Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 5 of the 8 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.
Limited Supervisory visit · July 24, 2026
2.121.F · Correction due July 24, 2026
Provider failed to submit responses to the 5/18/2026 limited supervisory inspection by the required date of 6/17/2026. This is a direct violation of statute: 26.5-5-317(2)(h): Refuses to submit to the department any reports or refuses to make available to the department any records required by it in making investigation of the facility for licensing purposes.
Required correction: Provider must submit responses by the required timeframe per the report of inspection. Correct immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written response to specialist. Correct by 07/24/2026
2.107.B · Correction due July 24, 2026
Provider has an expired license and has not submitted the applicable form or fee to renew. License anniversary date 7/1/2026.
Required correction: The licensee must submit an annual form and fee to maintain a compliant license. Correct immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written response to specialist Correct by 07/24/2026
2.124.A.3.d · Correction due July 24, 2026
Provider has not notified Department of two individuals residing in the home utilized for child care.
Required correction: Provider must notify Department of any changes of residents in the facility. Correct immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written response to specialist. Correct by 07/24/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · May 18, 2026
2.316.B · Correction due June 17, 2026
Program to be lacking written policies and procedures.
Required correction: Written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed. Submit written verification and documentation to specialist. Correct by 06/17/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · April 16, 2026
2.121.C.1
Provider's child, who lives in the home and is over the age of eighteen, to not have completed fingerprint process and is lacking FBI & CBI clearance.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's
Supervisory visit · December 19, 2024
2.321.A.3 · Correction due December 19, 2024
In a review of child files, a health statement for one child was missing.
Required correction: Within thirty days after admission, and within thirty days following the expiration date, the parents or guardians of each child must submit a statement of the child's current health status or sritten verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the cild's current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the chld within the last twelve months or within the last six months for children under two and one-half years of age. Correct immediately. Obtain and provide copy of health care statement to the licensing specialist. Correct by 12/19/2024
2.311.A.14 · Correction due January 18, 2025
In a review of the provider file, a current health evaluation was missing.
Required correction: Subsequent health evaluations for the primary provider, applicant 2 and children residing in the home who are less than 10 years of age must be obtained every tow years or as required in a written plan signed by a licensed physician or other health care provider. Correct by 01/18/2025
2.312.J · Correction due January 18, 2025
Reviewed provider's file and observed it to be lacking a completed CDPHE immunization course.
Required correction: Primary provider responsible for the collection, review and maintenance of the child immunization records must complete the CDPHE immunization course. Provide written verification to the licensing specialist that his has been completed and place documentation in staff file. Correct by 01/18/2025
2.312.P
In a review of staff file, provider was missing documentation of a Department-approved training regarding "Injury Prevention for Homes."
Required correction: Within nintey calendar days of caring for children the primary provider must complete a Department-approved training regarding "Injury Prevention for Homes." Submit written verification to licensing specialist that training has been
2.312.Q · Correction due January 18, 2025
In a review of staff file, provider was missing documentation of a Department-approved training regarding "Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant".
Required correction: Within nintey calendar days of caring for children the primary provider must complete a Department-approved training regarding "Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant." Submit written verification to licensing specialist that training has been completed. Correct by 01/18/2025
2.336.C.15 · Correction due December 19, 2024
The provider home to be missing a fire extinguisher in working condition. Fire extinguisher present in the home is expired.
Required correction: The family child care home must contain at least one fire extinguisher in working condition with the minimum weight of five pounds, and minimum rating of 2A-10-BC as listed on the fire extinguisher label. Correct immediately. Submit written verification to licensing specialist that a working fire extinguisher has been obtained and placed in the home in an accessible location. Correct by 12/19/2024
Supervisory visit · December 11, 2023
7.707.71.A.2 · Correction due January 11, 2024
Reviewed one child's file, identified that child is missing current copy of health statement.
Required correction: Obtain a current health statement for the children missing one and add it to the child's file. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 01/11/2024
Rita to be missing documentation of the building and physical premises training.
Correction due December 11, 2023
Providers, Rita, to be missing documentation of the Department approved prevention of shaken baby/abuse head trauma training.
Required correction: All providers and staff working with children less than three years must complete a Department approved prevention of shaken baby/abuse head trauma training prior to working with children less than three years of age and renew annually. Correct immediately. Send copies of the training certificates to the Licensing Specialist. Document compliance with written response. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.707.32.B.1 · Correction due January 11, 2024
Provider to be lacking 15 hours training. This violation was previously cited from 2022 supervisory visit.
Required correction: Complete fifteen clock hours training anually. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 01/11/2024
7.707.32.A.6
Provider to have expired First Aid and CPR training.
7.707.72.B.2.b · Correction due December 11, 2023
Changing table to have bird seeds.
Required correction: Changing table or mats must be clean, sanitized, and dry for child to be placed. **Corrected immediately. Document future compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.707.71.B.1 · Correction due December 11, 2023
Reviewed one child's file, identified that child is missing current emergency authorization form.
Required correction: Obtain an authorization for emergency medical care form for all children enrolled and update annually. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.707.6.C · Correction due December 11, 2023
Identified through provider statement that a daily sign in log is not maintained. One child present and no children signed in on the daily sign in/out sheet.
Required correction: The provider must ensure that the sign in/out sheet is accurate. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 12/11/2023
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.
The department will also review one program’s complete file on request, which is more than either source above contains. Leave your email and Shortlist will ask for Rita Sepulveda’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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