Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Denver home daycares it cites something at about 57% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Denver with Denver and never with another state.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
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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 · June 2, 2026
2.121.A.1.b · Correction due June 2, 2026
Household member #1 to be missing an FBI background check.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that household member #1 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI background check for household member #1 with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 6/2/26. Document compliance to Specialist by 6/9/26. Correct by 06/02/2026
2.337.D.2 · Correction due June 2, 2026
A wood chunk on the ground accessible to children in the backyard with a rusty metal nail protruding from it.
Required correction: All outdoor areas must be kept safe and free from hazardous materials that could cause harm to children. Correct by 6/2/26. The Provider removed the wood chunk with the nail and threw it in the trash in the garage while the Licensing Specialist was present. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 06/02/2026
Supervisory visit · July 16, 2025
2.318.C.3 · Correction due July 16, 2025
No documentation of smoke alarm testing for observation.
Required correction: Smoke alarm testing must be conducted monthly with documentation for Specialist to review. Correct immediately. Correct by 07/16/2025
Supervisory visit · August 14, 2024
2.320.A.7 · Correction due August 14, 2024
Reviewed 4 children files, identified one child with an expired emergency medical authorization form.
Required correction: Obtain current emergency medical authorization. Submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist Correct by 08/14/2024
2.321.A.4
Reviewed 4 children files, identified one child missing their updated health appraisal.
Supervisory visit · September 28, 2023
7.707.71.A.2 · Correction due October 28, 2023
Reviewed 4 children files, identified one child with an expired health appraisal.
Required correction: Obtain a current health appraisal. Submit a statement of compliance by 10/28/2023. Correct by 10/28/2023
7.707.934.B · Correction due September 28, 2023
Backyard area had dirt and sticker weeds throughout the yard, along with some branch debris.
Required correction: Immediately, 9/28/2023, back yard must be kept free of hazards. Submit a statement of compliance by 10/28/2023. Correct by 09/28/2023
7.707.921.H · Correction due September 28, 2023
Two stairways one with 6 stairs and one with 5 stairs without gates in place. Provider had 2 children under the age of 2 in care.
Required correction: Immediately, 9/28/2023, gates must be secured in place when there are children under the age of 2 years. Submit a statement of compliance by 10/28/2023. Correct by 09/28/2023
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 13, 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.
The department publishes a report for each of these visits. Shortlist has not read those reports yet, so this page shows when the state came and not what it found.
The department will also review one program’s complete file on request, which is more than either source above contains. Leave your email and Shortlist will ask for Tamra Wade’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
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All checked July 2026.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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