The Goddard School runs 24 licensed locations in Denver.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Denver centers it cites something at about 55% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Denver with Denver and never with another state.
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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 · August 6, 2026
2.213.B · Correction due August 6, 2026
Reviewed 23 staff files. 1 staff file did not h ave documentation of a current standard precautions training.
Required correction: Immediately, obtain a current standard precautions training for 1 staff. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 9/5/26. Correct by 08/06/2026
2.229.C · Correction due August 6, 2026
There was medication, hand sanitizer, dusting spray and staff purses accessible to children in the unlocked director offices. There was a first aid bag with medication and ice packs labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children on the ground on the preschool outdoor walkway and a first aid bag with ice packs labeled "lkeep out of reach of children" accessible to children on a shelf in the Bears classroom.
Required correction: Corrected at the time of inspection. Items in the directors offices were locked in a closet. Staff moved the first aid bags with medication and ice packs and placed them on their backs. A written response is not required. Correct by 08/06/2026
2.229.L · Correction due August 6, 2026
There was a sensory bottle accessible to infants in the infant classroom containing rice that had an unsecured lid. There were small chalk pieces accessible to toddlers on the toddler playground.
Required correction: Corrected at the time of inspection. The sensory bottle was removed by the Director and the lid was secured making rice inaccessible and the small chalk pieces were thrown away. A written response is not required. Correct by 08/06/2026
2.230.C.8 · Correction due August 6, 2026
There was a broken screen with plastic cord hanging loose on a window on the preschool outdoor area walkway.
Required correction: Corrected at the time of inspection. The screen and plastic cord was removed. A written response is not required. Correct by 08/06/2026
2.219.B.3
Reviewed 13 child files. 1 child file did not have documentation of a current health statement signed by a health care provider.
2.213.D · Correction due August 6, 2026
Reviewed 23 staff files. 1 staff did not have documentation of a current shaken baby/abusive head trauma training.
Required correction: Immediately, obtain documentation of a current shaken baby/abusive head trauma training for 1 staff. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 9/5/26. Correct by 08/06/2026
Supervisory visit · September 26, 2025
2.220.A · Correction due September 26, 2025
There were eye drops stored with a child's emergency medication in the Pronghorns classroom that did not have a written order from a health care provider or written parental consent.
Required correction: Immediately, obtain a written order from a health care provider and written parental consent for all routine, prescription or non-prescription medications. Submit a written statement of compliance by 10/3/25. Correct by 09/26/2025
2.220.C · Correction due September 26, 2025
There were eye drops stored with a child's emergency medication in the Pronghorns classroom that were not in the original labeled container or contain the original pharmacy label.
Required correction: Immediately, all medication must be kept in the original labeled bottle or container and prescription medications must contain the original pharmacy label. Submit a written statement of compliance by 10/3/25. Correct by 09/26/2025
2.229.C · Correction due September 26, 2025
There was Lysol spray stored on the bench in the hallway outside of the infant classroom. There was cleaning spray hanging from a rack and accessible to children in the Moose classroom and in the Pronghorn bathroom.
Required correction: Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff removed the Lysol spray and cleaning spray from the hallway and classrooms. A written repsonse is not required. Correct by 09/26/2025
2.220.G · Correction due September 26, 2025
There was emergency medication accessible to children in the emergency bags hanging on the fence and on a toy box on the preschool and toddler playgrounds.
Required correction: Corrected at the time of inspection. The emergency bags with medication were placed on the teachers back and made inaccessible. A written response is not required. Correct by 09/26/2025
2.138.A
The facility did not have documentation of tornado drills completed for the previous months of September, October, March and April.
Required correction: Immediately, complete tornado drills monthly from March to October. Submit documentation of September
Supervisory visit · October 30, 2024
2.220.G · Correction due October 30, 2024
There was emergency medication accessible to children in a first aid bag hanging on the water fountain on the preschool playground.
Required correction: Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff placed the first aid bag with emergency medication on their back, making it inaccessible to children. A written response is not required. Correct by 10/30/2024
2.230.C.8
The pour and play padding on the toddler playground is coming away from the cement, leaving a 2 to 3 inch gap on the North side of the playground and the edging the surrounding sides of pour and play padding is missing and is a tripping hazard.
2.229.C · Correction due October 30, 2024
There were diaper creams and diaper wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in an unlocked diaper changing table in the Racoons classroom. There was a sanitizer spray bottle accessible to children on a hanging rack in the Bears classroom.
Required correction: Corrected at the time. Staff placed a child safety lock on the changing table and the sanitizer was placed on the shelf and made inaccessible to children. A written response is not required. Correct by 10/30/2024
2.120.J · Correction due October 30, 2024
Reviewed 23 staff files. Ramya P and Tracy H did not have documentation of the State-based clearance letter.
Required correction: Immediately, obtain the State-based clearance letter for Ramya P and Tracy H. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members Ramya P and Tracy H have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of the State-based clearance letter for Ramya P and Tracy H with written statement of compliance by 11/06/24. Correct by 10/30/2024
Reviewed 15 child files. 1 child file did not have documentation of a current authorization for emergency medical care.
Supervisory visit · January 25, 2024
2.120.C.1.a.1 · Correction due January 25, 2024
Identified Angel R lacking TRAILS clearance letter and Grace H lacking the Out of State Background check clearance letter, Both staff members are in Raccoons and supervising children.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigations Unit's BIU webpage video on the OEC website. Submit verification that staff members Angel and Grace have reviewed the video within 24 hours. Immediately correct and submit documentation with a written statement of compliance. Correct by 01/25/2024
2.213.L · Correction due February 25, 2024
Identified Tabitha is lacking Child Development training.
Required correction: Obtain training. Submit documentation with a written statement of compliance. Correct by 02/25/2024
2.133.A · Correction due January 25, 2024
Identified Tabitha is lacking Emergency and disaster training.
Required correction: Obtain training. Immediately correct and submit documentation with a written statement of compliance. Correct by 01/25/2024
2.209.B.4 · Correction due February 25, 2024
Reviewed 16 child files, observed 4 children lacking a current health statement.
Required correction: All children must have a current health statement. Correct and submit a written statement of compliance. Correct by 02/25/2024
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.
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.
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