Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 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 · August 6, 2026
2.313.A · Correction due August 6, 2026
While there were 11 children at the program identified a second staff member who did not have personnel files available for review.
Required correction: Prior to working with children all staff members must have a personnel file available for review. Correct immediately and respond with a plan for ongoing compliance by 9/6/26. Correct by 08/06/2026
2.321.A.2.c
Reviewed 11 child files and observed Ch1 and Ch4's files to be missing a immunizations on the correct form.
2.321.A.5 · Correction due September 6, 2026
Reviewed 11 child files and observed Ch5, Ch6, and Ch9's files to be missing a current health statement.
Required correction: Obtain health statements for all enrolled children. Correct within 30 days and respond with a statement of compliance by 9/6/26. Correct by 09/06/2026
2.335.N · Correction due August 6, 2026
Reviewed animal vaccination records and observed them to be expired.
Required correction: Obtain current vaccinations for all animals in the home. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 9/6/26. Correct by 08/06/2026
2.336.C.1
In the downstairs bathroom, observed a package of "Kirkland" brand baby wipes labeled "Keep out of reach of children" to be accessible to children.
Supervisory visit · October 1, 2024
2.316.A · Correction due October 1, 2024
Reviewed 8 children's files and observed 2 files missing documentation that parents/ guardians have received policies and procedures.
Required correction: Obtain documentation that parents/ guardians have received policies and procedures. Correct Immediately 10/1/24. Correct by 10/01/2024
2.320.A.10
Reviewed 8 children's files and observed 1 file missing documentation that parents/ guardians have signed media permissions.
2.320.A.7 · Correction due October 1, 2024
Reviewed 8 children's files and observed 2 expired, and 1 file missing documentation that parents/ guardians have signed emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Obtain current emergency medical authorization. Correct Immediately 10/1/24 or before the child's next day of attendance. Correct by 10/01/2024
2.320.A.9 · Correction due October 1, 2024
Reviewed 8 children's files and observed 1 file missing documentation that parents/ guardians has signed field trip permissions.
Required correction: Obtain documentation that parents/ guardians have signed field trip permissions. Correct Immediately 10/1/24. Correct by 10/01/2024
Reviewed 8 children's files and observed 3 files with expired health statements.
2.321.E.1 · Correction due October 1, 2024
Reviewed 8 children's files and observed 1 file missing documentation that parents/ guardians has signed topical cream permissions.
Required correction: Obtain documentation that parents/ guardians have signed topical cream permissions. Correct Immediately 10/1/24. Correct by 10/01/2024
2.336.C.1
Package of wipes under sink in kitchen area, package of wipes and cream in the bathroom, and cleaner in an unlocked closet. All items labeled "Keep Out of Reach" and accessible to children.
Required correction: All items labeled "Keep Out of Reach" must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct Immediately.
2.336.C.15.a · Correction due October 1, 2024
Fire extinguisher had a date of 2015.
Required correction: Fire extinguishers must be replaced every 6 years. Correct immediately 10/1/24. Correct by 10/01/2024
2.337.B.1.a · Correction due October 1, 2024
A slide in the indoor play area to be 22" high with no resilient surfacing.
Required correction: All equipment over 18" must have resilient surfacing. Correct Immediately 10/1/24. Correct by 10/01/2024
Supervisory visit · October 5, 2023
7.707.921.H · Correction due October 5, 2023
Observed a stairway with 13 steps leading up to the main level of the home which did not have a gate preventing access to children under the age of 2.
Required correction: Ensure all children under the age of 2 do not have access to stairways of more than 4 steps. Correct immediately and send verification of compliance with written response. Correct by 10/05/2023
7.707.923.A
A bottle of Supply Aid hand sanitizer gel labeled "keep out of the reach of children", accessible to children on a table next to the back door.
7.707.932.D · Correction due October 5, 2023
Portable climbing equipment with a slide measuring 31", accessible to children in a play room inside the house. Equipment did not have required protective surfacing.
Required correction: Ensure all portable equipment over 2 feet in height is on protective surfacing or made inaccessible to children. Correct immediately and send verification of compliance to specialist with written response. Correct by 10/05/2023
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 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.
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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