Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 5 of the 7 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 · January 8, 2026
2.217.A.10.a · Correction due January 8, 2026
In the Forest Classroom, there were 16 children in care, and only 7 children were asleep when a staff member left the classroom to take a break.
Required correction: Immediately, the child to staff ratio may be doubled in preschool classrooms when at least half of the children are asleep. Corrected at time of visit, the staff member returned to the classroom bringing the classroom into compliance. No response needed. Correct by 01/08/2026
2.238.C
In the Meadow classroom, the sign-in and out table was blocking the exit door to the playground.
Limited Supervisory visit · December 1, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due December 1, 2025
The following items labeled 'keep out of reach of children' were identified and accessible to children: In the Treehouse classroom, a battery was in an unlocked drawer behind the teacher desk. In the Forest classroom, a bottle of white out was in an unlocked cabinet by the playground door.
Required correction: Immediately, items labeled 'keep out of reach of children' must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the center director removed the battery from the Treehouse classroom, and locked the cabinet in the Forest classroom making the items inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 12/01/2025
2.229.H
In the Treehouse classroom, a roll of packing tape with a sharp cutting edge was on a shelf behind the teacher desk and accessible to children. In the Forest classroom, a pair of adult scissors was in an unlocked cabinet by the playground door and accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, sharp tools must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the center director removed the packing tape from the Treehouse classroom and locked the cabinet in the Forest classroom making
Supervisory visit · November 7, 2025
2.133.A · Correction due November 7, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files. One staff missing documentation of an Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff must have documentation of the Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training on file and available for review at all times. Submit documentation to the licensing specialist. Correct by 11/07/2025
2.229.H · Correction due November 7, 2025
In the Forest classroom, packing tape dispensers with sharp cutting edges were on a low supply shelf and accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, sharp tools must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the center director removed the tape dispensers from the classroom. No response needed. Correct by 11/07/2025
2.213.F · Correction due November 7, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files. One staff missing documenation of the Introduction to First Aid and CPR module.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff not required to be certified in First Aid and CPR must complete the PDIS module. Submit certificate to the licensing specialist. Correct by 11/07/2025
2.229.C · Correction due November 7, 2025
Items labeled 'keep out of reach of children' were accessible to children and were identified in the following areas: In the Treehouse classroom, two sharpies were in a pencil cup on a low shelf and bottles of white out were in an unlocked drawer. On the Playground, a bottle of sunscreen was on a low table by a classroom door. In the hallway, bottles of sunscreen were on a low shelf.
Required correction: Immediately, all items labeled keep out of reach of children must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the classroom teacher moved the sharpies and bottles of white out to a high cabinet. The center director removed the bottles of sunscreen from the cabinet and playground. No response needed. Correct by 11/07/2025
2.229.G · Correction due November 7, 2025
In the hall cabinet, two opened boxes of loose plastic bags were on low shelves and accessible to children. In the unlocked supply closet, a loose plastic bag was on the floor and accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, loose plastic bags must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct by 11/07/2025
2.121.J.1
Reviewed 11 staff files. 2 staff who have lived outside the state in the last 5 years are missing State-Based clearance letters.
2.230.B · Correction due November 7, 2025
In the Forest and Meadow rooms, loose tablet charger cords and loose electrical cords for tower fans were accessible to children creating a safety hazard.
Required correction: Immediately, all indoor materials and furnishings must be safe and free of hazards of all times. Correct by 11/07/2025
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due November 7, 2025
The caterpillar tunnel on the playground exceeds 18 inches high and does not have resilient surface underneath or in the use zone. Observed a child climbing on top of the equipment.
Required correction: Immediately, all climbing equipment 18 inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least 6 inches in the use zone at all times. Correct by 11/07/2025
2.230.C.3.c
The caterpillar tunnel on the playground was less than 6 feet from the fence. Observed a child climbing on the caterpillar.
2.237.E · Correction due November 7, 2025
The supply closet in the hallway was unlocked and cleaning mops and cleaning compounds were accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, cleaning mops and compounds must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct by 11/07/2025
2.237.H · Correction due November 7, 2025
In the Forest and Meadow classrooms, power strips had exposed outlets that did not have protective covers and were accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all electrical outlets must have protective covers at all times. Correct by 11/07/2025
Supervisory visit · December 18, 2024
2.212.G · Correction due January 18, 2025
Reviewed 10 staff files and found one to missing a health statement.
Required correction: Obtain a current health statement. Correct within 30 days 1/18/2025. Correct by 01/18/2025
2.230.B · Correction due December 18, 2024
In the Treehouse Room, a charging cord plugged into an outlet, but nothing on the charging port.
Required correction: All areas must be free from hazards. Correct immediately 12/18/24. Corrected at the time of inspection, the teacher removed the cord from the plug. No response required. Correct by 12/18/2024
2.120.C.1.a
Reviewed 10 staff files and found one to missing a current TRAILS clearance letter.
Supervisory visit · January 26, 2024
2.121.J.1 · Correction due January 26, 2024
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed Amber R. is missing documentation of background check results letter for Texas, the state she resided in in November 2019.
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 Amber has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Out of State Clearance Letter for Amber with written response to Specialist. Correct by 01/26/2024
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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