Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 5 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 · August 18, 2026
2.309.A.4 · Correction due August 18, 2026
10 children in care at the time of visit and only one provider was present in the home with the children.
Required correction: Immediately ensure when more than 8 children are present a second equally qualified provider is present in the home. Corrected at the time of visit. Second provider arrived at approximately 11:10am. Document plan of continued compliance in written response. Correct by 08/18/2026
2.320.A.7 · Correction due August 18, 2026
Reviewed 10 child files and identified 2 children with expired emergency medical authorizations (exp. 8/11/26).
Required correction: Immediately ensure children's admission records include a written authorization for emergency medical care that is updated annually and signed/dated by the parent(s)/guardian(s). Correct by 08/18/2026
2.312.I · Correction due August 18, 2026
Reviewed 2 provider files and identified both with expired Department-approved safe sleep training (exp. 8/2/26) and a child under 12 months old in care at the time of visit.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all providers and qualified substitutes complete a Department-approve safe sleep training and renew annually. Correct by 08/18/2026
2.312.H · Correction due August 18, 2026
Reviewed 2 provider files and identified both with expired Department-approved mandated reporter training (exp. 8/2/26).
Required correction: Immediately ensure all providers and substitutes complete Department-approved mandated reporter training and renew annually. Correct by 08/18/2026
2.335.Y · Correction due August 18, 2026
Child under 12 months of age placed in high chair lacking the belt straps, posing potential hazard.
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. Provider put the belt straps through high chair cover for children in care. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 08/18/2026
Container of white out in unlocked drawer in the kitchen and several containers of cleaning supplies near the
2.321.B.8.c · Correction due August 18, 2026
Container of allergy medication in dish on kitchen counter and accessible to children at the time of visit.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all medications, vitamins and supplements are locked and inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of visit. Medication was placed in locked garage and made inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 08/18/2026
Supervisory visit · August 19, 2025
2.305.A.1 · Correction due August 19, 2025
Provider had 7 children in care ranging in age from 10 months to 4 years of age.
Required correction: Provider must not exceed capacity at any time. Provider is allowed 6 children plus 2 school age children during non school times for their current license type. Correct by 08/19/2025
2.337.B.3.a · Correction due August 19, 2025
Observed toddler slide over 18" in height and lacking a 3 foot use zone surrounding the equipment.
Required correction: Toddler climbing equipment must have a 3 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Correct by 08/19/2025
2.335.D
Observed a wasp nest in the corner of the shade canopy on the playground.
2.336.B.1 · Correction due August 19, 2025
Observed small Christmas trinkets in an unlocked cabinet in the front living room accessible to children under the age of 3.
Required correction: Toys, toy parts, and any material accessible to children under the age of 3 must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Correct by 08/19/2025
2.336.C.1 · Correction due August 19, 2025
Observed diaper rash spray in an unlicked cabinet accessible to children and feminine wipes in an unlocked drawer in the bathroom accessible to children. Both items were labeled "keep out of reach of children".
Required correction: All hazardous items and materials labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be made inaccessible to children at all times. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Provider made items inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 08/19/2025
2.336.C.15.a · Correction due August 19, 2025
Observed provider's fire extinguisher to have an expiration date exceeding 6 years.
Required correction: Fire extinguishers must be replaced at least every 6 years. Correct by 08/19/2025
Supervisory visit · September 20, 2024
2.336.B.1 · Correction due September 20, 2024
Observed small hair ties in an unlocked drawer in the bathroom, accessible to children under the age of 3. Observed a ball labeled "3+" on the playground accessible to children under the age of 3.
Required correction: Toys, toy parts, and materials accessible to children under the age of 3 must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Correct by 09/20/2024
2.337.B.3.a · Correction due September 20, 2024
Observed a portable climbing structure on the playground close to the fence, with the slide over wooden edging, and lacking a 3 foot use zone surrounding the equipment.
Required correction: Toddler climbing equipment must have a 3 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Toddler slides require a 6 foot use zone extending out from the base of the slide. Correct by 09/20/2024
2.337.B.3.b · Correction due September 20, 2024
Observed large climbing structure with monkey bars and swings close to the fence and lacking a 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment.
Required correction: Preschool climbing equipment must have a 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Correct by 09/20/2024
Supervisory visit · September 21, 2023
7.707.922.A · Correction due September 21, 2023
Observed Barbie shoes in an unlocked drawer in the play room, thumb tacks in the entryway of the home and in the back room, paper clips in a dish on the counter in the kitchen, dice on the dining table in the back room, puzzles with small pieces on a low shelf in the back room, and a ball labeled 3+ on the ground in the back yard. All items were accessible to children under the age of 3 years of age.
Required correction: Toys, toy parts, and materials accessible to children under the age of 3 years old must be large enough that they cannot be swallowed or inhaled. Correct by 09/21/2023
7.707.921.H
Observed the 2 stairways with more than 4 steps each to have an open gate at the time of inspection and children under the age of 2 were present.
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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Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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