Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 of the 8 visits below. Across Denver centers it cites something at about 55% 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.
Complaint · July 24, 2026
2.238.C
The emergency exit door in the preschool classroom to be blocked with a shelf, preventing egress.
2.223.A.3 · Correction due July 24, 2026
Observed on video footage on 6/23 and 6/24, staff were sitting in areas which did not allow full supervision of the playground or classroom. Staff were engaged in personal cellphone use and not actively supervision children in their care.
Required correction: Staff must be actively supervising children at all times. Correct by 07/24/2026
2.223.A.1 · Correction due July 24, 2026
Video footage on 6/24 showed SM1 leaving the early preschool classroom at 10:38am with 8 children unattended. SM1 left the classroom and went into the preschool area and returned less than a minute later.
Required correction: Children must be under direct supervision at all times. Correct by 07/24/2026
2.233.A.3 · Correction due July 24, 2026
Preschool aged children combined with toddler aged children in the Toddler classroom on 6/24/2026.
Required correction: Rooms licensed for specific ages must not be used for other ages of children. Correct by 07/24/2026
The door between the infant and toddler classroom to be open on 6/24/2026. Document ID: f4d404ce905e356eaafff1dea3332612442cedfce2d052e0f4521125921f85e3
2.223.A.2 · Correction due July 24, 2026
Identified several attendance record to be completed inaccurately or not at all.
Required correction: Attendance verification must be completed to fidelity reflecting the time a child arrives and leaves and verified throughout the day, including transitions. Correct by 07/24/2026
2.229.L · Correction due July 24, 2026
Several small legos and figurines in the toddler classroom, accessible to children under age 3, posing a choking hazard.
Required correction: All materials accessible to children under the age of three (3) must not pose a choking hazard. Corrected at the time of inspection, director removed from the classroom. No response is necessary. Correct by 07/24/2026
2.230.B · Correction due July 24, 2026
A fan with a loose electrical cord hanging down into the play area in the infant classroom, posing a strangulation hazard.
Required correction: All equipment must be safe and free from hazards. Corrected at the time of inspection, director removed the fan from the play area. No response is necessary. Correct by 07/24/2026
Complaint · July 24, 2026
Founded
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Supervisory visit · February 27, 2026
2.209.A.7 · Correction due February 27, 2026
Reviewed 14 child files, observed CH5, CH6, CH7 & CH9 to have expired emergency medical authorization forms.
Required correction: Obtain current emergency medical authorization forms for CH5, CH6, CH7 & CH9, retain in childrens files. Submit written documentation to specialist. Correct by 02/27/2026
2.229.L
A large stuffed animal in the toddler classroom labeled for ages three and up.
Required correction: All toys and materials accessible to children under the age of three must not be a choke hazard. Corrected at the time of inspection, director removed the stuffed animal from the classroom. No response is necessary. Correct by
2.121.J.1 · Correction due February 27, 2026
Reviewed 16 staff files, observed SM8 (DOH 10/7/2025) to be missing an out of state background check and to have lived out of state within the past 5 years.
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 8 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Out of State background check for staff member 8 with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 02/27/2026
Supervisory visit · March 18, 2025
2.229.L · Correction due March 18, 2025
In the Infant classroom, an empty fish bowl with small heart shaped rocks, posing a potential choking hazard.
Required correction: Ensure all areas of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age are free of any choke or inhalation hazards. Corrected at the time of inspection, director removed the fish bowl from the classroom. No response is necessary. Correct by 03/18/2025
2.229.M
In the infant classroom, a blue glass vase used for decoration on an open shelf above the play area, posing a potential safety hazard.
2.230.B · Correction due March 18, 2025
A long unplugged cord hanging from the side of the airhockey table in the school age classroom, posing a potential strangulation hazard to the UPK children using the classroom.
Required correction: Ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings are sturdy, safe, and free from hazards. Corrected at time of inspection, director plugged in the loose cord. No response is necessary. Correct by 03/18/2025
2.237.E · Correction due March 18, 2025
A mop bucket stored in the children's bathroom with the doors closed in the School Age Classroom, accessible to the UPK children utilizing the space.
Required correction: Cleaning materials must be stored in well ventilated areas and made inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection, director removed the mop bucket from the classroom. No response is necessary. Correct by 03/18/2025
2.209.A.7 · Correction due April 18, 2025
Reviewed seven childrens files, observed child 4 to be missing current documentation of emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of emergency medical authorization. Retain in childs file. Correct by 04/18/2025
2.209.A.8 · Correction due April 18, 2025
Reviewed seven childrens files, observed child 4 to be missing current documentation of field trip and transportation authorization.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of field trip and transportation authorization. Retain in childs file. Correct by 04/18/2025
2.219.B.4 · Correction due April 18, 2025
Reviewed seven childrens files, observed child 4 and child 7 to have expired statements of health statement.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of health statement. Retain in childs file. Correct by 04/18/2025
Limited Supervisory visit · December 14, 2023
7.702.71.F · Correction due December 14, 2023
Observed artwork in the toddler classroom to have gliiter on it accessible to children under the age of three posing a potential safty hazard.
Required correction: Glitter must not be used with children under the age of three. Corrected at the time of the inspection, the artwork was removed from the classroom. No response required. Correct by 12/14/2023
7.702.71.L · Correction due December 14, 2023
Cotton balls on artwork hung in the toddler classroom posing a potential choking hazard and accessible to children under the age of three.
Required correction: Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Corrected at the time of the inspection, the artwork was removed from the classroom. No response required. Correct by 12/14/2023
Complaint · February 21, 2023
Founded · 7.702.71.G · Equipment/Materials · Correction due March 22, 2023
Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Required correction: Loose plastic bags must be unaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The plastic bags were moved out of the reach of children. No response required.
Founded · 7.702.31.B.9 · Correction due March 22, 2023
The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: How decisions are made and what steps are taken prior to the suspension, expulsion, or request to parents or guardians to withdraw a child from care due to concerns about the child?s behavioral issues. These procedures must be consistent with the center?s policy on guidance and positive instruction, and include documentation of the steps taken to understand and respond to challenging behavior including:
Required correction: The written policies and procedures must be implemented and followed. Correct immediately by 3.22.2023, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 3.29.2023.
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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