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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 28, 2025
2.223.A.2 · Correction due October 28, 2025
In the Owls classroom, observed 6 children in attendance, however, the children were not signed in.
Required correction: The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member signed the children in on 10/28/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/28/2025
2.229.C · Correction due October 28, 2025
In the shared bathroom between the Owls and Snow Owls classroom, baby wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" was on a low shelf accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" inaccessible at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member removed the wipes on 10/28/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/28/2025
On the playground, observed exposed fabric in the sandbox. A 2 foot rubber pipe was also observed in the ground between the sandbox and play structure. Both items are accessible to children and pose a potential safety hazard.
2.230.C.1.c · Correction due October 28, 2025
On the playground, resilient surface measured 2-4 inches under the slide.
Required correction: Ensure all areas that require at least six inches of resilient surface is being raked to retain its resiliency. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 11/28/2025. Correct by 10/28/2025
2.230.C.6 · Correction due October 28, 2025
On the playground, observed the two straight slides containing a gap large enough (approximately 5/8 of an inch) to cause a potential strangulation hazard between the platform and slide.
Required correction: Keep all playground equipment free from entrapment and strangulation hazards at all times. Correct immediately and respond by 11/28/2025. Correct by 10/28/2025
2.237.D · Correction due October 28, 2025
In the Owls classroom, observed a personal bag in an unsecured closet accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all personal bags inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member locked the closet on 10/28/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/28/2025
2.209.A.7 · Correction due October 28, 2025
Reviewed 3 child files. Observed CH2's file lacking current documentation of a signed authorization for emergency medical care.
Required correction: Obtain written authorization by a parent/guardian for emergency medical care. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance by 11/28/2025. Correct by 10/28/2025
2.219.B.4 · Correction due November 28, 2025
Reviewed 3 child files. Observed CH3's file lacking a current health statement.
Required correction: Obtain a health statement for children over two to seven years of age. Respond with statement of compliance by 11/28/2025. Correct by 11/28/2025
Supervisory visit · December 3, 2024
2.122.A · Correction due December 3, 2024
Fire inspection expired as of 7/19/24.
Required correction: Obtain current and approving fire inspection. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 12/10/24. Correct by 12/03/2024
2.138.A
Reviewed program's drill log and observed it to be missing a tornado drill for October 2024.
2.218.C.5 · Correction due December 3, 2024
Reviewed 5 health care plans and observed CH1's health care plan to be missing signed authorization by parent/guardian.
Required correction: Obtain health care plans that include all required components for all children needing a health care plan. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance by 12/10/24. Correct by 12/03/2024
Supervisory visit · January 4, 2024
2.138.A · Correction due January 4, 2024
Identified through Director Madeline's statement that the fire, tornado and emergency drill log was not available for review.
Required correction: Obtain current tornado, fire, and emergency drills from the last year and ensure those are completed and documented throughout the year as required. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 1/11/24. Correct by 01/04/2024
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.
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