Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 of the 7 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.
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 · March 27, 2025
2.213.G · Correction due March 27, 2025
Reviewed 23 staff files and identified Director Jessica's file (DOH 8/19/2024) to be missing department-approved training about child abuse prevention.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of department-approved training in child abuse prevention for all staff within 30 days of hire. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 4/27/2025. Correct by 03/27/2025
2.138.A
Missing tornado drills from August 2024
2.220.J · Correction due March 27, 2025
Reviewed 11 child medications, observed 2 children with expired medications.
Required correction: If a medication is out of date or left over, the parent(s)/guardian(s) is responsible for picking up the medication.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 immediately and respond with a plan of ongoing compliance by 4/27/2025 Correct by 03/27/2025
2.218.C.5 · Correction due March 27, 2025
Reviewed 11 child medications, observed 2 health care plans to be missing a parent signature.
Required correction: Obtain a parent signature for all health care plans. Correct immediately and respond with a statement of ongoing compliance by 4/27/2025. Correct by 03/27/2025
2.209.B.4
Reviewed 13 child files and observed ch 8's file to be missing a current health statement.
2.219.B.1 · Correction due March 27, 2025
Reviewed 13 child files and observed ch 6's file to be missing an immunizations card.
Required correction: Obtain immunizations for all children. Correct immediately and respond with a statement of compliance by 4/27/2025. Correct by 03/27/2025
Limited Supervisory visit · February 27, 2025
2.213.B · Correction due February 27, 2025
Reviewed 2 staff files observed director Jessica's File (DOH 8/19/24) to be missing a current Department-approved standard precautions training.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of completed Department-approved standard precautions training. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 3/6/2025. Correct by 02/27/2025
Supervisory visit · May 2, 2024
2.229.C · Correction due May 2, 2024
In the hallway connected to the Sunnybrook Farms room, observed un unlocked drawer that had a bag filled with multiple hand sanitizer bottles labeled "keep out of reach of children". This drawer was accesible to children.
Required correction: All items labeled keep out of reach of children should be inaccessible at all times. Corrected at time of visit- Director locked items in storage, making them inaccessible. 5/2/2024. No response required. Correct by 05/02/2024
Complaint · April 9, 2024
Unfounded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Complaint · November 7, 2023
Founded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Complaint · May 3, 2023
Founded · 7.701.100.F.2. · General Rules · Correction due May 16, 2023
Emergency drills, lockdown and active shooter on premises drills must be held at least quarterly, but often enough so that all occupants are familiar with the drill procedure and their conduct during a drill is a matter of established routine. Fire drills must be held monthly and be consistent with local fire department procedures. Tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. A record of all emergency drills held over the past twelve (12) months must be maintained by the facility or center, including date and time of drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate.
Required correction: Fire drills must be held monthly, tornado drills must be held monthly from March through October and lockdown, active shooter drills must be held at least quarterly. Correct immediately and submit documentation of emergency logs for May, 2023. Additionally submit staff written acknowledgment that emergency drills have been completed.
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.
The department will also review one program’s complete file on request, which is more than either source above contains. Leave your email and Shortlist will ask for Little Sunshine's Playhouse and Preschool’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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