Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
This provider does not publish pricing.
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 · August 11, 2026
2.312.I · Correction due August 11, 2026
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 2 to have no documentation safe sleep training.DOH 2.2026
Required correction: Obtain current safe sleep training and add to staff file. Correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 08/11/2026
2.312.P · Correction due September 11, 2026
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 1 and 2 to have no documentation of injury prevention for home training. DOH 2.2026.
Required correction: Obtain current injury prevention training for staff and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 09/11/2026
2.312.M · Correction due September 11, 2026
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 2 to have no documentation intro to intervention and preschool special education program. DOH 2.2026.
Required correction: Obtain current intro to intervention and preschool special education training for staff and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 09/11/2026
2.312.N · Correction due September 11, 2026
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 2 to have no documentation of recognizing the impact of bias training for early childhood professionals . DOH 2.2026.
Required correction: Obtain current recognizing the impact of bias on early childhood professionals training for staff and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 09/11/2026
2.312.O
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 2 to have no documentation of hour of child development training. DOH 2.2026
Required correction: Obtain current child development training for staff and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist
2.133.A · Correction due August 11, 2026
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 2 to have no documentation of Emergency and disaster preparedness training. DOH 2.2026.
Required correction: Obtain current emergency and disaster preparedness training for staff and add to staff file. Correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 08/11/2026
2.312.Q · Correction due September 11, 2026
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 2 to have no documentation of working with an early childhood mental health consultant. DOH 2.2026.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of working with mental childhood consultation training and add to staff file an send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 09/11/2026
2.120.C.1.a
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 2 to be missing TRAILS clearance letter. Staff was working under direct supervision of primary provider. DOH 2/2026.
2.312.K · Correction due September 11, 2026
reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff 2 to have no documentation of playground safety for homes training. DOH 2.20206
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of playground safety for home training and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 09/11/2026
2.321.A.5 · Correction due September 11, 2026
reviewed 4 children files and observed Ch1, Ch2 to have expired medical health statements as of 2.10.26 and 5.30.26.
Required correction: Obtain current medical health statement for both children and add to file and send written response to specialist. Correct by 09/11/2026
2.337.D.2
in playground a pair of garden shears and a small rope hanging from tree to be accessible to children causing a potential safety hazard.
Supervisory visit · August 11, 2025
2.316.A · Correction due September 11, 2025
reviewed 5 children files and observed Ch1,Ch2, CH3, and Ch4 be missing sign documentation stating that parents/ guardians have recieved the policies and procedures for the program.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of parents recieving programs policies and procedures. Send written response to specialist. Correct by 09/11/2025
2.312.K
reviewed providers file and observed no documentation of playground safety for homes training.
2.320.A.7 · Correction due August 11, 2025
reviewed 5 children files and observed Ch4 to have no emergency medical authorization and Ch5 to have expired emergency medical authorization as of 8/4/25.
Required correction: Obtain current emergency medical authorization for all children and add to child file and correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 08/11/2025
2.320.A.10 · Correction due September 11, 2025
reviewed 5 children files and observed Ch4 to have no documentation of written authorization for media use.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of written authorization for media use for children and add to children files and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 09/11/2025
reviewed providers file and observed primary provider to have no documenation of medical health statement. Also observed husband to be missing medical health statement.
2.312.R.1 · Correction due September 11, 2025
reviewed Primary providers file and observed only 7 hours of continual education.
Required correction: Obtain missing 8 hours of continual education for primary provider and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 09/11/2025
2.312.P · Correction due September 11, 2025
reviewed primary providers file and observed no documentation of Injury prevention training in homes.
Required correction: Obtain injury prevention training for primary provider and add to file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 09/11/2025
2.121.D.5
Reviewed providers file and observed both provider and Husband to have expired FBI background checks.
Required correction: Provider must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification the provider reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Notify Licensing Specialist in writing once the
2.312.H · Correction due August 11, 2025
reviewed primary providers file and observed child abuse prevention and reporting training to have expired as od 8/5/25.
Required correction: Obtain current child abuse prevention and reporting training and add to staff file, correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 08/11/2025
2.312.C · Correction due August 11, 2025
reviewed primary providers file and observed Standard precaution training to have expired as od 7/25/25.
Required correction: Obtain current standard precautions training for staff and add to staff file , correct immediately and send written verification to specialsit with response. Correct by 08/11/2025
2.336.C.15
Observed in right side playroom to have a fire extinguisher of only 3 Lbs and a 2 ILB extinguisher in left playroom.
Required correction: Family child care homes must contain at least one fire extinguisher in working condition with in the minimum of
2.336.C.1 · Correction due August 11, 2025
in the front entrance a book case with hand sanitizer and hand lotion to be accessible to children both labeled "keep out of reach of children" . Observed in bathrooom Bask and Lather lotion accessible to children and labeled "keep out of reach of children". Observed in kitchen 2 unlocked drawers to have kitchen knives to be accessible to children causing a safety hazard.
Required correction: All hazardous times and materials must be inaccessible to children, correct immediately and send written response to specialist. Correct by 08/11/2025
2.336.C.2 · Correction due August 11, 2025
in living room next to black book case outlet strip with no outlet cover on the floor accessible to children.
Required correction: In rooms accessible to children, all electrical outlets and power strips must have protective covers or safety outlets must be installed, correct immediately and send written response to specialist. Correct by 08/11/2025
2.318.C.3
Identified through provider statement that she does use the smoke detector alarm when doing drills but has no documenatation of smoke alarm testing available for review.
Supervisory visit · August 8, 2024
2.311.A.13 · Correction due September 6, 2024
reviewed providers file and observed Provider and Husband to have expired medical health statements as of 8/1/24.
Required correction: Obtain current medical health statements for all and add to file and send written response to specialist. Correct by 09/06/2024
2.312.D
reviewed providers file and observed provider to have expired 1st aid CPR as of 8/2024.
2.321.A.3 · Correction due September 6, 2024
reviewed 4 children files and observed Ch 4 to have no documentation of medical health statement.
Required correction: Obtain current medical health statement for child and add to child's file and send written response to specialist. Correct by 09/06/2024
2.336.C.1 · Correction due August 8, 2024
in bathroom unlocked cabinet to have cleaning supply 2 bottles to be accessible to children and labeled "keep out of reach of children".
Required correction: All hazardous items and materials must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately, correct at time of visit provider locked cabinet making items inaccessible . No response needed. Correct by 08/08/2024
2.337.D.2
in playground an electrical cord to be out on the floor causing a potential tripping hazard .
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.
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