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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 · January 20, 2026
2.120.I · Correction due January 20, 2026
Reviewed 14 staff files and observed 1 staff member (SM3) lacking documentation of a TRAILS background completed in the last 5 years.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the above listed staff have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS clearance letter for staff listed above with written response to Specialist. Correct by 01/20/2026
2.230.C.1.a
The loft in Wild Rose classroom to have a sliding pole and ladder measuring approximately 5 feet in height and hammock swings attached to the underside of the lofts in the Wild Rose, Larkspur and Morning Glory classrooms lacking sufficient resilient surfacing.
2.230.C.3.c · Correction due January 20, 2026
The loft in Wild Rose classroom to have a sliding pole and ladder measuring approximately 5 feet in height and lacking a 6 foot use zone.
Required correction: Immediately (1/20/26) ensure all preschool climbing equipment has a 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 01/20/2026
2.230.C.3.d · Correction due January 20, 2026
Hammock swings attached to the underside of the lofts in the Wild Rose, Larkspur and morning Glory classrooms lacking a sufficient use zone.
Required correction: Immediately (1/20/26) ensure all swings used by preschool children have a sufficient used zone. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 01/20/2026
2.237.K
The kitchen door in the hallway outside of the preschool classrooms was unlocked, accessible to children.
Supervisory visit · February 28, 2024
2.219.B.1 · Correction due February 28, 2024
Reviewed 6 children's files and observed 2 files lacking documentation of a current immunization record on a state approved form.
Required correction: Immediately (2/28/24) ensure all child files have documentation of school required immunizations on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Certificate of Immunization or an "approved alternate" Certificate of Immunization. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 02/28/2024
2.229.C · Correction due February 28, 2024
A bottle of lotion "labeled keep out of reach of children" accessible to children on the counter in the Morning Glory classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (2/28/24) ensure all items labeled "Keep out of reach of children" are in accessible to children at all times. Provider moved the lotion to an inaccessible location at the time of the inspection. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 02/28/2024
2.229.G · Correction due February 28, 2024
A loose plastic bag in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children in the Wood Rose classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (2/28/24) ensure that all loose plastic bags are inaccessible to children. Provider moved the plastic bag to the top of the cabinet at the time of the inspection making it inaccessible. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 02/28/2024
2.229.M · Correction due February 28, 2024
Two small ceramic vases located on the student tabels accessible to children in the Wood Rose Classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (2/28/24) ensure that all toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and materials made of brittle, easily breakable plastic or glass are not permitted for children less than five (5) years of age. Staff removed the vases at the time of the inspection making them inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 02/28/2024
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 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.
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