The Learning Experience

Center · Parker · 12215 Pardee St.

What kind of place is this?

Size 148 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Chain The Learning Experience
Owner Harvest Partners — as of 2025, may have changed since Majority acquired by private-equity firm Harvest Partners in 2025 (from Golden Gate Capital; founder Weissman family and Golden Gate retain stakes). prnewswire.com

The Learning Experience runs 10 licensed locations in Denver.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 2
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
March 3, 2026
On file
3 visits since January 2024 · 7 complaint investigations
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was July 17, 2025. Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious
Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

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.

Mar 2026 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · March 3, 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.

State records file

Nov 2025 Supervisory visit report not read State records file
Aug 2025 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · August 18, 2025

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.

State records file

Jul 2025 Complaint

Complaint · July 17, 2025

2.236.A.1 · Correction due July 17, 2025

Identified through staff statements that a purse with items that should be kept out of reach of children had been accessible in the office.

Required correction: If the office is accessible to children it must be free of hazards. Correct immediately and respond with written statement of compliance. Correct by 07/17/2025

State records file

Jul 2025 Complaint Founded

Complaint · July 17, 2025

Founded

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.

State records file

Jun 2025 Complaint

Complaint · June 3, 2025

2.217.A.15 · Correction due June 3, 2025

While reviewing name to face attendance sheets, it was identified that Infant A was over capacity with 12 children in the classroom for approx 10 minutes on the morning of 5/13/25.

Required correction: Maximum group size must be maintained at all times. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 06/03/2025

State records file

Jun 2025 Complaint Founded

Complaint · June 3, 2025

Founded

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.

State records file

Dec 2024 Supervisory visit 8 findings

Supervisory visit · December 20, 2024

2.213.B · Correction due December 20, 2024

Reviewed 16 staff files and found Sarita V to have an expired Standard Precautions training.

Required correction: All staff must complete Standard Precautions training, and renew the training annually. Correct immediately and provide documentation of completion with written response. Correct by 12/20/2024

2.213.F · Correction due December 20, 2024

Reviewed 16 staff files and found Nicole C and Brittany L to be missing either the full CPR/First Aid training or the Intro to First Aid and CPR training.

Required correction: All staff must complete either the full CPR/First Aid training or the Intro to First Aid and CPR training, and renew the training every two years. Correct immediately and provide documentation of completion with written response. Correct by 12/20/2024

2.213.G · Correction due December 20, 2024

Reviewed 16 staff files and found Sarita V and Jaya Shree N to have expired Mandatory Reporter training and Amanda T to be missing documentation of completion of the Mandatory Reporter training.

Required correction: All staff must complete Mandatory Reporter training, and renew the training annually. Correct immediately and provide documentation of completion with written response. Correct by 12/20/2024

2.213.L · Correction due January 20, 2025

Reviewed 16 staff files and found Amanda L to be missing documentation of at least one hour of Child Development training.

Required correction: All staff must have at least one hour of child development training. Correct and provide documentation of completion with written response. Correct by 01/20/2025

2.121.D

Reviewed 16 staff files and found Archana K to be missing documentation of their FBI clearance letter.

Required correction: All clearance letters must be available for review.

2.219.B.2 · Correction due January 20, 2025

Reviewed 12 child files and found 2 children to have expired health statements

Required correction: All children must have current health statements on file within 30 days of enrollment and 30 days of expiration. Correct and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 01/20/2025

2.212.G · Correction due January 20, 2025

Reviewed 16 staff files and found Rekha S to be missing documentation of a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or health care provider.

Required correction: All staff must have a current medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or health care provider on file within 30 days of hire. Correct and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 01/20/2025

2.213.D · Correction due December 20, 2024

Reviewed 16 staff file and found Nicole C to have an expired Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training.

Required correction: All staff who work with children under the age of 3 must complete Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training, and renew the training every 2 years. Correct immediately and provide documentation of completion with written response. Correct by 12/20/2024

State records file

May 2024 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · May 13, 2024

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.

State records file

Jan 2024 Original visit 8 findings

Original visit · January 24, 2024

2.230.B · Correction due January 24, 2024

On the Preschool playground there is a pallet and a drain spout in the play area creating a hazard. In the hallway, there are cords hanging down under the water fountain, creating a hazard.

Required correction: Indoor and outdoor areas must be free of hazards. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance. **Corrected at the time of the inspection, cords under the water fountain were secured, and the pallet and drain spout were removed from the playground. ** No response is required. Correct by 01/24/2024

2.209.A.5 · Correction due January 24, 2024

Child admission records did not have space for the preferred hospital name, address and phone number to be listed.

Required correction: Admission records must include space for the preferred hospital name, address and phone number to be listed. Correct immediately and respond with statement of compliance. Correct by 01/24/2024

2.217.C.1.a · Correction due January 24, 2024

The program did not have a Child Care Health Consultant.

Required correction: Centers must have a monthly consultation with a Child Care Health Consultant. Correct immediately and send documentation of the Child Care Health Consultant qualifications with written response. Correct by 01/24/2024

2.217.A.9 · Correction due January 24, 2024

There were no staff at the program with current medication administration training and delegation.

Required correction: There needs to be at least one staff member with current medication administration training and delegation must be on duty at all times. Correct immediately and respond with documentation of medication training and delegation with written response. Correct by 01/24/2024

2.216.B.1.a.1

The Program did not have an Infant Program Supervisor.

2.216.A.1 · Correction due January 24, 2024

There was not an ECT teacher assigned to the Toddler A, Twaddlers, Preppers, Preschool 1A, Preschool 2A and Preschool 1B classrooms.

Required correction: There must be an ECT assigned to each group of children. Correct immediately and respond with documentation qualifications with written response. Correct by 01/24/2024

2.211.B · Correction due January 24, 2024

Staff files were not available for review.

Required correction: Staff files must be available for review. Correct immediately and provide documentation of completed staff files with written response. Correct by 01/24/2024

2.121.D.4.a

Reviewed 2 staff files and found that Neha and Tina did not have CBI letters that were completed with the correct CONCJ number.

Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's

State records file

Where this record comes from

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.

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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Before you tour

The Learning Experience hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask which of these findings were serious, and what changed.Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes a correction deadline, never whether the work was done or how serious it was.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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