WALNUT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIST 5

Center · Cenntennial · 8195 E Costilla Blvd

What kind of place is this?

Size 120 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

Ownership Government-run Colorado Department of Early Childhood records this as a programme operated by a public school district. data.colorado.gov

Will it fit our family?

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

What will it cost us?

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What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 4
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
January 20, 2026
On file
3 visits since March 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was January 20, 2026. 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.

Jan 2026 Supervisory visit 4 findings

Supervisory visit · January 20, 2026

2.223.A.2 · Correction due January 20, 2026

At the time of visit, observed in the triangle classroom 12 children signed into the attendance record but only 11 children in the classroom.

Required correction: Immediately. Staff members must complete written attendance verification throughout the day including during transitions. Submit written statement of compliance by 2/20/2026. Correct by 01/20/2026

At the time of visit, observed under the double green slide missing resilient surfacing retaining a depth of at

2.237.H · Correction due January 20, 2026

At the time of visit, observed in the Moon room an electric power strip with outlets accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately. All electrical outlets accessible to children must have protective covers or safety outlets installed. Corrected at the time of visit. Staff used protective covers to cover outlets. Submit written statement of future compliance by 2/20/2026. Correct by 01/20/2026

2.217.C.8 · Correction due January 20, 2026

At the time of visit, reviewed 1 nurse file. Observed 1 file missing an updated Department approved immunization training.

Required correction: Immediately. All Department approved health consultants must complete the Department Approved CPHE immunization course annually, Submit documentation and written statement of compliance by 2/20/2026. Correct by 01/20/2026

State records file

Feb 2025 Supervisory visit nothing cited State records file
Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings

Supervisory visit · March 27, 2024

2.222.A.1.b · Correction due March 27, 2024

In the Moon room 185, in the bathoom on a low plastic shelf, diapers, wipes and gloves were accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately, diaper supplies must be stored in an area inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of visit, the teacher placed the diaper supplies on a high shelf making them inaccessible. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 4/27/2024 Correct by 03/27/2024

2.237.H · Correction due March 27, 2024

In the Triangle room 157, an outlet on the blue wall and an outlet next to the classroom sink did not have a protective cover.

Required correction: Immediately, outlets that are accessible to children must have a protective cover. Corrected at the time of visit, the teacher covered the outlets with a protective cover. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 4/27/2024. Correct by 03/27/2024

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 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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WALNUT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIST 5 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

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