Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 of the 9 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 · December 15, 2025
2.329.H.2.a · Correction due December 15, 2025
In the crib for CH1, aged 11 months and 20 days, observed a loose crib sheet. CH1 was not in the crib at time of visit.
Required correction: All mattresses for cribs must have a properly fitted sheet. **Corrected at time of visit, provider tightened sheet on 12/15/25.** Submit plan for ongoing plan of compliance by 12/22/2025. Correct by 12/15/2025
2.336.C.1 · Correction due December 15, 2025
In the spare bedroom on the main floor, observed a tray with perfumes and beauty supplies. In the bathroom, shampoo and conditioner was on the bathtub ledge. All items were accessible to children and pose a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all hazardous items inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately and submit verification of compliance by 12/22/2025. Correct by 12/15/2025
2.329.H.2 · Correction due December 15, 2025
Observed 2 cribs with a crib tent cover attached to the crib. No children were in the crib at time of visit.
Required correction: Soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs. **Corrected at time of visit, provider removed the covers on 12/15/25.** No response is required. Correct by 12/15/2025
Supervisory visit · March 12, 2024
7.707.934.C · Correction due March 12, 2024
During outdoor walk through it was observed two sheds in the backyard by the play area were unsecured with safety hazards inside such as tools, etc.
Required correction: Outdoor play space must be free from safety hazards. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 3/19/24. **Corrected at time of visit, during inspection provider secured both sheds so they are inaccessible to children and free of hazards. No response required. Correct by 03/12/2024
7.707.923.A
During walk through it was observed in the sleeping room by the changing area, there were multiple diaper wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" which were accessible to children.
Follow-up visit · September 26, 2023
7.707.923.A · Correction due September 26, 2023
During walk through of the home it was observed that the lock to the cabinet under the sink was unsecured. There were Clorox disinfectant wipes, Cascade dishwasher liquid, and Dawn dish washing liquid. These items were accessible to children and labeled "keep out of reach of children" posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Ensure all hazardous items and items marked "keep out of reach of children" are inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit- provider secured the cabinet on 9/26/23.** No response required. Correct by 09/26/2023
Complaint · June 13, 2023
Unfounded · 7.707.32.A.7 · Personnel · Correction due June 29, 2023
Prior to issuance of the license the licensee and primary provider must complete: The State Department approved course of training for medication administration.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of completion of the Department-approved Medication Administration training. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 7/6/23.
Unfounded · 7.701.33.F. · Correction due June 29, 2023
The Department may deny, revoke, suspend, change to probationary or fine a child care facility or child placement agency if the applicant(s), an affiliate of the applicant, or any person living with or employed by the applicant has been found to violate any of the provisions set forth in section 26-6-108(2), C.R.S.:
Required correction: Submit complete response to 4/12/23 Supervisory Report of Inspection. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 7/6/23.
Unfounded · 7.707.923.B · Safety Requirements · Correction due June 29, 2023
In rooms accessible to children, all electrical outlets and power strips must nave protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed; and all exposed light bulbs must have protective covers. Electrical cords must be in good condition and not posing a hazard, such as strangulation, falling or tripping.
Required correction: Keep all electrical outlets, power strips and electrical cords/wires inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 7/6/23.
Unfounded · 7.707.37.D.5 · Reports/Records/Security · Correction due June 29, 2023
The following records must be kept and maintained in the files at the home for three (3) years after termination of care or employment: A record of visitors and volunteers in the home during scheduled business hours.
Required correction: A record of visitors and volunteers in the home during scheduled business hours must be maintained. Correct immediately and respond with plan for ongoing compliance by 7/6/23.
Unfounded · 7.707.75.H.2 · Sleep/Waking Time · Correction due June 29, 2023
In the infant room, soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs, futons approved for infants or other approved sleep/rest equipment. Soft bedding means, but is not limited to, any soft sleep surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, comforters, sleep positioning devices, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diapers, bibs, plush toys, and stuffed animals.
Required correction: No soft or loose materials posing any suffocation hazard may be inside an infants sleeping environment and all safe sleep standards must be followed for all infants at all times. **Corrected at time of visit- Provider removed infant from pack-and-play on 6/29/23.** Respond with plan for ongoing compliance by 7/6/23.
Unfounded · 7.707.31.A.3 · Personnel · Correction due June 29, 2023
Providers, employees, substitutes, and volunteers must demonstrate an interest in and knowledge of children and a concern for their proper care and well-being.
Required correction: All persons providing care to children must demonstrate an interest in and knowledge of children and a concern for their proper care and well-being and all safe sleep standards must be followed for all infants at all times. Correct immediately and respond with plan for ongoing compliance by 7/6/23.
Unfounded · 7.707.923.A · Safety Requirements · Correction due June 29, 2023
All hazardous items and materials must be inaccessible to children including, but not limited to, office supplies, matches, plastic bags, cleaning and laundry materials, medicines, perfumes, curling irons, adult sharp scissors and knives, cosmetics, shaving lotions, hair products, poisonous plants, and all items labeled by manufacturer as "keep out of reach of children.
Required correction: Keep all hazardous items and items labled 'Keep out of reach of children' inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately and respond with verification and plan for ongoing compliance by 7/6/23.
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 Ruth Aragon’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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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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