Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 4 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.
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 20, 2026
2.230.C.8 · Correction due April 20, 2026
Exposed weed matting throughout the large sandbox area posing a potential tripping hazard.
Required correction: All outdoor play areas must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazards. Correct by 4/20/26. Document compliance to Specialist by 4/27/26. Correct by 04/20/2026
Supervisory visit · September 9, 2025
2.230.C.3.d · Correction due September 9, 2025
Two basket swings to have less than a 6 foot use zone on all sides.
Required correction: The use zone for swings used by children preschool age and older is determined by measuring the distance from the top of the swing to the ground. Ensure that swings have a 6 foot use zone in all directions. Correct by 9/9/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/9/25. Correct by 09/09/2025
2.213.F · Correction due October 9, 2025
Reviewed 4 staff files and observed one staff member to be missing the CPR/1st aid module.
Required correction: Complete CPR/1st aid or a department approved CPR/1st aid module. Correct by 10/9/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/9/25. Correct by 10/09/2025
2.209.B.4 · Correction due October 9, 2025
Reviewed 2 child files and observed one child to have an expired health statement.
Required correction: Obtain a current health statement signed and dated by a health care provider. Correct by 10/9/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/9/25. Correct by 10/09/2025
Supervisory visit · October 29, 2024
2.138.A · Correction due October 29, 2024
No documentation of tornado drills completed over the past 12 months.
Required correction: 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. Correct by 10/29/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/5/24. Correct by 10/29/2024
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due October 29, 2024
Less than 4 inches of wood chip resilient surfacing at the bottom of the slide and the steps leading up the main climber.
Required correction: All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment. Correct by 10/29/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/5/24. Correct by 10/29/2024
2.217.A.9 · Correction due October 29, 2024
No staff member to have a current medication administration delegation.
Required correction: Obtain a current medication administration delegation for at least one staff member. Correct by 10/29/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/5/24. Correct by 10/29/2024
Supervisory visit · December 13, 2023
7.702.71.M · Correction due December 13, 2023
One large glass water container and 3 glass jars on lower shelves accessible to children.
Required correction: Materials made of brittle, easily breakable plastic or glass are not permitted for children less than 5 years of age. Correct by 12/13/23. Staff removed all the glass items to a locked closet. Correct at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 12/13/2023
7.702.91.K · Correction due December 13, 2023
Three nails protruding, at children's level, from the front side of the storage shed on the playground.
Required correction: All hazardous items must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct by 12/13/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/13/24. Correct by 12/13/2023
7.702.42.G · Correction due December 13, 2023
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed Jennifer D. to have an expired child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: Obtain a current child abuse prevention training. Correct by 12/13/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/13/24. Correct by 12/13/2023
7.702.42.B · Correction due December 13, 2023
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed Jennifer D. to have an expired Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Standard Precautions training certification. Correct by 12/13/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/13/24. Correct by 12/13/2023
7.702.41.G · Correction due January 13, 2024
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed Alissa M. and Jennifer D. to be missing a medical statement signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider.
Required correction: Obtain a medical statement signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider. Correct by 1/13/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/13/24. Correct by 01/13/2024
7.702.42.J · Correction due January 13, 2024
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed Director Erica K. to be missing the Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant training.
Required correction: Complete the Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant training. Correct by 1/13/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/13/24. Correct by 01/13/2024
7.702.42.K · Correction due January 13, 2024
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed Director Erica K. to be missing the Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation training.
Required correction: Complete the Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation training. Correct by 1/13/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/13/24. Correct by 01/13/2024
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.
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 Lively Arts HomeSchool Program’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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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.
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