Primrose Schools runs 25 licensed locations in Denver.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 10 of the 16 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.
Limited Supervisory visit · July 15, 2026
2.230.B · Correction due July 15, 2026
At the time of inspection the specialist observed a handle to the play kitchen cabinet broken exposing sharp edges in need of repair.
Required correction: Indoor and outdoor, equipment, materials and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free hazards. ****Corrected at time of inspection, the Director removed the broken handle on the play kitchen cabinet. No response is required. Correct by 07/15/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · June 25, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due June 25, 2026
In the hallway, the specialist observed an unlocked closet door to the laundry room. Behind the unlocked door, the specialist observed bleach and other cleaning supplies labeled "keep out of reach of children" on a low shelf accessible to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. *****Corrected at time of inspection the Director locked the door to the laundry room, making the bleach and cleaning supplies inaccessible to children. No response is required. Correct by 06/25/2026
Supervisory visit · May 13, 2026
2.213.B · Correction due May 13, 2026
Reviewed 23 staff files and observed SM1 missing a current Standard Precaution training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Standard Precaution training for SM. Submit a written response of compliance to the specialist and completion of training to the specialist. Correct by 05/13/2026
2.209.B.4 · Correction due June 13, 2026
Reviewed 12 child files and observed 2 child files missing current documentation of health statement.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of health statement for both children. Submit a written response of compliance to the specialist. Correct by 06/13/2026
Probationary visit · April 25, 2025
2.230.B · Correction due April 25, 2025
In the Preschool A Classroom, chipping paint near the coat hooks where children hang up their belongings, causing a potential hazard to children. In the Pre K 2 Classroom, chipping paint on the bottom trim causing a potential hazard to children.
Required correction: Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Submit a written response of compliance to the specialist. Correct by 04/25/2025
Probationary visit · April 3, 2025
2.238.C · Correction due April 3, 2025
In the EP2 classroom observed 3 cots leaning up against the wall and a large laundry basket on the floor in front of the exit door of the classroom.
Required correction: Exits must be arranged and maintained so as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it is occupied. ****Corrected at time of inspection, Director moved the cots away from the exit door stacking them in the cot area and removed the laundry basket from in front of the door. Correct by 04/03/2025
In the Preschool Classroom observed Sangeetha was alone during naptime supervising 17 children ages 3
Probationary visit · March 11, 2025
2.212.G · Correction due April 11, 2025
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed Alexa to be missing a current medical statement signed and dated by the physician.
Required correction: Obtain a current medical statement for the staff member. Submit a written response of compliance to the specialist. Correct by 04/11/2025
Probationary visit · January 28, 2025
2.230.C.1.c · Correction due January 28, 2025
At the time of inspection, observed the Preschool Classroom on the playground structure. The specialist measured the resilient surface and identified that the ground was frozen.
Required correction: Loose filling resilient surface must be raked regularly to retain its resiliency and to retain a depth of at least 6 inches. Correct by 01/28/2025
2.218.B.3
In the Infant Classroom, the specialist observed a child who required an individualize health care plan.
2.238.C · Correction due January 28, 2025
At the time of inspection, scooters and an art easel were observed in the EP1 Classroom blocking the exit door.
Required correction: Exits must be arranged and maintained so as to provide free and unobstructed egress. *****Corrected at time of inspection, the Assistant Director removed the scooters and the art easel away from the exit door. Correct by 01/28/2025
Limited Supervisory visit · December 17, 2024
2.229.C · Correction due December 17, 2024
In the EP2 classroom specialist observed sunscreen on a low table accessible to children, causing a potential hazard to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. ****Assistant Director moved the sunscreen to bathroom on the top shelf making the item inaccessible to children. No response is required. Correct by 12/17/2024
2.217.A.14
In the EP1 classroom observed Lily in the bathroom assisting with diaper changing with 2 children ages 2.5 and older. And Chloe was alone supervising 11 children ages 2.5 and older alone in the EP2 classroom at the time of inspection.
Limited Supervisory visit · December 3, 2024
2.229.C · Correction due December 3, 2024
In Preschool 2 classroom, observed sunscreen labeled "keep out of reach" on a low table accessible to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. ****Corrected at time of inspection, Viji sat down at the table were the sunscreen was to make the sunscreen inaccessible to children. No response is required. Correct by 12/03/2024
Supervisory visit · January 17, 2024
2.213.H
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed Matilda S to be missing Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs training
Required correction: Obtain documentation of completed Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education
2.229.L · Correction due January 17, 2024
In the EP2 classroom observed small clothes pins hanging up artwork, and observed cube connectors on a low shelf in the EP2 classroom. Posing a potential choking hazard to children under the age of three years old.
Required correction: All materials accessible to children under the age of three years of age must not be a choke hazard. *****Corrected at time of inspection, teacher removed the clothes pins off of the wall and Assistant Director removed the container of cubes out of the classroom and placed them in the teachers’ lounge. Making both items in accessible to children. No response is required. Correct by 01/17/2024
2.213.F · Correction due January 17, 2024
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed Alize C and Caitlin T to be missing documentation of First Aid and CPR.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of First Aid and CPR for all staff. Correct by 01/17/2024
2.213.D
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed Matilda S and Alize C to be missing current documentation of prevention of shaken baby/abusive head trauma training.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of prevention of shaken baby/ abusive head trauma for all staff. Correct by
2.213.C · Correction due January 17, 2024
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed Matilda S and Alize C to be missing current documentation of safe sleep training.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of safe sleep training for all staff. Correct by 01/17/2024
2.213.B · Correction due January 17, 2024
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed Matilda S and Alize C to be missing current documentation of Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of Standard Precautions training for all staff. Correct by 01/17/2024
2.212.G · Correction due February 17, 2024
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed Tyla H and Alize C to be missing a current health statement.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of health statement for all staff. Correct by 02/17/2024
Reviewed 14 child files and observed 3 children files missing current documentation of a health statement completed by a health care provider.
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.
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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