Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 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.
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 · October 2, 2025
2.237.H · Correction due October 2, 2025
In Room 017, observed an unprotected outlet under the whiteboard, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: All electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member covered the outlet on 10/2/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/02/2025
2.213.A
Reviewed 8 staff files. Observed SM3, SM5 and SM7's files to be lacking documentation of a pre-service building and physical premises safety training prio to working with children.
2.212.G · Correction due November 2, 2025
Reviewed 8 staff files. Observed SM5 and SM7's files (DOH 7/1/25 and 8/21/25) to be lacking documentation of a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider.
Required correction: Obtain a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider. Correct and submit statement of compliance by 11/2/2025. Correct by 11/02/2025
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due October 2, 2025
Reviewed 8 staff files. Observed SM5's file (DOH 7/1/25) to be lacking documentation of an FBI clearance letter. SM5 was working with an additional staff member that did not have a full set of successfully completed background checks.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that SM5 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI clearance letter for SM5 with written response to the Specialist by 11/2/2025. Correct by 10/02/2025
Reviewed 8 staff files. Observed SM5 and SM6's files to be lacking documentation of a TRAILS clearance
Supervisory visit · November 11, 2024
2.120.C.1.a · Correction due November 11, 2024
Reviewed 7 staff files and observed Para Jasmine's file (DOH 7/24/24) to be missing current documentation of TRAILS clearance letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff member Jasmine has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letter for the staff listed above, with written response to the Specialist. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 11/18/24 Correct by 11/11/2024
Reviewed 7 staff files and observed ECT Ronni's file to be missing current documentation of Department-approved prevention of shaken baby/abusive head trauma.
Supervisory visit · December 11, 2023
7.702.42.B · Correction due December 11, 2023
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed ECT Marissa (DOH 9/2/22) was missing documentation of current Department-approved Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of current Department-approved Standard Precautions training for ECT Marissa, and annually thereafter. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 12/18/23. Correct by 12/11/2023
Correction due December 11, 2023
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed Aide Christisha (DOH 9/1/18) was missing documentation of current Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of current Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness for Aide Christisha. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 12/18/23. 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 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.
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 Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
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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.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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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