Little Spark Learning Center

Center · Denver · 2180 S Hudson St

What kind of place is this?

Size 104 children licensed In the middle half for Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 4
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes no visit date for this provider.
On file
1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 18, 2024. Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious
Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood publishes its verdict on each complaint and the correction it required, but no routine inspection reports and no severity level.

Aug 2024 Complaint Founded

Complaint · August 13, 2024

Founded · 2.237.H · Indoor/Safety Requirements · Correction due September 4, 2024

In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

Required correction: Immediately (9/04/2024) ensure electrical outlets have protective covers. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response.

Founded · 2.206.B · Correction due September 18, 2024

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information:

Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring the program will follow the written policies and procedures developed by the program.

Founded · 2.224.B.1 · Infant Program · Correction due September 4, 2024

An individualized diet and feeding schedule must be provided according to a written plan submitted by the parent or by the child's physician with the knowledge and consent of the parent. A change of diet and schedule must be noted on each child's daily activity schedule and posted in an area clearly visible to the staff.

Required correction: Immediately (9/04/2024) ensure all children, within the infant classroom, have an individualized diet and feeding schedule must be provided according to a written plan submitted by the parent or by the child's physician with the knowledge and consent of the parent. A change of diet and schedule must be noted on each child's daily activity schedule and posted in an area clearly visible to the staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response.

Founded · 2.230.C.8 · Outdoor Requirements · Correction due September 4, 2024

All outdoor play areas used for children’s activities must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to children to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.

Required correction: Immediately (9/04/2024) ensure all outdoor play areas are checked daily and free from hazards/debris. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response.

Founded · 2.237.B · Building Requirements · Correction due September 4, 2024

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Required correction: Immediately (9/04/2024) ensure that all areas used for child care are kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response.

State records file

Before you tour

Little Spark Learning Center hasn’t published four things

Tuition · Hours and late pickup · What a typical day looks like · Sick and biting policies

Worth doing yourself

Ask what changed after each, and whether the state has been back.

On the visit: what you can only see — how the room smells, whether teachers are down on the floor with the children, how staff speak to each other. Those, and the 7 questions worth hearing answered out loud, are in the note below.

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote. Covers complaints received January 2023 through July 2026; Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish routine inspection reports, so this is not a record of every state visit.

Work at Little Spark Learning Center? Update this listing — it is free, and the program is the only source for what public records do not carry.