KinderCare runs 23 licensed locations in Denver.
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 · April 6, 2026
2.229.G · Correction due April 6, 2026
Five loose gallon sized Ziplock bags in an unlocked lower cupboard accessible to children in the DPS-C classroom. Previously cited on 5/19/25.
Required correction: Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Correct by 4/6/26. Staff removed the gallon sized Ziplock bags and placed them in a locked cabinet. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 04/06/2026
2.229.K
Three baskets of toys under an evacuation crib in the Infant A classroom.
Required correction: Nothing may be stored in or under any evacuation equipment. Correct by 4/6/26. Staff removed the baskets of toys from under the evacuation crib at the time of inspection. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response
Supervisory visit · May 19, 2025
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due May 19, 2025
Reviewed 15 staff files and observed Hailey P. to be missing a CBI 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 Hailey P. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI, for staff member Hailey P. with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 5/19/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 6/19/25. Correct by 05/19/2025
2.133.A
Reviewed 15 staff files and observed Emily F. to be missing an Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training.
2.209.B.4 · Correction due June 19, 2025
Reviewed 10 child files and observed one child to be missing a health statement and 3 children to have expired health statements.
Required correction: Obtain current health statements completed by a health care provider. Correct by 6/19/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 6/19/25. Correct by 06/19/2025
2.212.G · Correction due June 19, 2025
Reviewed 15 staff files and observed Emily F. and Mona M. to be missing a medical statement signed and dated by a health care provider.
Required correction: Obtain a medical statement signed and dated by a health care provider. Correct by 6/19/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 6/19/25. Correct by 06/19/2025
2.219.B.1
Reviewed 10 child files and observed one child to be missing documentation of immunization status.
2.229.G · Correction due May 19, 2025
Observed 3 rolls of loose plastic trash bags, accessible to children, on an open lower shelf in the DPS classroom next to the changing table.
Required correction: All loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Correct by 5/19/25. Staff moved 3 rolls of loose trash bags to a locked cupboard under the changing table while the Licensing Specialist was present. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 05/19/2025
2.230.C.8
The playground grass surfacing to have eroded next to a tree on the preschool playground leaving a plethora of exposed roots that pose a potential tripping hazard.
2.216.A.1 · Correction due May 19, 2025
Staff member Mona M. to be alone in the Preschool #2 classroom and missing documentation of early childhood teacher qualifications.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of early childhood teacher qualification. Correct by 5/19/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 6/19/25. Correct by 05/19/2025
Supervisory visit · July 2, 2024
2.229.G · Correction due July 2, 2024
Observed a roll of loose trash bags on an open shelf, accessible to children in the DPS B classroom.
Required correction: Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Correct by 7/2/24. Staff moved the trash bags to a locked cabinet inaccessible to children. Correct at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 07/02/2024
2.212.G
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed Luis B. and Sophia P. to be missing a medical statement signed by a health care provider.
2.230.B · Correction due July 2, 2024
Peeling paint on the fence on the toddler playground.
Required correction: All outdoor equipment must be free of hazards. Correct by 7/2/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 8/2/24. Correct by 07/02/2024
2.209.A.7 · Correction due July 2, 2024
Reviewed 10 child files and observed 10 children to have expired medical emergency authorization.
Required correction: Obtain updated emergency medical authorizations. Correct by 7/2/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 8/2/24. Correct by 07/02/2024
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due July 2, 2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed Katelyn H. to have an expired FBI and CBI 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 Katelyn H. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI and FBI, for staff member Katelyn H. with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 7/2/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 8/2/24. Correct by 07/02/2024
2.120.C.1.a · Correction due July 2, 2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed Katelyn H. and Heather W. to have expired TRAILS background checks. Observed Sophia P. to be missing a TRAILS 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 members Katelyn H., Heather W. and Sophia P. have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS, for staff members Katelyn H., Heather W. and Sophia P. with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 7/2/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 8/2/24. Correct by 07/02/2024
2.229.C · Correction due July 2, 2024
One bottle of baby oil next to the sink, labeled keep out of reach of children, accessible to children, in the 2's classroom. Observed one container of hand sanitizer on an open shelf in the DPS B classroom. The hand sanitizer was accessible to children and labeled keep out of reach of children.
Required correction: All items labeled keep out of reach of children must be inaccessible to children. Correct by 7/2/24. Staff moved the baby oil and hand sanitizer to a locked cabinet inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 07/02/2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed Heather W., Sophia P., Chanley J., Mikaya B., Keely D. and Tiffani S. to have an expired or missing Standard Precautions training.
2.213.C · Correction due July 2, 2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed Keely D., Tiffani S. and Heather W. to have an expired safe sleep training.
Required correction: Complete a department approved safe sleep training. Correct by 7/2/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 8/2/24. Correct by 07/02/2024
2.213.D · Correction due July 2, 2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed Sophia P. to be missing a shaken baby/abusive head trauma training.
Required correction: Complete a department approved training in shaken baby/abusive head trauma training. Correct by 7/2/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 8/2/24. Correct by 07/02/2024
2.213.G
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed Heather W., Cleste T., Chanely J., Mikaya B., Keely D., and Tiffani S. to have an expired child abuse training.
2.133.A · Correction due July 2, 2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed Sophia P. to be missing a department approved training in emergency disaster preparedness training.
Required correction: Complete a department approved training in emergency disaster preparedness training. Correct by 7/2/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 8/2/24. Correct by 07/02/2024
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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