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 · June 2, 2026
2.320.A.7 · Correction due June 2, 2026
Reviewed 12 child files and observed 2 to be lacking an updated annual written authorization for emergency care. CH1 was last signed on 5/27/2025, CH2 was last signed on 5/28/2025.
Required correction: A dated written authorization for emergency medical care must be updated annually by parent or guardian. Respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 06/02/2026
2.321.A.3
Reviewed 12 child files and observed 2 to be lacking a statement of the child's current health status signed and dated by a health care provider. CH1 and CH2 admission date exceed 30 days.
2.121.D.5 · Correction due June 2, 2026
Observed Provider with an expired FBI clearance letter, with an expiration date of 9/17/2023.
Required correction: Every 5 years, requests for FBI criminal record check must be renewed by completing the fingerprint process at an approved vendor. Provider must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification the provider reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Notify the Licensing Specialist in writing once the Provider has completed the fingerprinting process. Correct by 06/02/2026
2.121.D.4.a
Observed Provider with an expired FBI clearance letter, with an expiration date of 9/17/2023. Observed Resident over the age of 18 with an expired FBI clearance letter, with an expiration date of 9/18/2023.
Required correction: Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed prior to an individual caring for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access to children in family childcare homes. Provider must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification the provider reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Notify the Licensing Specialist in writing once the resident and provider have completed the
Supervisory visit · July 31, 2024
2.336.C.1 · Correction due July 31, 2024
Observed a shampoo in the bathroom shower labeled "keep out of reach of children", accessible to children.
Required correction: All items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children at all times. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Provider moved bottle to be inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 07/31/2024
2.337.D.3 · Correction due July 31, 2024
Observed the garden hose to be out and unwound in the children's play area posing a potential tripping hazard.
Required correction: Outdoor play space must be free from safety hazards. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Provider moved hose to prevent hazard. No response required. Correct by 07/31/2024
2.316.B.19 · Correction due August 31, 2024
Reviewed provider's policies and procedures and observed it to be lacking a policy which illustrates how disciplinary decisions are made and what steps are taken prior to suspension or expulsion and policy on when a parent withdraws a child.
Required correction: The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed by the provider. These procedures must include steps taken to understand and respond to children's behavior. Correct by 08/31/2024
2.316.B.21 · Correction due August 31, 2024
Reviewed provider's policies and procedures and observed it to be lacking a policy on safe sleep to include approved sleep equipment, sleep positions, swaddling, etc. per regulation 2.329.H
Required correction: The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed by the provider. Correct by 08/31/2024
2.136.A
Reviewed provider's policies and procedures and observed it to be lacking a plan indicating how all children with special needs will be included in the emergency plan.
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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All checked July 2026.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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