Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Denver home daycares it cites something at about 57% 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 · June 3, 2026
2.312.C · Correction due June 3, 2026
Program to be lacking an updated standard precautions training for the primary provider.
Required correction: Primary provider must complete a Department-approved training in standard precautions annually. Correct immediately. Submit written verification to specialist. Correct by 06/03/2026
2.312.H · Correction due June 3, 2026
Program to be lacking an updated child abuse prevention training for the primary provider.
Required correction: Primary provider must complete a Department-approved child abuse training annually. Correct immediately. Submit written verification to specialist. Correct by 06/03/2026
2.312.I · Correction due June 3, 2026
Program to be lacking an updated safe sleep training for the primary provider.
Required correction: Primary provider must complete a Department-approved safe sleep training annually when working with infants. Correct immediately. Submit written verification to specialist. Correct by 06/03/2026
2.312.J · Correction due July 3, 2026
Program to be lacking an updated CDPHE immunization course for the primary provider who is responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of child immunization records.
Required correction: All individuals responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of child immunization records must complete the CDPHE immunization course annually. Submit written verification to specialist. Correct by 07/03/2026
2.320.A · Correction due June 3, 2026
Reviewed three child files and observed program to be lacking an updated admission record for two children. Admission records last updated 7/14/2024 and 1/5/2025.
Required correction: Children admission records must be updated annually or when any changes occur. Correct immediately. Submit written verification to specialist. Correct by 06/03/2026
Reviewed three child files and observed program to be lacking updated emergency medical care
Supervisory visit · July 11, 2025
2.312.K · Correction due August 10, 2025
Reviewed Provider's file and observed file to be lacking documentation fo the completed Department-approved training regarding playground safety for homes.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring the provider has completed the Department-approved training regarding playground safety for homes. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 08/10/2025
2.312.M
Reviewed Provider's file and observed file to be lacking documentation fo the completed Department-approved Introduction to Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs.
2.312.P · Correction due August 10, 2025
Reviewed provider's file and observed Venice to be lacking documentation of a current Department-approved training regarding "Injury Prevention for Homes."
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring all staff have completed a Department- approved training regarding “Injury Prevention for Homes. Correct by 08/10/2025
2.336.C.1 · Correction due July 11, 2025
A basket of bathroom items including tooth powder, bag balm, and other ointments was accessible to children in an unlocked bottom cabinet in the upstairs bathroom.
Required correction: Immediately (7/11/25) ensure all hazardous items and materials are inaccessible to children in care. Provider corrected at time of visit by placing items in a high cabinet out of reach of children. No further response required. Correct by 07/11/2025
Supervisory visit · September 13, 2023
7.707.923.A · Correction due September 13, 2023
The following items to be accessible to children and labeled "keep out of reach of children": F.C., D.D.S., L.C., and 409 Spray. The following items to be accessible to children that are considered hazardous: Knives and Adult Scissors.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, staff moved the Floor Cleaner, Dawn Dish Soap, Lysol, Clorox, and 409 Spray to a closet with a lock, 09/13/2023. Hazardous items must not be accessible to children. Correct immediately.**CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, provider moved the knives and adult scissors from drawer, 09/13/2023. No written response is neccessary. Correct by 09/13/2023
Correction due September 13, 2023
2 of 6 children files reviewed to be missing the parent's written authorization for use of sunscreen or sun protection.
Required correction: The provider must obtain a written authorization for applying sunscreen or use of another form of approved sun protection for children in care. Correct immediately. Send a copy of the missing written authorizations for sunscreen/sun protection to the Licensing Specialist. Document compliance with the written response. Correct by 09/13/2023
7.707.71.A.1.c · Correction due October 13, 2023
1 of 6 children files to be missing immunization records on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's (CDPHE) required form.
Required correction: Prior to or on the first day of admission all children must present documentation of immunization status or exemption as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Correct immediately. Obtain documentation of immunization status for all children enrolled. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 10/13/2023
7.707.94.E
2 children files to be missing written permission for the transportation of children.
7.707.51.A.10 · Correction due September 13, 2023
2 children files to be missing written field trip permission for the children.
Required correction: The home must obtain written permission from the parent or guardian for the participation of the children. Correct immediately. Obtain missing authorizations and add to child's file. Document future compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 09/13/2023
7.707.32.A.4 · Correction due September 13, 2023
1 of 1 staff files to be missing documentation of the Department approved standard precautions training course for the following individuals: VENICE ROBERTS.
Required correction: All staff must complete a Department approved standard precautions training that meets current OSHA requirements and renew annually. Correct immediately. Obtain missing documentation and add to staff file for VENICE ROBERTS. Send a copy of the training certificates for staff mentioned above to the Licensing Specialist. Document compliance with the written response. Correct by 09/13/2023
Correction due September 13, 2023
----- VENICE ROBERTS to have an expired immunization training certificate.
Required correction: Each provider or staff member that is responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of the child immunization records must complete the CDPHE immunization course and renew annually. Correct immediately. Obtain documentation of the training and add to staff file. Send a copy of the training certificate to the Licensing Specialist. Document future compliance with the written response. Correct by 09/13/2023
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
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 Venice Roberts’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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.
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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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