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 10, 2026
2.121.D.5 · Correction due March 10, 2026
Reviewed the provider's file and the provider's husbands file and both had an expired FBI clearance letter.
Required correction: Provider must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification the provider reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Notify the Licensing Specialist in writing once the resident has completed the fingerprinting process by 4/10/2026. Correct by 03/10/2026
2.321.A.2.c
Reviewed 4 children's files and 3 children were lacking immunization records.
2.321.A.3
Reviewed 4 children's files and 1 child was lacking a health statement and has been enrolled for longer than 30 days.
2.321.A.5 · Correction due April 10, 2026
Reviewed 4 children's files and 2 children over the age of 2 years old were lacking a current health statement.
Required correction: Health statements for children over two (2) years to seven (7) years of age must be updated in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric HealthCare or as required in writing by health care provider. Correct and respond with verification of complinace by 4/10/2026. Correct by 04/10/2026
2.335.Y · Correction due March 10, 2026
In the classroom area there was a broken orange bucket that had a sharp edge and two black chairs that have torn material exposed. The orange bucket and two black chairs were posing a possible safety hazard.
Required correction: Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 4/10/2026. Correct by 03/10/2026
Supervisory visit · April 1, 2025
2.138.A · Correction due April 1, 2025
Reivew the emergency drills log and the provider was lacking a Tornado drill for the month of March.
Required correction: Emergency drills must be completed fire monthly, tornado monlthy March to October, Lockdown and active shooter quarterly. Correct immediately and respond with verifcation of compliance by 5/1/2025. Correct by 04/01/2025
Reviewed 4 children's files and 1 child was lacking a health statement and has been in care for longer than
2.321.A.5 · Correction due May 1, 2025
Reviewed 4 children's file and 1 child over the age of 2 years old had an expired health statement.
Required correction: Health statements for children over the age of 2 years must be updated in accordance with the AAP recommeddations for preventive pediatric health care or as required in writing by the health care provider. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 5/1/2025. Correct by 05/01/2025
2.336.C.1
In the kitchen there was a container of air dust labeled "keep out of reach of children" in an unlocked kitchen cabinet. There were several knives in two unlocked drawers accessible to children.
2.337.D.2 · Correction due April 1, 2025
Outside on the porch there was a plastic yellow and red table and there were cracks on the top of the table. Also there was exposed weed matting throughout the play area. The cracked table and exposed weed matting were posing a possible safety hazard.
Required correction: All outdoor play areas shall frequently be surveyed and must be kept safe and free from hazards. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 5/1/2025. Correct by 04/01/2025
Supervisory visit · May 1, 2024
2.129.A.1 · Correction due May 1, 2024
There were 6 children in attendence and 1 child did not have a child file.
Required correction: Review and ensure that the facility must have a child's file for each child in care. Correct immediately and respond with veriifcation of compliance by 5/31/2024. Correct by 05/01/2024
2.311.A.14
Reviewed the provider and applicant 2's files and both were lacking a current health statement.
2.321.A.5 · Correction due May 31, 2024
Reviewed 5 children's files and 4 children over the age of 2 had expired health statements.
Required correction: Review and ensure that all childern over the age of 2 must have a current health statement. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 5/31/2024. Correct by 05/31/2024
2.320.A.7 · Correction due May 1, 2024
Reviewed 5 children's files's and 4 children were lacing a current written authorization for emegency medical care.
Required correction: Review and ensure that all children must have a current written authorization for emegency medical care and renew annually. Correct and respond immediately with verification of compliance by 5/31/2024. Correct by 05/01/2024
2.122.C
The provider was lacking a Denver business license.
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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