Sd27J Preschool @ Westridge Elementary

Center · Thornton · 13102 Monaco St

What kind of place is this?

Size 49 children licensed In the middle half for Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership Government-run Colorado Department of Early Childhood records this as a programme operated by a public school district. data.colorado.gov

Who will be with our child?

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 1
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
December 12, 2025
On file
3 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 12, 2025. Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious
Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

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.

Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 5 findings

Supervisory visit · December 12, 2025

2.221.B · Correction due December 12, 2025

Confirmed through staff statements, sunscreen is not being applied throughout the year prior to the children going outside.

Required correction: Immediately, sunscreen must be applied by a parent or staff prior to going outside. Correct by 12/12/2025

2.223.A.2 · Correction due December 12, 2025

Observed children transitioning out of the classroom without being tracked on an attendance tracker. The children were with a staff member during the transition.

Required correction: Immediately, staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Correct by 12/12/2025

In room 233, the following items were identified as labeled 'keep out of reach' and were accessible to

2.229.G · Correction due December 12, 2025

In room 233, a roll of black trash bags, opened boxes of ziploc bags, and loose ziploc bags were in an unlocked cabinet and were accessible to children. In room 244, boxes of opened ziploc bags were in an unlocked cabinet and accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately, loose plastic bags must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the bags were moved to a high shelf making them inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 12/12/2025

2.237.D · Correction due December 12, 2025

In room 233, two staff personal bags were on low tables by the sink and were accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately, all staff personal bags and other hazardous items must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the classroom teacher moved the bags to a storage area and made them inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 12/12/2025

State records file

Jan 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · January 30, 2025

2.229.C · Correction due January 30, 2025

In room 223, Cleaning wipes on top of the paper towel dispenser labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children.

Required correction: All items labeled "Keep out of Reach" must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately 1/30/2025. Corrected at time of inspection, the wipes were moved to the top of a file cabinet inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 01/30/2025

State records file

Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · March 13, 2024

2.229.H · Correction due March 13, 2024

Three pairs of teacher scissors accessible to children on a desk in Ms. Kelly's classroom.

Required correction: Ensure all sharp instruments are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately and send verification of compliance to specialist with written response. Correct by 03/13/2024

State records file

Where this record comes from

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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Sd27J Preschool @ Westridge Elementary hasn’t published

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Ask which of these findings were serious, and what changed.Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes a correction deadline, never whether the work was done or how serious it was.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: children per teacher.

Licensing and contact

State record

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