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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.
Licensing visit
2.122.A
Reviewed program's files and observed program's documentation from the local fire department to be preliminary approval for staff training only.
2.230.B · Correction due April 8, 2026
Splintering wood on the toddler and preschool climbers and on (2) garden boxes on the preschool playground, chipped paint on several wooden toys and puzzles within the infant and toddler classrooms, a foam chair with a tear in the material in the Toddler #12 classroom, spinner toys in the infant classrooms that state "not for use with children under the age of 12 months," a "haha baby land sensory activity" toy in the Infant #1 classroom that was identified as being recalled, and an area rug with the edge curled up in the Toddler #13 classroom, all posing potential hazards to children.
Required correction: Ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings are sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Document corrections in written response to Specialist by 4/8/2026, or prior to the license being recommended for approval by the Department. Correct by 04/08/2026
2.237.B · Correction due April 8, 2026
Chipped paint on the back side of the preschool playground fence and along the back of the toddler playground fence, a broken board and splintering wood on the storage shed on the toddler playground, and several dime sized holes in the drywall in the toddler classroom bathrooms, all posing potential safety hazards to children.
Required correction: Ensure buildings are kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Document corrections in written response to Specialist by 4/8/2026, or prior to the license being recommended for approval by the Department. Correct by 04/08/2026
2.206.B.32 · Correction due April 8, 2026
Reviewed program's policies and observed the handbook lacking a policy for regularly identifying recalled toys, equipment, furnishings, and food; and developing a plan to remove recalled items. Violation of: 2.206.B.32 The procedure for regularly identifying on a routine basis recalled toys, equipment, furnishings, and food; and developing a plan to remove the recalled items. Correction: Ensure the program's written policies include a policy for regularly identifying recalled toys, equipment, furnishings, and food; and developing a plan to remove recalled items. Document correction in written response to Specialist by 4/8/2026, or prior to the license being recommended for approval by the Department. Correct by 04/08/2026
Required correction: Ensure the program's written policies include a policy for regularly identifying recalled toys, equipment, furnishings, and food; and developing a plan to remove recalled items. Document correction in written response to Specialist by 4/8/2026, or prior to the license being recommended for approval by the Department. Correct by 04/08/2026
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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All checked July 2026.
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