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 · October 27, 2025
2.229.L · Correction due October 27, 2025
One plastic toy goat in a pull out toy bin in the toddler classroom. The classroom had children under 3 years of age present at the time of inspection.
Required correction: Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three years of age must not be a choke hazard. Correct by 10/27/25. Staff removed the plastic goat and placed it in the preschool classroom. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 10/27/2025
2.120.D
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed 2 staff members to have had their original TRAILS background check completed 4 months after their hire date.
Required correction: The Trails child abuse and neglect records request must be made within ten (10) calendar days of the first day of employment for each employee or facility on the State prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee. Correct by
2.121.J.1 · Correction due October 27, 2025
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed one staff member to have lived out of state in the past 5 years and to not have completed an out of state background check.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff member #1 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Out of State background check, for staff member #1 with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/27/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/27/25. Correct by 10/27/2025
2.122.A · Correction due October 27, 2025
Program to have a non-complaint health inspection.
Required correction: Obtain a current and compliant health inspection. Correct by 10/27/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/27/25. Correct by 10/27/2025
2.210.A.3
Reviewed 5 staff files and one staff member to be missing a statement of immunization record.
2.212.G · Correction due November 27, 2025
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed one staff member to be missing a medical statement signed by a health care provider.
Required correction: Obtain a medical statement signed and dated by a health care provider. Correct by 11/27/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/27/25. Correct by 11/27/2025
2.212.N · Correction due October 27, 2025
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed 5 staff to be missing a signed statement indicating they have read and been trained on the centers administration of medication policies and procedures.
Required correction: Prior to working with children, each staff member must read and be trained on the center’s policies and procedures for the administration of medications. Staff members must sign a statement indicating that they have read and have been trained on the center's administration of medications policies and procedures. Correct by 10/27/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/27/25. Correct by 10/27/2025
2.213.F
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed one staff member to be missing the CPR/1st aid module.
2.217.A.9 · Correction due October 27, 2025
No documentation of any staff member to have medication administration training.
Required correction: At least one (1) staff member with the current Department-approved medication administration training and delegation must be on duty at all times. Correct by 10/27/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/27/25. Correct by 10/27/2025
2.220.J · Correction due October 27, 2025
Two expired epi-pens in the Preschool Room.
Required correction: If a medication is out of date or left over, the parents(s)/guardian(s) is responsible for picking up the medication. If the parent(s)/guardian(s) do not respond, the center must dispose of the medications as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Correct by 10/27/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/27/25. Correct by 10/27/2025
Original visit · December 12, 2024
2.230.C.3.c · Correction due January 12, 2025
An indoor climbing structure in the main room to be lacking a 6 foot use zone on the side of the slide.
Required correction: Preschool and school-age climbing equipment must have a six (6) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Correct by 1/12/24 or prior to licensure. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/12/24 or prior to licensure. Correct by 01/12/2025
2.232.A.5 · Correction due January 12, 2025
The toddler and preschool playgrounds to be lacking 150 feet of shaded area in the fenced play area.
Required correction: A minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet of shaded area in the fenced play area must be provided to guard children against the hazards of excessive sun and heat. Shaded areas must be provided year-round. Correct by 1/12/24 or prior to licensure. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/12/24 or prior to licensure. Correct by 01/12/2025
2.237.K · Correction due December 12, 2024
The kitchen to be accessible to children.
Required correction: Kitchens, including all hazardous items, must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct by 1/12/24 or prior to licensure. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/12/24 or prior to licensure. Correct by 12/12/2024
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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