Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 2 of the 4 visits below. Across Denver home daycares it cites something at about 57% 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.
Supervisory visit · June 25, 2025
2.336.C.1 · Correction due June 25, 2025
At the time of the visit, a can of Woolite was in the bathroom on a low open shelf, accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, ( 6/25/2025), all hazardous items must be inaccessible to children. **Corrected at the time of the visit when the provider moved the Woolite to a higher shelf, making the item inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 06/25/2025
Supervisory visit · July 30, 2024
2.321.E.1 · Correction due August 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, reviewed 13 children’s files and observed all 13 children’s files to be lacking topical authorization.
Required correction: Review all children’s files. The primary provider must obtain written authorization and instructions from the parent(s) or guardian(s) for the application of sunscreen to their children's sun exposed skin prior to outdoor play, year-round. Submit a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 08/30/2024
2.316.B.15
At the time of the visit, observed the parent handbook to be lacking a policy on developmentally appropriate media use.
2.312.E · Correction due July 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, reviewed the provider’s file and observed Julie C. to be lacking medication administration.
Required correction: Immediately (7/30/2024) Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, and qualified substitutes must complete a Department approved course of training for medication administration. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 07/30/2024
2.312.C
At the time of the visit, reviewed the provider’s file and observed Julie C. to have an expired standard precautions training.
Required correction: Immediately (7/30/2024) Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department-approved training in standard
2.312.H · Correction due July 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, reviewed the provider’s file and observed Julie C. to be lacking child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: Immediately (7/30/2024) Prior to working with children the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department approved training about child abuse prevention. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 07/30/2024
2.133.A · Correction due July 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, reviewed the provider’s file and observed Julie C. to be lacking emergency and disaster preparedness.
Required correction: Immediately (7/30/2024) Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a State Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 07/30/2024
2.312.A
At the time of the visit, there were no staff files for Van C. and Karena C.
2.120.C.1.a · Correction due July 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, observed Karena C. to be working with children, without TRAILS abuse or neglect background checks.
Required correction: Immediately (7/30/2024) Review all staff files. For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 07/30/2024
2.212.J.1.a
At the time of the visit, observed Karena C. to be working with children, without CBI or FBI background checks.
Required correction: Immediately (7/30/2024) Review all staff files. Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed prior to an individual caring for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access to children. Submit
2.321.A.3 · Correction due August 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, reviewed 13 children’s files and observed 4 children’s files to have expired health appraisal forms.
Required correction: Review all children’s files. All children’s files must have a current health appraisal form, signed and dated by a healthcare provider. Submit a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 08/30/2024
2.316.B.20 · Correction due August 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, observed the parent handbook to be lacking sufficient documentation regarding rest time.
Required correction: Review the parent handbook. The handbook must include sufficient verbiage regarding rest time. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 08/30/2024
2.316.B.24
At the time of the visit, observed the parent handbook to be lacking sufficient documentation regarding sun exposure protection.
2.316.B.31 · Correction due August 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, observed the parent handbook to be lacking a policy on how parents are notified for any child who has been separated from the group.
Required correction: Review the parent handbook. The handbook must include verbiage regarding how parents are notified when a child is separated from the group. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 08/30/2024
2.337.A.2 · Correction due July 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, observed a 7 inch gap in the outside fence, posing a hazard to children.
Required correction: Immediately ( 7/30/2024) The outdoor play space must be enclosed with at least a forty-two inch (42) fence with slats no more than four (4) inches apart, or a natural barrier. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 07/30/2024
2.336.C.1 · Correction due July 30, 2024
2.336.C.1 following items labeled “keep out of reach of children” to be accessible to children in the following areas: - A Glade air freshener downstairs on a shelf near the stairs. - Cleaner spray in an unlocked bathroom cabinet. - Chlorox wipes on a shelf in the bathroom. - Gallon ziplock bags on a shelf under the television, downstairs. - Plastic bag on the outside playground.
Required correction: Immediately ( 7/30/2024) All items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at the time of the visit when the provider made the items inaccessible to children. Submit a statement of future compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 07/30/2024
2.335.I
At the time of the visit, observed a stairway of more than 4 steps, without a gate, accessible to children under the age of two, on the outside playground and also going downstairs to the basement.
Required correction: Immediately ( 7/30/2024) A stairway with more than 4 steps must be secured with a safety gate.
2.336.C.2.a · Correction due July 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, observed uncovered outlets in the basement bathroom and uncovered outlets on a power strip on the wall along the stairs to the basement. Child care is provided in the basement.
Required correction: Immediately ( 7/30/2024) In rooms accessible to children, all electrical outlets and power strips must have protective covers. Corrected at the time of the visit when the provider covered the outlets, making the outlets inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 07/30/2024
2.336.C.11 · Correction due July 30, 2024
At the time of the visit, observed a bag of balls and paper plates next to the water heater.
Required correction: Immediately ( 7/30/2024) Flammable or combustible items must be stored in a locked area remote from the kitchen, and at least three (3) feet from the furnace, hot water heater or any other heating device. Corrected at the time of the visit, when the provider moved all items out of the area with the water heater and furnace. Submit a written statement of compliance by 8/30/2024. Correct by 07/30/2024
2.311.A.7
At the time of the visit, the provider did not know the correct number of children being cared for.
Required correction: Immediately ( 7/30/2024) Primary providers, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, staff
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.
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