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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 · December 16, 2025
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due December 16, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files. 1 staff missing documentation of a CBI background check clearance letter and was working with children unsupervised.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. Staff members missing documentation of a completed CBI clearance letter must not be unsupervised with children. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI clearance letters for staff members to the licensing specialist. Correct by 12/16/2025
2.213.L
Reviewed 11 staff files. 2 staff missing documentation of at least 1 hour of child development training.
2.213.B · Correction due December 16, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files. 2 staff missing documentation of a current standard precautions training.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff must complete the standard precautions training and renew the training annually. Submit documentation to the licensing specialist. Correct by 12/16/2025
2.213.C · Correction due December 16, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files. 1 staff missing documentation of a current Safe Sleep training.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff must complete the safe sleep training and renew the training annually. Submit documentation to the licensing specialist. Correct by 12/16/2025
2.213.F · Correction due January 16, 2026
Reviewed 11 staff files. 1 staff member missing documentation of the Introduction to First Aid and CPR module.
Required correction: Review all staff files. All staff not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR must take the Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. Submit documentation to the licensing specialist. Correct by 01/16/2026
2.213.G · Correction due December 16, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files. 3 staff missing documentation of a current child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff must complete the child abuse prevention training and renew the training annually. Submit documentation to the licensing specialist. Correct by 12/16/2025
2.213.J · Correction due January 16, 2026
Reviewed 4 administrator files. Assistant director missing documentation of the Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant training.
Required correction: All assistant directors must complete the Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant training. Submit documentation to the licensing specialist. Correct by 01/16/2026
2.213.K · Correction due January 16, 2026
Reviewed 4 administrator files. Assistant director missing documentation of the Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation training.
Required correction: All assistant directors must complete the Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation training. Submit documentation to the licensing specialist. Correct by 01/16/2026
2.121.D.4 · Correction due December 16, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files. 2 staff missing documentation of a current CBI background check clearance letter.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff must have documentation of a cleared CBI background check clearance letter. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI clearance letters for staff members to the licensing specialist. Correct by 12/16/2025
2.223.C.2.a · Correction due December 16, 2025
In the Infant Bumble Bees room, two cribs had loose sheets. No babies were sleeping in the cribs at the time of inspection.
Required correction: Immediately, all mattresses for cribs must have a properly fitted sheet at all times. Corrected at time of visit, classroom teachers replaced the sheets with properly fitted ones. No response needed. Correct by 12/16/2025
2.229.K · Correction due December 16, 2025
In the Bumble Bee classroom, extra blankets, sleep sacks, clothes, and other materials were inside the evacuation crib.
Required correction: Immediately, nothing must be stored in or under any evacuation equipment. Corrected at time of visit, the classroom teachers removed the items from the evacuation crib. No response needed. Correct by 12/16/2025
In the Panthers classroom, a green rug was wrinkled and did not lay flat on the ground creating a tripping hazard. In the Butterflies room, electrical charging cords were sitting on top of an air purifier and were accessible to children.
2.237.H · Correction due December 16, 2025
In the Butterflies classroom, a power strip with exposed electrical outlets was sitting on top of an air purifier and was accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all electrical outlets must be inaccessible to children or must have protective covers at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the director moved the power strip to a high shelf making it inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 12/16/2025
2.209.A.7 · Correction due December 16, 2025
Reviewed 8 child files. 2 children missing updated written authorization for emergency medical care.
Required correction: Immediately, all child files must have a dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually on file and available for review at all times. Correct by 12/16/2025
2.219.B.1
Reviewed 8 child files. 2 children missing documentation of immunizations on the specified CDPHE form, and 1 child missing documentation of an immunization record.
2.219.B.4 · Correction due January 16, 2026
Reviewed 8 child files. 3 children missing documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Review all child files. All children must have current health statements from a medical professional on file in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics at all times. Correct by 01/16/2026
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 1, 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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