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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 · February 4, 2026
2.223.A.2 · Correction due February 4, 2026
At the time of visit, observed both Pre-K classrooms in the library with no attendance record available. Confirmed through staff statements that the clipboard for attendance is in the classroom.
Required correction: Immediately. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day including during transitions. Submit written statement of compliance by 3/4/2026. Correct by 02/04/2026
2.237.H · Correction due February 4, 2026
At the time of visit, observed in the Mobile 2 classroom, 2 electric outlets without protective covers accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately. In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets accessible to children must have protective covers or safety outlets must be installed. Submit documentation and written statement of compliance by 3/4/2026. Correct by 02/04/2026
2.127.A · Correction due February 4, 2026
At the time of visit, observed an expired license dated 2024 posted in the facility.
Required correction: Immediately. At all times during the operating hours of the facility, the facility must post the current child care license in an easily observable location. Submit documentation and written statement of compliance by 3/4/2026. Correct by 02/04/2026
2.122.A · Correction due February 4, 2026
At the time of visit, reviewed files and observed an expired fire inspection.
Required correction: Immediately. Every 2 years, all child care facilities must be inspected and obtain an approving inspection report from the local fire department, Submit documentation and written statement of compliance by 3/4/2026. Correct by 02/04/2026
2.138.A · Correction due February 4, 2026
At the time of visit, reviewed drill log. Observed missing fire drills for the months of December and January.
Required correction: Immediately. A record of emergency drills held over the past 12 months must be maintained including date, time of drill, and number of adults and children participating, Submit written statement of compliance by 3/4/2026. Correct by 02/04/2026
Supervisory visit · April 29, 2024
2.138.A · Correction due April 29, 2024
Reviewed emergency drill log. Observed missing fire drills from December 2023 and January through March 2024. Observed missing Tornado drill from March 2024.
Required correction: Immediately, fire drills must be held monthly and tornado drills must be held monthly from March-October. Submit a statement of compliance by 5/29/2024. Correct by 04/29/2024
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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