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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.
Complaint · May 8, 2026
2.220.G.2
Emergency medication for child in care in the Blossoms classroom was left inside the room when group of children and teachers were outside on the playground.
2.127.D · Correction due May 8, 2026
Posted ratio signs for all classrooms did not include licensed capcity for the room and age range did not accurately reflect the ages of children currently being cared for in several classrooms (Nursery, Seeds & Blossoms).
Required correction: Immediately ensure license capacity of the room and the staff-to-child ratio required to be maintained for the age of children cared for in the room is posted at all times. Correct by 05/08/2026
2.230.B · Correction due May 8, 2026
Several nap mats in the Blossom classroom with ripped/torn plastic edges and exposing internal foam, posing potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Immediately ensure indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings are sturdy, safe and free of hazards. Correct by 05/08/2026
2.230.A · Correction due May 8, 2026
Puzzle labeled "ages 18 months+" accessible to children less than 18 months old in the Seeds classroom.
Required correction: Immediately ensure play equipment and materials are appropriate for children's age, size, developmental needs. Corrected at the time of visit. Staff removed puzzle from Seeds classroom and made it inaccessible to children less than 18 months old. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 05/08/2026
Complaint · May 8, 2026
Unfounded
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Supervisory visit · December 18, 2025
2.229.L · Correction due December 18, 2025
Small clothespins on a string, googly eyes on an art project on the wall, small manipulatives in a bin on a shelf, and a sensory bottle with a loose lid filled with rice and small letters. All items were in the Saplings classroom and accessible to children under the age of 3. Observed small plastic pieces and a small outlet cover in an unlocked drawer accessible to children under the age of 3 in the Seeds classroom. Observed a bottle cap, a small outlet cover, and a suction cup in an unlocked drawer accessible to children under the age of 3 in the Sprouts classroom. Observed pom poms on a Christmas display in the hallway accessible to children under the age 3.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all toys, toy parts, furnishings and equipment that is accessible to children less than 3 years of age is large enough to not be a choke hazard or able to be swallowed. Correct by 12/18/2025
Staples on a Christmas display accessible to children under the age of 3 and lacking tape covering them in
2.237.K · Correction due December 18, 2025
Kitchen open and accessible to children at the time of inspection. There were no staff present in the kitchen.
Required correction: Immediately make kitchen inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection. Kitchen was made inaccessible to children unless there was a staff member present in kitchen. Document plan of compliance in written response. Correct by 12/18/2025
2.229.C · Correction due December 18, 2025
Disinfectant spray on a low shelf, accessible to children in the Blossoms classroom. Observed a sunscreen on a low shelf accessible to children in the Sprouts classroom. All items were labeled “keep out of reach of children”.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all items labeled "Keep out of reach of children" are inaccessible to children at all times. Staff moved the items listed above to a location inaccessible to children at the time of the inspection. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 12/18/2025
2.237.H · Correction due December 18, 2025
Uncovered outlet accessible to children in the Saplings classroom.
Required correction: Immediately ensure electrical outlets have protective covers. Corrected at the time of inspection. Protective cover was placed on uncovered outlet. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 12/18/2025
Magnetiles being used by children under the age of 3 in the Saplings classroom. Magnetiles are labeled “3+”.
2.237.D · Correction due December 18, 2025
Teacher’s bag on the floor accessible to children in an unlocked closet in the Seeds classroom. Observed 2 teacher’s bags accessible to children in the Sprouts classroom.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all volatile substances and other hazardous items are not stored in any area of the building used for care. Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff bags were moved to area not used for care and made inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 12/18/2025
Supervisory visit · January 6, 2025
2.137.A · Correction due January 6, 2025
Reviewed emergency plan and identified it lacking a written plan for the continuity of operations in the aftermath of an emergency.
