Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Denver home daycares it cites something at about 57% 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 · July 9, 2025
2.312.G · Correction due July 9, 2025
Reviewed the providers' training records and observed that documentation of the required current prevention of shaken/baby abusive head trauma training to be missing.
Required correction: Obtain the required prevention of shaken/baby abusive head trauma training. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 8.9.2025. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.312.Q
Reviewed the providers' training records and observed that documentation of the required Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant to be missing.
Required correction: Obtain the required Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. Correct by 8.9.2025, and submit a written
2.312.H · Correction due July 9, 2025
Reviewed the providers' training records and observed that documentation of the required current Child Abuse Prevention training to be missing.
Required correction: Obtain the required Child Abuse Prevention training. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 8.9.2025. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.312.I · Correction due July 9, 2025
Reviewed the providers' training records and observed that documentation of the required current Safe Sleep training to be missing.
Required correction: Obtain the required Safe Sleep training. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 8.9.2025. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.312.J
Reviewed the providers' training records and observed that documentation of the required Immunization training to be missing.
Required correction: Obtain the required Immunization training. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of
2.312.K · Correction due August 9, 2025
Reviewed the providers' training records and observed that documentation of the required current Playground Safety for Homes to be missing.
Required correction: Obtain the required Playground Safety for Homes training. Correct by 8.9.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance. Correct by 08/09/2025
2.312.D · Correction due July 9, 2025
Reviewed the providers' training records and observed that documentation of the required current First Aid and CPR certification to be missing.
Required correction: Obtain the required First Aid and CPR certification. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the training to the Specialist by 8.9.2025. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.316.A
Reviewed five children's records and observed that three were missing documentation of the required signed statement indicating that families have received and agreed to the policies and procedures.
2.320.A.10 · Correction due July 9, 2025
Reviewed five children's records and observed that two were missing documentation of the required written authorization for media use.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of the required written authorization for media use for all children as required. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 8.9.2025. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.320.A.7 · Correction due July 9, 2025
Reviewed five children's records and observed that two were missing documentation of the required written emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of the required written emergency medical authorization for all children as required. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 8.9.2025. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.321.E.1 · Correction due July 9, 2025
Reviewed five children's records and observed that two were missing documentation of the required written authorization for sunscreen use.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of the required written authorization for sunscreen use. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 8.9.2025. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.337.D.4 · Correction due July 9, 2025
A gas grill had a propane tank attached and accessible to children, posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Gas grills with propane tank must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately by 7.9.2025. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 8.9.2025. Correct by 07/09/2025
Supervisory visit · August 16, 2024
2.336.C.1 · Correction due August 16, 2024
in the kitchen large hutch with drawers that are unlocked to have a variety of batteries in the drawers that are accessible to children and labeled "keep out of reach of children".
Required correction: Make all items labeled keep out of reach of children inaccessible to children. Correct immediately, Correct at time of visit provider removed items making them inaccessible. No response needed. Correct by 08/16/2024
2.336.C.15.a
Observed in the kitchen small white fire extinguisher to have been dated 2015.
2.138.A · Correction due August 16, 2024
identified through provider that she does not have record of the drill logs.
Required correction: A record of all drills must be held over the past 12 months and must be maintained by the facility. Correct immediately and send written response to specialist. Correct by 08/16/2024
2.311.A.14 · Correction due September 16, 2024
Identified through provider that daughter and grandson moved back and to have no documenation of medical health statements.
Required correction: Obtain medical health statements for new family members taht reside in the home and add to provider file and send written response to specialist. Correct by 09/16/2024
Reviewed provider training for medical administration and observed only part I to have been completed making it invalid without part2.
2.318.C.3 · Correction due August 16, 2024
Identified through provider no documenation of smoke alarm testing.
Required correction: Obtain current documenation of smoke alarm testing. Correct immediately and send written response to specialist. Correct by 08/16/2024
2.320.A.7 · Correction due August 16, 2024
reviewed 6 children files and observed ch2 and ch3 to have expired medical emeregency authorizations as of 7/21/23.
Required correction: Obtain current medical emergency authorization for all children files and add to children's files. Correct immediately and send written response to specialist. Correct by 08/16/2024
2.321.A.2.c
reviewed 6 children files observed ch6 to have immunization documenation on non approved forms.
2.321.A.3 · Correction due September 16, 2024
reviewed 6 children files and observed ch1 to have no documenation of medical health statement.
Required correction: Obtain current medical health statement for child and add to file and send written response to specialist with response. Correct by 09/16/2024
2.121.D.5
Observed provider, husband and daughter to not have renewed FBI finger prints and to be expired as of 2024.
Supervisory visit · September 6, 2023
7.707.71.B.1 · Correction due September 6, 2023
Reviewed 5 children files and observed 2 files to have expired Emergency Medical Authorization. (4/23/23 and 7/5/23).
Required correction: Obtain current Emergency Medical Authorization for all children and maintain in child's file. Correct immediately. Correct by 09/06/2023
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.
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