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 · October 24, 2025
2.133.A · Correction due October 24, 2025
At the time of visit, reviewed 1 staff file observed the file to be lacking a department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness.
Required correction: Immediately 10/24/2025, all staff must complete a department-aproved training in emergency and disaster preparedness. Submit documentation and a statement of compliance by 11/24/2025. Correct by 10/24/2025
2.312.C
At the time of visit, reviewed 1 staff file observed the file to be lacking a department-approved training in standard precautions.
2.312.D · Correction due October 24, 2025
At the time of visit, reviewed 1 staff file observed the file to be lacking a department-approved training in First Aid and CPR.
Required correction: Immediately 10/24/2025, all staff must complete a department-aproved training in First Aid and CPR. Submit documentation and a statement of compliance by 11/24/2025. Correct by 10/24/2025
2.312.H · Correction due October 24, 2025
At the time of visit, reviewed 1 staff file observed the file to be lacking a department-approved training in child abuse prevention.
Required correction: Immediately 10/24/2025, all staff must complete a department-aproved training inchild abuse prevention. Submit documentation and a statement of compliance by 11/24/2025. Correct by 10/24/2025
Supervisory visit · November 4, 2024
2.320.A.7 · Correction due November 4, 2024
Reviewed 7 child files. One child missing a current, dated, written authorization for emergency medical care.
Required correction: Immediately review all child files. All chidren must have a dated, written authorization for emergency medical care updated annually and available for review at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/4/2024. Correct by 11/04/2024
2.321.A.5 · Correction due November 4, 2024
Reviewed 7 child files. One child over 2 years old was missing documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Immediately review all child files. All children over 2 years old must have an updated health statement in accordance with the AAP. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/4/2024. Correct by 11/04/2024
2.327.A · Correction due November 4, 2024
At the time of visit, while the rest of the children were in the basement play area, a child went up the stairs without the knowledge of the care provider.
Required correction: Immediately, the primary provider must know the location and activit of all children while they are in care. Corrected at time of visit, the provider came upstairs to take the child back to the play area, and secured the gate bringing the home into compliance. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 12/4/2024. Correct by 11/04/2024
2.336.A.3 · Correction due November 4, 2024
At the time of visit, paint is peeling on multiple walls and wall corners in the licensed child care area, and there is a hole in the wall in the front room by the front door.
Required correction: Immediately, all painted finishes shall be maintained free from peeling and chipping, and walls must be free of holes at all times. Submit photo documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/4/2024. Correct by 11/04/2024
2.336.C.1
At the time of visit, in the play area, a pair of adult scissors was on the counter and within reach of children; in the kitchen, a potato peeler was in an unlocked drawer and accessible to children. In the office, where an infant sleeps during nap time, a basket of electrical cords was on the floor and accessible to children.
2.336.C.11 · Correction due November 4, 2024
At the time of visit, there were cardboard boxes full of toys, art supplies, and a broken, wooden door within 3 feet of the furnace.
Required correction: Immediately, all flammable or combustible items must be at least 3 feet away from the furnace at all times. Submit photo documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/4/2024. Correct by 11/04/2024
2.337.D.3 · Correction due November 4, 2024
At the time of visit, in the backyard, a metal garden rake was in a bucket on the side of the house and accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, the outdoor play space must be free of safety hazards at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/4/2024. Correct by 11/04/2024
Supervisory visit · December 19, 2023
7.707.32.A.4 · Correction due December 19, 2023
Reviewed the provider's file and observed that they were missing documentation of a current Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: Immediately, the provider must complete a state department-approved training in Standard Precautions and must be renewed annually. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 1/2/2024. Correct by 12/19/2023
7.707.32.A.7
Reviewed the provider's file and observed that they were missing documentation of a current medical administration course.
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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