Indian Ridge Elementary Preschool

Center · Aurora · 16501 E Progress Dr

What kind of place is this?

Size 72 children licensed In the middle half for Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership Government-run Colorado Department of Early Childhood records this as a programme operated by a public school district. data.colorado.gov

Will it fit our family?

Ages served 4-year-olds only (Pre-K)

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 4
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
October 8, 2025
On file
3 visits since November 2023
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 9, 2023. Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious
Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

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.

Oct 2025 Supervisory visit report not read State records file
Oct 2024 Supervisory visit report not read State records file
Nov 2023 Supervisory visit 11 findings

Supervisory visit · November 9, 2023

7.702.34.A.7 · Correction due November 9, 2023

Reviewed eight (8) child files. Four (4) files missing documentation of an emergency medical authorization.

Required correction: Immediately, review all child files. All child files must have a dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s)/guardian(s). Submit written documentation of compliance by 12/9/2023. Correct by 11/09/2023

7.702.46.A.7

At the time of visit, a staff member was supervising 7 children and lacked Early Childhood Teacher qualifications.

7.702.42.F · Correction due November 9, 2023

Reviewed five (5) staff files. Katrina S. missing documentation of a CPR/First Aid training.

Required correction: Immediately, review all staff files. All staff not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR must complete the Department-approved introduction to First Aid and CPR module. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/9/2023. Correct by 11/09/2023

7.702.42.H · Correction due December 9, 2023

Reviewed 8 staff files. Katrina S missing documentation of the Introduction to Early Intervention training.

Required correction: Review all staff files. All staff must complete the Department-approved training course: Introduction to the Early Intervention training within ninety (90) calendar days of employment. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/9/2023. Correct by 12/09/2023

7.702.42.I

Reviewed 8 staff files. Katrina S. missing documentation of the Recognizing the Impact of Bias training.

7.702.31.A · Correction due November 9, 2023

Reviewed eight (8) chlid files. Four (4) children missing documentation of a signed policy and procedure statement.

Required correction: Immediately, review all child files. All child files must have a signed policy and procedure statement. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/9/2023. Correct by 11/09/2023

7.702.91.B · Correction due November 9, 2023

At the time of visit, in Room 217, an electrical box had a broken cover with sharp edges and exposed wires and was accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately, buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition at all times. Submit photo documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/9/2023. Correct by 11/09/2023

7.702.91.H

At the time of visit, in Room 217, two electrical outlets were lacking outlet covers.

7.702.72.A · Correction due December 9, 2023

At the time of visit, the playground equipment was not appropriate for the children's age, size, and developmental needs.

Required correction: A variety of equipment that is age-appropriate for children's age, size, and developmental needs must be provided for outdoor play at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/9/2023. Correct by 12/09/2023

7.702.72.C.1.a · Correction due November 9, 2023

At the time of visit, the playground near the building did not have enough resilient surface in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

Required correction: Immediately, all climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surface of at least six (6) inches surrounding the use zone at all times. Submit photo documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/9/2023. Correct by 11/09/2023

7.702.74.A.3 · Correction due November 9, 2023

At the time of visit, the playground near the building is not separated from the elementary-age playground with a fence or other natural barrier, creating a safety hazard for children.

Required correction: Immediately, the play area must be fenced at least four (4) feet high at all times. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/9/2023. Correct by 11/09/2023

State records file

Where this record comes from

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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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Will it fit our family

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