 2026
2.218.A · Correction due March 3, 2026
Upon the specialist's arrival observed a child who is 11 years of age in the preschool classroom 124. Identified through the staff statements that the child is on in-school suspension and children who are suspended in school are placed in the preschool classroom. The preschool is licensed for children 3-7 years of age.
Required correction: The program must only accept children of the ages for which it has been licensed. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The preschool staff moved the child to the office. No response required. Correct by 03/03/2026
2.229.M · Correction due March 3, 2026
A glass drinking bottle on the teachers desk in classroom 126 accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Equipment and materials accessible to children under five must not be made of easily breakable plastic or glass. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The teacher removed the bottle from within reach of children. No response required. Previously cited on 1.7.2026. Correct by 03/03/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · February 4, 2026
2.230.B · Correction due February 4, 2026
In classroom 126 observed a plastic mail person hat, in the dramatic play area, to have a large crack in it posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Indoor materials must be sturdy safe and free from hazards. Correct immediately by 2.4.2026, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 2.11.2026. Correct by 02/04/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · January 7, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due January 7, 2026
A Large and open bucket of Ice melt, in the hallway leading outside, labeled "keep out of reach of children" and accessible to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the inspection, the ice melt was removed from within reach of children. No response required. Previously cited on 11.13.2025. Correct by 01/07/2026
2.229.M · Correction due January 7, 2026
A glass mason jar on a teacher desk, in classroom 124, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Glass is not permitted for children under the age of five. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The mason jar was moved out of reach of children. No response required. Correct by 01/07/2026
2.237.H · Correction due January 7, 2026
An uncovered electrical outlet in the hallway leading to the playground, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Electrical outlets in the hallway leading to both classrooms and in the space between the indoor and outdoor space uncovered and accessible to children posing a potential safety hazard. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The outlet was covered. No response required. Previously cited on 4.29.2025. Correct by 01/07/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · November 13, 2025
2.217.A.15 · Correction due November 13, 2025
Upon the Specialist's arrival observed both classes on the playground. Observed 28 children outside, and the program to be over maximum group size posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: The maximum group size of must not be exceeded. Correct immediately by 11.13.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 11.20.2025. Correct by 11/13/2025
2.229.C · Correction due November 13, 2025
Aquaphor on the teachers desk in classroom 126 labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The aquaphor were placed out of reach of children. No response required. Correct by 11/13/2025
2.229.H · Correction due November 13, 2025
Three pairs of teacher scissors, on the teacher desk in classroom 126, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Sharp tools and instruments must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The scissors were placed out of reach of children. No response required. Correct by 11/13/2025
Supervisory visit · April 29, 2025
2.237.H · Correction due April 29, 2025
Electrical outlets in the hallway leading to both classrooms and in the space between the indoor and outdoor space uncovered and accessible to children posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: All electrical outlets accessible to children must be inaccessible. Correct immediately by 4.29.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 5.6.2025. Correct by 04/29/2025
Supervisory visit · September 24, 2024
2.122.A · Correction due September 24, 2024
The most recent fire inspection on site to be conducted in 2021. Observed the documentation of the fire inspection to be expired.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of a current fire inspection. Correct immediately by 9.24.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the approving fire inspection to the Specialist by 10.1.2024. Correct by 09/24/2024
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.
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