Shepherd Christian Early Learning Center

Center · Centennial · 7691 S University Blvd

What kind of place is this?

Size 142 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

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 3
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes no visit date for this provider.
On file
1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
Correction was due July 18, 2023. 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 publishes its verdict on each complaint and the correction it required, but no routine inspection reports and no severity level.

Jul 2023 Complaint Founded

Complaint · July 10, 2023

Founded · 7.702.51.C.2 · Health/Medication · Correction due July 18, 2023

The center must apply sunscreen, have the parent(s)/guardian(s) apply sunscreen, or use another form of parent/guardian approved sun protection for children prior to children going outside. Sunscreen must be reapplied as directed by the product label.

Required correction: Staff members must apply or reapply sunscreen prior children going outside. Submit a statement of compliance by 8/1/2023.

Founded · 7.702.63.A.8 · Meals/Snacks/Activities · Correction due July 18, 2023

Children must not be given foods that are contrary to the religious beliefs of their families or that are known to cause an allergic reaction or a health hazard.

Required correction: Staff must be aware of all allergies. Children must not be given any food that they are allergic to whether it is for consumption or art activities. Submit a statement of compliance by 8/1/2023.

Founded · 7.702.51.C.2.a · Correction due July 18, 2023

When the parent(s)/guardian(s) applies sunscreen, the center must have a mechanism for documenting application times to ensure sunscreen is reapplied as directed by the product label. If documentation of application time is not available, the center must ensure that sunscreen is applied thirty (30) minutes before going outdoors. If the child will be outside for more than one hour, sunscreen must be reapplied every two hours.

Required correction: Facility must have documentation on whether sunscreen has been applied prior to attending class, sunscreen must be applied prior to going outside and reapplied every 2 ours after the first application. Submit a statement of compliance by 8/1/2023.

State records file

Before you tour

Shepherd Christian Early Learning Center hasn’t published four things

Tuition · Hours and late pickup · What a typical day looks like · Sick and biting policies

Worth doing yourself

Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes a correction deadline but never whether the work was done. Ask them what they changed.

On the visit: what you can only see — how the room smells, whether teachers are down on the floor with the children, how staff speak to each other. Those, and what to ask, are in the note below.

Sources and dates

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote. Covers complaints received January 2023 through July 2026; Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish routine inspection reports, so this is not a record of every state visit.

Work at Shepherd Christian Early Learning Center? Update this listing — it is free, and the program is the only source for what public records do not carry.