The Learning Experience runs 10 licensed locations in Denver.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 8 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.
Limited Supervisory visit · February 18, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due February 18, 2026
At the time of inspection the specialilst observed in Twaddlers classroom an locked cabinet under the diaper changing table a bag of wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children".
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. ***Corrected at time of inspection, the Director removed the wipes to a locked cabinet making the wipes inaccessible to children. No response is required. Correct by 02/18/2026
2.229.L
At the time of inspection, the specialist observed broken crayons on a low sensory table accessible to children in the Preppers Classroom causing a potental choking hazard to children under the age of three years old. At the time of inspection, the specialist observed 16 children ages 2.5 to 3 years.
Required correction: Toys, furnishings, equipment and materials accessible to children under the age of 3 years of age must not be a chok hazard. ***Corrected at time of inspection, SM1 removed all of the broken crayons and threw them away. No
Limited Supervisory visit · January 29, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due January 29, 2026
In the Preschool 1 classroom observed a box of Nappy Bags labled "keep out of reach of children" on the floor in an a plastic bin accessible to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. ****Corrected at time of inspection, the Director removed the box of Nappy bags and placed them in a locked cabinet making the Nappy bags inaccessible to children. No written response is required Correct by 01/29/2026
Limited Supervisory visit · December 15, 2025
2.229.L · Correction due December 15, 2025
In The Make Believe room, the specialist observed plastic food (sushi set) accessible causing a potentail choking hazard to children under the age of 3 years of age. The specialist also observed pom poms and small bows accessible to children in a sensory bin in the Preppers classroom causing a potentail hazard to children under the age of 3 years old.
Required correction: Toys, toy parts and any materials accessible to children under the age of 3 years old must not be a choke hazard. *****Corrected at time of inspection, the Director removed the plastic food from The Make Believe room and the SM1 removed the pom poms and small bows from the sensory table in the Preppers room. No response is required. Correct by 12/15/2025
In the Preschool Classroom the specialist observed wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" on top of a low hanging papertowel holder accessible to children.
Supervisory visit · August 22, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due August 22, 2025
In the Preppers Classroom observed wipes, and diaper cream labled "keep out of reach of children" on a low hanging shelf in the bathroom accessible to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. ****Corrected at time of inspection, the Assistant Director moved the wipes and diaper cream labeled "keep out of reach of children" to a higher shelf, making the items inaccessible to children. No response is required. Correct by 08/22/2025
2.218.C.3
Reviewed all medications and identified through staff statemet that CH1 has a known allergy and requires a individual health care plan and medication. At the time of inspection, the specialist observed no current documentation of a individual health care plan.
2.212.G · Correction due September 22, 2025
Reviewed 15 staff files and observed 2 staff missing current documentation of a medical statement signed and dated by a physician.
Required correction: All staff must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physican or other health care provider. Submit a written response of compliance to the specialist. Correct by 09/22/2025
2.213.B · Correction due August 22, 2025
Reviewed 15 staff files and observed one staff member missing current documentation of standard precaution training.
Required correction: All staff must complete a department approved standard precaution training prior to working with children. Sumbit a written response of compliance to the specialist along with completion certificate. Correct by 08/22/2025
2.213.G
Reviewed 15 staff files and observed one staff member missing current documentation of child abuse prevention training.
2.121.J.1 · Correction due August 22, 2025
Reviewed 15 staff files and observed 5 staff members missing current documentation of out of state clearance letter.
Required correction: Background check request must be submitted and successfully completed for each state an individual has resided in. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of (Out of State background check, Out of State Clearance Letters) for staff members with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 08/22/2025
2.213.N · Correction due August 22, 2025
Reviewed 15 staff files and identified through staff statement that Assistant Director is primarly responseible for the collection, review and maintenance of the child immunization records.
Required correction: All staff responsible for the collection, review and maintenance of the child immunization records must complete immunization course. Submit a written response of compliance to the specialist, along with completion certificate. Correct by 08/22/2025
2.209.B.4 · Correction due September 22, 2025
Reviewed 9 child files and observed 3 children missing current documentation of health statement.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of health statement for children. Submit a written response of compliance to the specialist. Correct by 09/22/2025
Complaint · August 4, 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.
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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