Jump Start Early Learning Academy

Center · Thornton · 550 E Thornton Parkway Suite 100

What kind of place is this?

Size 163 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 5
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes no visit date for this provider.
On file
2 complaint investigations
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 19, 2024. 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 publishes its verdict on each complaint and the correction it required, but no routine inspection reports and no severity level.

Aug 2024 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · August 14, 2024

Unfounded · 2.229.C · Equipment/Materials · Correction due August 19, 2024

Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

Required correction: Make all hazadous items inacessible to children. Corrected at time of visit staff disposed of Miracle Grow and paint can. Childproof lock installed on door. No resposne is necessary.

Unfounded · 2.237.E · Indoor/Safety Requirements · Correction due August 19, 2024

Combustibles such as cleaning rags, mops, and cleaning compounds must be stored in well-ventilated areas, separated from flammable materials, and stored in areas inaccessible to children.

Required correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, staff moved mop and propane tank.

Unfounded · 2.229.G · Equipment/Materials · Correction due August 19, 2024

Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

Required correction: Make all loose plastic bags inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit. Door to cabinet locked making inaccessible. No response is necessary.

Unfounded · 2.121.F · Correction due August 19, 2024

The Department may deny, revoke, suspend, change to probationary or fine a child care facility if the applicant(s), an affiliate of the applicant, or any person living with or employed by the applicant has been found to violate any of the provisions set forth in section 26.5-5-317(2), C.R.S.

Required correction: Never make any false or misleading statements or provide misleading reports to the Department.

Unfounded · 2.230.C.3.a · Toddler Program · Correction due August 19, 2024

Toddler climbing equipment must have a three (3) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Toddler slides require a six (6) foot use zone extending out from the base of the slide.

Required correction: Maintain 3 foot use zone around all climbing equipment. Corrected at time of visit staff moved items to allow for use zone. No response necessary.

Unfounded · 2.223.A.3 · Personnel · Correction due August 19, 2024

Staff must be awake, alert, and actively supervising all children.

Required correction: Maintain active supervision of children at all times.

Unfounded · 2.230.B · Correction due August 19, 2024

Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.

Required correction: Maintain all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings sturdy, safe, and free from hazards.

Unfounded · 2.230.C.8 · Outdoor Requirements · Correction due August 19, 2024

All outdoor play areas used for children’s activities must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to children to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.

Required correction: Maintain all playground in safe condition and free from hazardous material and debris. Corrected at time of visit, staff removed all debis and broken toys from playground.

Unfounded · 2.237.H · Indoor/Safety Requirements · Correction due August 19, 2024

In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

Required correction: Install protective covers or safety outlets on all electrical outlets. Corrected at time of visit staff installed safety outlet covers. No response is necessary.

State records file

May 2023 Complaint Founded

Complaint · May 1, 2023

Founded · 7.702.41.A · Personnel · Correction due May 8, 2023

All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.

Required correction: Change all diapers as needed. Always demonstrate knowledgeable decision making, judgement, and concern for the proper care and well being of children.

Founded · 7.702.62.C.1 · Infant Program · Correction due May 8, 2023

Each infant up to eighteen (18) months of age and enrolled in the infant program must be provided with an individual crib, futon approved for infants, or other approved sleep/rest equipment meeting Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards. Individual cribs or futons must provide each infant with sufficient space for the infant?s length, size, and movement.

Required correction: Obtain crib for each child in the infant room or other approved sleep/rest equipment meeting Consumer Product Safety Commission Standards.

Founded · 7.702.62.C.15 · Infant Program · Correction due May 8, 2023

Infants who fall asleep in a piece of equipment not approved for sleep must immediately be moved to their approved sleep area and placed on their back to sleep.

Required correction: Immediately place child in approved sleep area and placed on their back to sleep. Corrected at time of visit, staff moved CH to crib.

Founded · 7.702.65.B.1 · Toddler Program · Correction due May 8, 2023

Screen time, which includes, television, recorded media, computer, tablet, cell phones, video games, and other media devices, is prohibited for children less than two (2) years of age

Required correction: Eliminate screen time for children under two including television, recorded media, computer, tablet and cell phones, video games and other media devices.

Founded · 7.702.71.C · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023

Items labeled ?keep out of reach of children? must be inaccessible to children.

Required correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, Director removed hand sanitizer from classroom. No response is necessary.

Founded · 7.702.71.D · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023

Staples must be inaccessible to children less than three (3) years of age.

Required correction: Remove all loose staples in areas with children under 3.

Founded · 7.702.71.G · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023

Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

Required correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children.

Founded · 7.702.91.H · Indoor/Safety Requirements · Correction due May 8, 2023

In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

Required correction: Install safety outlets or protective covers on all outlets accessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, Director installed safety outlets. No response is necessary.

Founded · 7.702.62.C.2 · Infant Program · Correction due May 8, 2023

In the infant room, soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs, futons approved for infants, or other approved sleep/rest equipment. Soft bedding means, but is not limited to, any soft sleep surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, comforters, sleep positioning devices, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diaper bibs, plush toys, pacifiers with stuffed animals attached, and stuffed animals.

Required correction: Remove all soft bedding in the infant room. Soft bedding means any soft surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, flat sheets, cloth diapers bibs, plush toys, pacifiers with stuffed animals and stuffed animals.

Founded · 7.702.73.A.4 · Building Requirements · Correction due May 8, 2023

Number of Children Allowed in One (1) Room by AGE OF CHILDREN and MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN A ROOM 6 weeks to 18 months: 10 Infants 12 months to 18 months: 10 Infants 12 months to 36 months: 20 Toddlers 18 months to 24 months: 20 Toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 28 Toddlers 30 months to 36 months: 28 Toddlers

Required correction: Maintain license capacity at all times. Staff came into to transfer child to another classroom.

Founded · 7.702.72.B · Correction due May 8, 2023

Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.

Required correction: Make all indoor, outdoor equipment, materials and furnishing sturdy, safe and free of hazards.

Founded · 7.702.71.L · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023

Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

Required correction: Toy, toy parts, furnishings, equipments and any material that is a choke hazard must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, Director removed items from classrooms, 05/08/2023 no response is necessary.

Founded · 7.702.71.F · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023

Glitter must not be used with children under three (3) years of age.

Required correction: Never use glitter with children under 3. Corrected at time of visit, Director removed items from classroom, 05/08/2023 no response is necessary.

Founded · 7.702.71.A · Correction due May 8, 2023

Durable furniture such as tables and chairs must be child-sized or appropriately adapted for children's use.

Required correction: buckle children in seats according to manufactures instructions.

Founded · 7.702.62.A.3 · Personnel · Correction due May 8, 2023

Staff must be awake, alert, and actively supervising all children.

Required correction: Make sure staff are awake, alert, actively supervising children at all times.

State records file

Before you tour

Jump Start Early Learning Academy hasn’t published four things

Tuition · Hours and late pickup · What a typical day looks like · Sick and biting policies

Worth doing yourself

Ask what changed after each, and whether the state has been back.

On the visit: what you can only see — how the room smells, whether teachers are down on the floor with the children, how staff speak to each other. Those, and the 7 questions worth hearing answered out loud, are in the note below.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote. Covers complaints received January 2023 through July 2026; Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish routine inspection reports, so this is not a record of every state visit.

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