Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 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.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
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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 · August 13, 2026
2.312.C · Correction due August 13, 2026
Reviewed the provider's file and the provider had an expired Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: Review and ensure the provider completes a Standard Precautions training. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 9/12/2026. Correct by 08/13/2026
2.312.J
Reviewed the provider's file and the provider had an expired Immunization course.
2.320.A.7 · Correction due August 13, 2026
Reviewed 5 children's files and 1 child had an expired emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Review and ensure that all children must have a current emergency medical authorization that is signed and dated by the parents. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 9/12/2026. Correct by 08/13/2026
2.321.A.4 · Correction due September 12, 2026
Reviewed 5 children's files and 1 children less than 2 years old had an expired health statement.
Required correction: Review and ensure that all children under the age of 2 must have a current health statement. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 9/12/2026. Correct by 09/12/2026
Reviewed 5 children's files and 1 children over the age 2 years old had an expired health statement.
2.336.C.1 · Correction due August 13, 2026
At the time of the visit there was a purse sitting on a filing cabinet that was accessible to children. On the table in the living room there was a broken picture frame with sharp edges accessible to children.
Required correction: All hazadous items must be made inaccessible to children. ***Corrected at the time of the visit the provider placed the purse and broken picture frame up and inaccessible to children on 8/13/2026. No response required.**** Correct by 08/13/2026
2.337.B.1.a · Correction due August 13, 2026
At the time of the visit there was less than 6 inches of resilient surfacing the play structure and swings.
Required correction: All climbing equiment must have 18 inches of high must have 6 inches of resilient surfacing. Correct immedaitely and respond with verification of compliance by 9/12/2026. Correct by 08/13/2026
2.336.C.15.a
At the time of the visit the fire extinguisher was over 6 years old.
2.320.A · Correction due August 13, 2026
At the time of the visit there was a child in care and the provider did not a file for that child.
Required correction: The provider must obatin a complete file for all children enrolled. Correct immediately and respond with a plan for ongoing compliance by 9/12/2026. Correct by 08/13/2026
2.312.E · Correction due August 13, 2026
Reviewed the Provider's file and the provider did not have the part 2 of the medication administration course completed.
Required correction: The provider must complete the part 2 of the medication administration course completed. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 9/12/2026. Correct by 08/13/2026
Supervisory visit · September 16, 2025
2.337.D.2 · Correction due September 16, 2025
Outside in the back yard there were metal stakes sticking out of the wooden posts posing a possible tripping hazard.
Required correction: All outdoor play areas shall frequently be surveyed and must be kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris that could cause harm to children. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 10/16/2025. Correct by 09/16/2025
2.321.E.1
Reviewed 4 children's files and 1 child was lacking a signed sunscreen authorization form.
2.312.M · Correction due October 16, 2025
Reviewed the provider's file and the provider was lacking a Department-approved introduction to the early intervention and preschool special education programs training.
Required correction: The provider must complete a Department-approved introduction to the early intervention and preschool special education programs training. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 10/16/2025. Correct by 10/16/2025
Supervisory visit · October 3, 2024
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due October 3, 2024
Reviewed background checks for members in the home and 1 house hold member Kamille was lacking CBI and FBI clearance.
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 Licensing Specialist in writing once the resident has completed the fingerprinting process by 11/2/2024. Correct by 10/03/2024
Reviewed the provider's file and the provider was lacking a current Department approved Medication Administration training.
2.312.H · Correction due October 3, 2024
Reviewed the provider's file and the provider was lacking a current Department approved Child Abuse Prevention training.
Required correction: Ensure that the provider completes a Department approved Child Abuse Prevention training and renew annually. Correct immediately and respond with verification by 11/2/2024. Correct by 10/03/2024
2.312.J · Correction due October 3, 2024
Reviewed the provider's file and the provider was lacking a current an Immunization course.
Required correction: Ensure that the provider completes an Immunization course and renews annually. Correct immediately and respond with verification by 11/2/2024. Correct by 10/03/2024
Reviewed children's files and 2 children were lacking current written authorization for emergency medical care.
2.321.A.3 · Correction due November 2, 2024
Reviewed 6 children's files and 1 child did not have a health statement on file and has been in care for longer than 30 days.
Required correction: Review and ensure that all children must have a health statement within 30 days after admission. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 11/2/2024. Correct by 11/02/2024
2.321.A.5 · Correction due November 2, 2024
Reviewed 6 children's file and 1 child over the 2 had an expired health statement.
Required correction: Review and ensure that all children over the age of 2 must have a current health statement. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 11/2/2024. Correct by 11/02/2024
2.337.D.2 · Correction due October 3, 2024
Outside on the deck there were small nails sticking out of the deck posing a safety hazard. Also outside in backyard there were several water hoses throughout the grass posing a safety hazard.
Required correction: Ensure that all outdoor play areas shall be surveyed and must be kept safe and free of hazards. Correct immediately and respond with verification by 11/2/2024. Correct by 10/03/2024
Supervisory visit · November 6, 2023
7.707.71.E.1 · Correction due November 6, 2023
Reviewed 3 children's files and all three were lacking sunscreen authorization forms.
Required correction: Review and ensure that all children must have a sunscreen authorization form completed by the parents. Correct and Immediately respond with verification of compliance by 11/13/2023. Correct by 11/06/2023
Reviewed the provider's file and provider had an expired (1/13/2023) Shaken Baby training.
7.707.75.G · Correction due November 6, 2023
Reviewed the provider's file and provider had an expired (1/13/2023) Safe Sleep training.
Required correction: Review and ensure that the provider must complete the Safe Sleep training and renew annually. Correct and Immediately respond with verification of compliance by 11/13/2023. Correct by 11/06/2023
7.707.934.B · Correction due November 6, 2023
In the outdoor play area there was exposed black material sticking up from under the rubber surfacing posing a tripping hazard.
Required correction: Ensure that all outdoor play areas must be kept safe and free of hazards. Correct and Immediately respond with verification of compliance by 11/13/2023. Correct by 11/06/2023
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.
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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