Required correction: Immediately ensure facility has a written plan for the continuity of operations in the aftermath of an emergency or disaster that includes all required information: 1. Responsibility for essential staffing needs and predetermined roles during and after the emergency or disaster; 2. Procedure for backing up or retrieving staff and children’s files; and 3. Procedure for protecting confidential and financial records. Correct by 01/06/2025
2.230.B · Correction due January 6, 2025
Several board books with ripped/torn edges in the Toddler 1 classroom, accessible to children and posing potential hazards.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings are sturdy, safe and free of hazards. Corrected at the time of visit. Staff removed ripped/torn books from classroom and made them inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 01/06/2025
2.229.L · Correction due January 6, 2025
2 small magnet shapes on wall and 2 sensory tubes with small items inside and lids that could be removed the Toddler 1 classroom and 2 small pieces of felt on the floor in the Wobblers room. Items were small enough to fit in a choke tube and accessible to children less than 3 years of age, posing potential choke hazards.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all toys, toy parts, furnishings are equipment, and any materials accessible to children less than 3 years of age do not pose a choke or inhalation hazard. Corrected at the time of visit. Staff removed all items that posed potential choke hazard and made them inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 01/06/2025
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due January 6, 2025
Reviewed 19 staff files and identified 3 staff B.A. and Kayla) lacking verification of criminal background checks prior to working with children or having access to children.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members (Brooke, Alexandra and Kayla) have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI and FBI clearance letters for Kayla, FBI for Alexandra, and CBI for Brooke with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 01/06/2025
2.237.H
Uncovered outlet in the Preschool classroom.
2.212.G · Correction due February 5, 2025
Reviewed 19 staff files and identified 6 staff lacking current self-reported health history submitted annually or current physical.
Required correction: Ensure all staff submit a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually. Correct by 02/05/2025
2.133.B · Correction due January 6, 2025
Reviewed 19 staff files and identified all lacking verification staff have been trained in the use of fire extinguishers and alarms.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all staff are trained in fire safety and the use of fire extinguishers and alarms. Correct by 01/06/2025
Reviewed 19 staff files and identified 2 staff (Selena and Kerry) lacking current Standard Precautions training
2.213.G · Correction due January 6, 2025
Reviewed 19 staff files and identified 2 staff (Selena and Kerry) with expired mandated reporter training.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all staff complete mandated reporter training within 30 days of hire and renew annually. Correct by 01/06/2025
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Supervisory visit · January 30, 2024
2.217.C.4 · Correction due February 29, 2024
Reviewed monthly visit notes with CCHC and identified facility lacking documentation of August 2023 consultation.
Required correction: Ensure the date and content of each consultation must be recorded and maintained in the center's files for three (3) years. Document correction in written response. Correct by 02/29/2024
2.213.G
Reviewed 11 staff files and identified 1 staff (Celina) with an expired mandated reporter training.
2.209.A.2 · Correction due January 30, 2024
Reviewed 6 child files and identified all records lacking space provided for parent/guardian to list any special instructions how they may be reached during the hours of care.
Required correction: Immediately ensure admission record is completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child's admission, updated annually and when changes occur and includes space provided for parent/guardian to list any special instructions as to how they may be reached during the hours that the child is in care at the center. Document correction in written response. Correct by 01/30/2024
2.220.C · Correction due January 30, 2024
Reviewed health care plans for children in care and identified 1 child with emergency medication indicated on health care plan and medication lacking original container.
Required correction: Immediately ensure prescription medications contain the original pharmacy label and medications are kept in the original container. Document correction in written response. Correct by 01/30/2024
Decorations in the main entrance to facility with small parts, unlocked drawer in the wobbler classroom snack
2.230.C.6 · Correction due January 30, 2024
Purple garden teepee trellis, intended for climbing plants, located in the outdoor infant play area with gaps approximately 6" in diameter and posing potential entrapment hazard.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all pieces of playground equipment is designed to guard against entrapment and strangulation. Any openings above ground must be smaller than three and one half (3 ½) inches or greater than nine (9) inches to prevent entrapment. Corrected on the date of visit. Trellis was removed from play area and made inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 01/30/2024
2.229.K
Plastic toy under one if the evacuation cribs in the infant classroom.
2.230.B · Correction due January 30, 2024
Covered ladybug sandbox in the outdoor infant play area with several inches of standing water, posing potential hazard.
Required correction: Immediately ensure indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings are sturdy, safe and free of hazards. Corrected at the time of visit. Water in sandbox was dumped and removed from play area at the time of visit. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 01/30/2024
2.213.D · Correction due January 30, 2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and identified 1 staff (Amber) with an expired Prevention of Shaken Baby training and working with a child less than 3 years old at the time of visit.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all staff working with children less than 3 years of age have current Prevention of Shaken Baby training. Corrected on the date of visit. Staff member completed training and certificate was verified by Licensing Specialist electronically. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 01/30/2024
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 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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