Smoky Hill KinderCare

Center · 18585 E Smoky Hill Rd

What kind of place is this?

Size 112 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Denver programs, where the middle half licenses 12–85. Measured across 1736 Denver programs, 2026-07-29.
Sources and dates

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

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 4
License status Active
Sources and dates

Each date is when Shortlist last checked that fact against its source.

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Aug 2025 Complaint Founded

Complaint · August 7, 2025

Founded · 2.212.E · Personnel · Correction due August 29, 2025

When caring for children, staff must refrain from the personal use of electronics including, but not limited to, cell phones and portable electronic devices.

Required correction: Immediately 8/29/2025, when caring for children, staff must refrain from the personal use of electronics. Submit a written statement of compliance by 9/5/2025.

Founded · 2.212.A · Personnel · Correction due August 29, 2025

All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.

Required correction: Immediately 8/29/2025, all staff must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children. Submit a written statement of compliance by 9/5/2025.

Founded · 2.225.D · Guidance · Correction due August 29, 2025

Guidance must not be associated with food, rest, or toileting. No child should be punished for toileting accidents. Food must not be denied to or forced upon a child as a disciplinary measure.

Required correction: Immediately 8/29/2025, food must not be denied to a child as a disciplinary measure. Submit a written statement of compliance 9/5/2025.

Founded · 2.237.B · Building Requirements · Correction due August 29, 2025

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Required correction: Immediately 8/29/2025, the building must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Submit a written statement of compliance by 9/5/2025.

State records file

Jul 2025 Complaint Founded

Complaint · July 11, 2025

Founded · 2.229.K · Correction due August 4, 2025

Evacuation equipment must not block exit routes. Nothing may be stored in or under any evacuation equipment.

Required correction: Immediately 8/4/2025. Evacuation equipment must not block exit routes. Corrected at the time of visit, the director corrected this by moving the cots from the classroom. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 8/11/2025.

Founded · 2.223.D.4.c · Correction due August 4, 2025

A fitted sheet and a blanket, or suitable covering, must be provided for each child to be used only by that child.

Required correction: Immediately 8/4/2025. A fitted sheet and a blanket or suitable covering must be provided for each child to be used by only that child. Corrected at time of visit, the director and assistant director gave teachers sheets to cover cots. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 8/11/2025.

Founded · 2.229.I · Infant Program · Correction due August 4, 2025

For every five (5) infants for which the center is licensed, there must be at least one (1) piece of sturdy mobile equipment that is easily accessible to safely and effectively evacuate infants.

Required correction: Immediately 8/4/2025, for every five infants there must be one piece of sturdy mobile equipment to safely and effectively evacuate infants. Submit a written statement of compliance by 8/11/2025.

State records file

Sources and dates

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.