Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 5 of the 5 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.
Supervisory visit · July 14, 2026
2.219.B.2 · Correction due August 13, 2026
Reviewed (4) child files and observed one child, who has an enrollment date of 4/29/2024, with a health statement that expired on 6/11/2026.
Required correction: Ensure all child files contain a current health statement signed and dated by a health care provider per the above guidelines, within (30) days of enrollment. Document correction in written response to Specialist. Correct by 08/13/2026
2.138.A · Correction due July 14, 2026
Reviewed program's files and observed program lacking documentation of tornado drills being conducted during the months of April - June, 2026 and a lockdown drill having been conducted since December 2025.
Required correction: Ensure all required drills are completed within the required timeframes and documentation of each drill is maintained for at least (12) months. Correct immediately and document correction in written response to Specialist. Correct by 07/14/2026
2.223.D.5.a.1 · Correction due July 14, 2026
Children sleeping on rest cots with less than (2) feet of space on all sides, within the Primary preschool classroom.
Required correction: Ensure cots are spaced at least (2) feet apart on all sides. ***Corrected at the time of visit. Director immediately moved the rest cots to allow for (2) feet of space on all sides. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 07/14/2026
2.213.N
Reviewed (6) stafff files and observed the Director, who has been employed longer than (30) days and is responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of children's immunization records, to have a CDPHE immunization training that expired on 8/21/2025.
2.213.B · Correction due July 14, 2026
Reviewed (6) staff files and observed the Director and Staff Member (5) with Standard Precautions trainings that expired on 7/10/2026 and 6/22/2026, respectively.
Required correction: Ensure all staff obtain documentation of the Department-approved Standard Precautions training prior to working with children and annually thereafter, to include the Director and Staff Member (5). Correct immediately and document correction in written response to Specialist. Correct by 07/14/2026
2.213.G · Correction due July 14, 2026
Reviewed (6) staff files and observed Staff Member (5), who has a hire date of 6/23/2025, to have a Child Abuse Prevention training that expired on 6/20/2026.
Required correction: Ensure all staff obtain documentation of a Department-approved Child Abuse Prevention training within (30) days of employment and annually thereafter, to include Staff Member (5). Correct immediately and document correction in written response to Specialist. Correct by 07/14/2026
Supervisory visit · August 18, 2025
2.213.G · Correction due August 18, 2025
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed 2 staff members with expired child abuse prevention training certificates.
Required correction: Immediately (8/18/2025) ensure the program obtains and maintains current documentation of a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention for all staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 08/18/2025
2.213.B
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed 1 staff member with an expired standard precautions training certificate.
Required correction: Immediately (8/18/2025) ensure the program obtains and maintains documentation of a current
2.213.F · Correction due September 17, 2025
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed 1 staff member who is not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR training, lacking documentation of the Introduction to First Aid and CPR module training.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring that all staff who are not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR training have completed the Department-approved training module: Introduction to First Aid and CPR. Correct by 09/17/2025
2.120.C.1.a
2 staff members observed working together with children in the Wobbler toddler classroom and lacking documentation of Trails clearance letters.
Required correction: Immediately (8/18/2025) ensure all individuals with incomplete background checks are supervised at all times by an individual who has successfully completed all required background checks. All individuals requiring a background check must review the Background Investigation Unit (BIU) webpage powerpoint, "Navigating the Background Check." Submit verification that both staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours.
2.117.E · Correction due August 18, 2025
Reviewed program's materials waiver and observed it to have expired on 7/23/2025 and observed several glass items accessible to children less than 5 years of age, within the Primary preschool classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (8/18/2025) ensure all glass/easily breakable items are made inaccessible to children less than 5 years of age until a new materials waiver is approved and in place, should the program choose to renew the materials waiver. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 08/18/2025
2.229.M · Correction due August 18, 2025
Several glass items accessible to children less than 5 years of age within the Primary preschool classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (8/18/2025) ensure all toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and materials made of easily breakable plastic or glass are inaccessible to children less than 5 years of age. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 08/18/2025
2.223.C.2.a
An empty crib within the Nido infant classroom designated for an infant in care, with a loose fitting sheet on the crib mattress.
Supervisory visit · September 9, 2024
2.209.A.7 · Correction due September 9, 2024
Reviewed 3 children's files and observed 1 file lacking a current authorization for emergency medical care that is signed by a parent/guardian.
Required correction: Immediately (9/9/2024) ensure the program obtains and maintains documentation of current written authorization for emergency medical care for all children in care. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/09/2024
2.213.B
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed Maria S. lacking documentation of a current certificate of training in Standard Precautions.
Required correction: Immediately (9/9/2024) ensure the program obtains and maintains documentation of a current standard
2.213.C · Correction due September 9, 2024
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed Maria S. lacking a completed Department-approved Safe Sleep training.
Required correction: Immediately (9/9/2024) ensure the program obtains and maintains current documentation of Department-approved Safe Sleep training certificates for all staff who work with children less than 12 months of age, to include Maria S. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/09/2024
2.213.G · Correction due September 9, 2024
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed Maria S. lacking documentation of the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention.
Required correction: Immediately (9/9/2024) ensure the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention for all staff, to include Maria S. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/09/2024
Renewal-Probationary visit · October 9, 2023
7.702.46.C.1.a · Correction due October 9, 2023
Program lacking documentation of a current license for the program's child care health consultant.
Required correction: Immediately (10/09/2023) ensure that the program obtains and maintains documentation of a current license to be a Child Care Health Consultant. Provide a documentation along with a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 10/09/2023
Program lacking documentation of a fire drill and tornado drill being held in the month of September 2023 that includes the date, time and duration of the drill along with the number of children and staff present during the drill.
Probationary visit · September 13, 2023
7.702.71.C · Correction due September 13, 2023
Hand soap in an unlocked cabinet under the children's hand washing sink accessible to children in the Primary classroom. This is a violation of probationary stipulation H.
Required correction: Assistant Director immediately (09/13/2023) made the hand soap inaccessible. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 09/13/2023
7.702.71.K · Correction due September 13, 2023
A climbing wedge being stored underneath one of the evacuation cribs in the Nido classroom.
Required correction: Assistant Director immediately (09/13/2023) removed the climbing wedge from underneath the evacuation crib and stored it against the wall. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 09/13/2023
7.702.91.B
A loose door knob leading to the children's bathroom within the Primary classroom.
Complaint · July 19, 2023
Unfounded · 7.702.51.A.2.b · Child Records · Correction due August 4, 2023
At the time of admission, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child?s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child?s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring that a current health statement is obtained and maintained for all children in care that is signed by the health care provider and includes when the next visit is due.
Unfounded · 7.702.34.A.7 · Correction due July 21, 2023
The admission record must include: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s)/guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility.
Required correction: Immediately (07/21/2023) ensure that the program obtains and maintains a currrent written emergency medical authorization signed by the parent or legal guardian annually. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response.
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.
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