Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 9 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.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
This provider does not publish pricing.
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 · July 23, 2026
2.213.G · Correction due July 23, 2026
Licensing Specialist review 4 staff files and observed one staff member to have an expired child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department approved Child Abuse Prevention training. Correct by 7/23/26. Document compliance to Specialist by 7/30/26. Correct by 07/23/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · June 4, 2025
2.237.H · Correction due June 4, 2025
One extension cord in the Red Room to be missing an outlet cover.
Required correction: In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets accessible to children must be covered. Correct by 6/4/25. Staff removed the extension cord from the classroom. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 06/04/2025
Supervisory visit · September 26, 2024
2.219.B.2 · Correction due October 26, 2024
Reviewed 8 child files and observed 2 children to have expired health statements.
Required correction: Obtained a current health statement signed and dated by a health care provider. Correct by 10/26/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/26/24. Correct by 10/26/2024
2.229.L
A tray of crayons that contained broken crayon pieces, posing a choking hazard, accessible to children in the Red Room. The Red Room had children under age 3 in the classroom at the time of inspection.
2.230.B · Correction due September 26, 2024
Eight protruding screws, around children's eye level on the greenhouse door posing a potential safety hazard. Observed cords in the Red and Yellow Rooms plugged into the outlet and not plugged into a device posing a safety hazard to children.
Required correction: Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Correct by 9/26/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/26/24. Correct by 09/26/2024
2.237.H · Correction due September 26, 2024
One electrical outlet on an extension cord in the Yellow Room to be missing an outlet cover.
Required correction: In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed. Correct by 9/26/24. Staff added an outlet cover while Licensing Specialists were present. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 09/26/2024
2.138.A
Center to have conducted only one monthly tornado drill for March-October of 2024 and no quarterly drills for the 2024 calendar year.
Supervisory visit · October 31, 2023
Correction due October 31, 2023
Reviewed 6 staff files and observed Megan V. to have an expired TRAILS 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 staff member Megan V. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS, for staff member Megan V., with written response to Specialist. Correct by 10/31/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/30/23. Correct by 10/31/2023
7.701.33.D.5
Reviewed 6 staff files and observed Megan V. to have an expired FBI background check.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's
Correction due October 31, 2023
The center to have a non-compliant fire inspection and a non-compliant health inspection.
Required correction: Obtain a current and compliant fire and health inspection. Correct by 10/31/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/30/23. Correct by 10/31/2023
7.702.34.B.4 · Correction due November 30, 2023
Reviewed 8 child files and observed 2 children to have expired health statements.
Required correction: The center must maintain and update annually and upon changes a copy of the child's health statement completed by a health care provider. Correct by 11/30/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/30/23. Correct by 11/30/2023
7.702.41.G
Reviewed 6 staff files and observed Katie W. to be missing a medical statement signed by a physician or other health care provider.
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 THE LEARNING CENTER PRESCHOOL OF EVERGREEN’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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All checked July 2026.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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