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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.
Complaint · June 29, 2026
Unfounded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Supervisory visit · June 15, 2026
2.229.G · Correction due June 15, 2026
Observed loose plastic bags on top of the toilet in the Panda's bathroom accessible to children.
Required correction: Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff placed bags in a cabinet inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 06/15/2026
2.229.L · Correction due June 15, 2026
Observed a sensory bottle that easily opened containing small beads accessible to children under the age of 3 posing a potential chocking hazard in the Teddy room.
Required correction: Materials accessible to children under the age of 3 must not be a choke hazard. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff removed beads from the classroom. No response required. Correct by 06/15/2026
Observed ceramic pots on a low shelf accessible to children under the age of 5 years old in the Brown Bears classroom.
2.217.A.15 · Correction due June 15, 2026
Observed 22 children, ages 3-4 years old, with 3 teachers on the Preschool playground exceeding the maximum group size. The maximum group size for children ages 3-4 years old is 20.
Required correction: The maximum group size for children ages 3-4 years old is 20. Corrected at the time of inspection. 2 teachers took 14 children back to their classroom leaving 8 children with 1 teacher on the playground. Respond with ongoing plan for compliance. Correct by 06/15/2026
2.237.E · Correction due June 15, 2026
Observed a swifer spray mop with a cleaning compound container attached to the mop accessible to children in Koala's bathroom.
Required correction: Cleaning compounds must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. *** Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff removed the container with the cleaning compound and placed in a locked cabinet. No response required. Correct by 06/15/2026
Reviewed the Director's staff file and observed an expired Director letter with an expiration date of
Supervisory visit · August 7, 2024
2.220.A · Correction due August 7, 2024
Observed an Epi pen in the Teddy Bear classroom with a health care plan lacking parent signature.
Required correction: All medication must be administered only with a current written order of a health care provider and with written parental consent. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.212.G
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed Vanessa to be lacking a medical statement from the doctor.
Required correction: All staff must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a health care provider.
2.208.A.2 · Correction due August 7, 2024
Observed the facility to not be documenting when each staff member enters or exits a classroom.
Required correction: Staffing patterns must be available for review. Staff must be signing into and out of a classroom each time it is entered and exited. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.223.A.2 · Correction due August 7, 2024
Observed the Polar Bears class to be outside at the time of inspection. There were 10 children outside on the playground but the classroom name-to-face showed 12 children.
Required correction: Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.213.B · Correction due August 7, 2024
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed Savannah and Samantha to have an expired standard precautions training.
Required correction: All staff must complete a standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.213.C
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed Savannah, Samantha, and Crystele to have an expired safe sleep training.
2.213.D · Correction due August 7, 2024
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed Samantha to have an expired shaken baby training.
Required correction: Staff working with children less than 3 years old must complete the shaken baby/abusive head trauma training prior to working with children under 3. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.213.G · Correction due August 7, 2024
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed Samantha, Savannah and Crystele to have an expired child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: All employees must be trained about child abuse prevention and this training must be renewed annually. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.213.N
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed Samantha to have an expired immunization training.
2.223.C.8 · Correction due August 7, 2024
Observed a sleep sack with a weighted chest in the Teddy Bears classroom. Infant was not sleeping in the sleep sack at the time of inspection.
Required correction: Sleep equipment not manufactured for commercial use is prohibited. Weighted sleep sacks are not safe for infants. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Director removed sleep sack. No response required. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.213.F · Correction due September 7, 2024
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed Sarah to have an expired CPR/ first aid training and lacking the basic first aid/CPR module.
Required correction: All employees not required by rule to be certified in first aid and CPR must complete the Introduction to first aid and CPR module. Correct by 09/07/2024
2.133.B · Correction due August 7, 2024
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed all to be lacking a training on fire safety and the use of available extinguishers and fire alarms.
Required correction: Each staff member of the facility must be trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms. Correct by 08/07/2024
Reviewed the facilities drill log and observed it to be lacking a record of a Tornado drill held for May 2024.
2.121.J.1.a · Correction due August 7, 2024
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed Krista to have lived out of state within the last 5 years and lacking out of state background clearance. Facility had not submitted for out of state criminal check.
Required correction: Background checks must be submitted and successfully completed for each state an individual has resided in prior to an individual caring for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access to children. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.229.C · Correction due August 7, 2024
Observed a bag of potting soil labeled "keep out of reach of children", accessible to children in a bin on a low shelf in the Brown Bears classroom.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children at all times. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Director removed bag from the classroom. No response required. Correct by 08/07/2024
Reviewed the facilities nurse information and observed it to be lacking notes from each consultation.
2.220.J · Correction due August 7, 2024
Observed an expired Benedryl in the Polar Bears classroom.
Required correction: If a medication is out of date, the parents are responsible for picking up the medication or the center must dispose of the medication as required by CDPHE. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.223.C.17 · Correction due August 7, 2024
Observed 2 sound machines in the infant room (Cubs) that were less than 3 feet from the cribs.
Required correction: Music equipment must not be placed under a crib or within 3 feet of the sleeping infant. Correct by 08/07/2024
2.223.C.2.a · Correction due August 7, 2024
Observed a loose fitting crib sheet in the infant classroom (Cubs). There was no sleeping infant in the crib at the time of inspection.
Required correction: Mattresses for cribs must have a properly fitted, clean sheet. Correct by 08/07/2024
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 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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