Platt Park Children's Center

Center · Denver · 1601 S Clarkson St

What kind of place is this?

Size 66 children licensed In the middle half for Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.
Approach play-based, creative-curriculum, faith-based

In the program’s own words

“Platt Park Children’s Center (PPCC) accomplishes this through guided discovery and hands-on learning in a play-based environment.” plattparkchildrenscenter.com, July 2026
“while “Creative Curriculum” and “ZooPhonics” engage children in meaningful experiences indoors” plattparkchildrenscenter.com, July 2026
“Platt Park Children’s Center is an independent, nonprofit Christian school located in Platt Park Church in Denver.” plattparkchildrenscenter.com, July 2026

How this compares

Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 0 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.

Will it fit our family?

Schedule half-day

What will it cost us?

Monthly tuition $375–$750
Application fee $180
Sibling discount $80/each additional child registration fee (vs. $180 for first child)

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 1
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
May 29, 2026
On file
4 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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.

May 2026 Supervisory visit nothing cited State records file
Sep 2025 Supervisory visit nothing cited State records file
Oct 2024 Supervisory visit nothing cited State records file
Nov 2023 Supervisory visit nothing cited State records file

Where this record comes from

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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Before you tour

Platt Park Children's Center hasn’t published

A typical day, sick and biting policies.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, days / week, holiday closures.

What will it cost us

Pricing per provider website, checked July 2026.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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