Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 6 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.
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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 · March 7, 2024
2.220.D · Correction due March 7, 2024
Reviewed 9 children's medications and observed that 1 child's Zyrtec was missing their first and last name.
Required correction: Immediately, over the counter medication must be kept in the originally labeled container and be labeled with the child's first and last name. Corrected at the time of the visit. The assistant director labeled the medication with the child's first and last name. Submit a written statement of compliance by 3/14/2024. Correct by 03/07/2024
2.220.J
Reviewed 9 children's medications and observed that 1 child's Zyrtec was expired as of 2/2024 and not disposed of.
Limited Supervisory visit · December 6, 2023
7.702.31.A · Correction due December 6, 2023
Reviewed 25 child files. Observed 1 child missing current documentation of a signed center's policies and procedures.
Required correction: Immediately, a center must obtain a signed document stating the parent(s)/guardian(s) have received the policies and procedures, at the time of enrollment and upon amendmens to policies and procedures. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/20/2023. Correct by 12/06/2023
Reviewed 25 child files. Observed 1 child missing current documentation of written authorization for
7.702.51.A.2.a · Correction due December 6, 2023
Reviewed 25 child files. Observed 1 child missing current documentation of immunization status.
Required correction: Immediately, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide up-to-date school-required immunizations as specified on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Certificate of Immunization. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/20/2023. Correct by 12/06/2023
7.702.51.A.2.c
Reviewed 25 child files. Observed 1 child less than two (2) years of age missing a current health statement.
Required correction: Immediately, statementss of health status of children less than two (2) years of age must be updated in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended schedule. Submit a written statement of compliance
7.702.51.A.2.d · Correction due December 6, 2023
Reviewed 25 child files. Observed 2 children over two (2) years of age to seven (7) years of age missing a current health statement.
Required correction: Immediately, health statements must be updated in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended schedule. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/20/2023. Correct by 12/06/2023
7.702.51.B.11 · Correction due December 6, 2023
Reviewed 25 child files. Observed 1 child missing current documentation of a written authorization to apply topical preparations.
Required correction: Immediately, topical preparations may be applied with written authorization from the parent(s)/guardian(s). Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/20/2023. Correct by 12/06/2023
7.702.66.A.2 · Correction due December 6, 2023
Reviewed 25 child files. Observed 1 child missing written permission for transportation.
Required correction: Immediately, written permission from the parent(s)/guardian(s) must be obtained for any transportation. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/20/2023. Correct by 12/06/2023
7.702.34.A.8 · Correction due December 6, 2023
Reviewed 25 child files. Observed 1 child missing current documentation of written authorization to participate in field trips.
Required correction: Immediately, written authorization must be obtained from a parent/guardian for a child to participate in field trips. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/20/2023. Correct by 12/06/2023
Limited Supervisory visit · November 17, 2023
7.702.42.J · Correction due December 17, 2023
Reviewed 28 staff files and observed that the Assistant Director, Tabor P., did not have documentation of the Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant training.
Required correction: Within 30 days, all directors and assistant directors must complete the department-approved training Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/17/2023. Correct by 12/17/2023
7.702.42.K
Reviewed 28 staff files and observed that the Assistant Director, Tabor P., did not have documentation of the Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation training.
Limited Supervisory visit · October 26, 2023
7.702.72.B · Correction due October 26, 2023
In the Conifer classroom, observed chairs stacked up causing a hazard for children. In the Prairie Dog classroom, observed chairs stacked up causing a hazard for children.
Required correction: Immediately, indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnsihings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Corrected at the time of the visit. The teachers and director unstacked the chairs no longer causing a hazard for children. Submit a written statement of compliance by 11/9/2023. Correct by 10/26/2023
Complaint · September 28, 2023
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.
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 VILLAGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CTR’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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