Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
This provider does not publish pricing.
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 10, 2026
2.121.D · Correction due June 10, 2026
Reviewed 60 staff files and identified one staff member to be missing CBI clearance letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the staff member has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation CBI Clearance Letter with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 06/10/2026
2.217.A.15
On the Toddler playground, Room 7A, 7B, and 7C combined together with 34 Toddler age children.
2.220.A · Correction due June 10, 2026
In Room 6, one child's emergency medication to be missing a written parental consent.
Required correction: Emergency medication must be administered with parental consent only. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 06/10/2026
2.221.C · Correction due June 10, 2026
In Room 1 and Room 9, multiple sunscreens not labeled with children's last names.
Required correction: Sunscreen must be labeled with first and last name. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 06/10/2026
2.229.G · Correction due June 10, 2026
In Room 3, loose ziplock bag on the shelf, accessible to children, posing a potential hazard.
Required correction: Loose plastic must be inaccessible to children. CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. Director placed the loose plastic to an area inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 06/10/2026
Complaint · October 29, 2025
2.229.L · Correction due October 29, 2025
In RM 7B (Toddlers), Pom-Poms accessible to chidlren in the sensory bin, posing a potential hazard.
Required correction: Choke hazards must be inaccessible to children. CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. Staff removed the pom-poms from the sensory bin. No response required. Correct by 10/29/2025
Complaint · October 29, 2025
Unfounded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Supervisory visit · July 23, 2025
2.209.A.7 · Correction due July 23, 2025
Reviewed 32 child files and identified 5 children's parental written authorization for emergency medical care to be expired.
Required correction: The authorization must be updated annually. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 07/23/2025
2.213.B
Reviewed 34 staff files and identified Janis A. with expired Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: The training must be completed annually. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by
2.138.A · Correction due July 23, 2025
Reviewed emergency drills and identified that no fire drills were conducted for J.F., Apr, May and no Tornado drills were conducted for March, May, June.
Required correction: Fire drills must be completed monthly and Tornado drills must be completed monthly from March thorugh October. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist Correct by 07/23/2025
2.220.B.4 · Correction due July 23, 2025
In Room 7A, the dosage for one child's emergency medication not matching the written plan from the health care provider
Required correction: The dosage on emergency medication must match the written plan. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 07/23/2025
2.220.D
One child's over the counter medication in Room 7A and one child's over the counter medication in Room 7B not labeled with first and last name.
Required correction: Over the counter medication must be labeled with child's first and last name. CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF
2.223.A.2 · Correction due July 23, 2025
In Room 7A and Room 7B, staff did not complete written attendance verification during transition from the classroom to outside and from water play to the classroom. Additionally it was identified through attendance sheet that written attendance verification was not completed in any of the classrooms.
Required correction: Staff must complete written attendance verification throughout the day, including transitions. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 07/23/2025
2.229.L · Correction due July 23, 2025
In Room 6, small pieces of interlocking building manipulative accessible to children under 3 years of age.
Required correction: Choke hazards must be inaccessible to children under 3 years of age. CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. Director removed the material from the classroom. No response required. Correct by 07/23/2025
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Complaint · August 26, 2024
Unfounded
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record and publishes an investigation report for it. Shortlist has not read that report, so this row includes no citation detail.
Supervisory visit · October 9, 2023
7.702.71.L · Correction due October 9, 2023
At the time of the visit observed coloring markers, glue sticks, and glue bottles on a low shelf accessible to children under the age of 3 years in Room #6. All items have small lids that can pose a choking hazard for children under the age of 3 years.
Required correction: Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than 3 years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. **Corrected at the time of the visit, a staff member removed all items and made them inaccessible to children. No need for a written statement of compliance to be submitted. Correct by 10/09/2023
7.702.71.C
At the time of the visit observed 2 shaving cream bottles labeled "keep out of reach of children" in an unlocked cabinet underneath the sink accessible to children in Room #5.
Required correction: Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children. **Corrected at the time of the
7.702.72.B · Correction due October 9, 2023
Observed a broken plastic bucket can pose a safety hazard for children accessible to children in the Preschool playground.
Required correction: Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. **Corrected at the time of the visit, a staff member removed the item and made it inaccessible to children. No need for a written statement of compliance to be submitted. Correct by 10/09/2023
7.702.42.H · Correction due November 9, 2023
Reviewed 12 staff members' files, one file (Emily A.) is lacking documentation of the Department-approved training course: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs.
Required correction: Review all staff members' files, ensure all files have documentation of the Department-approved training course: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. Submit documentation with the written statement of compliance. Correct by 11/09/2023
7.702.42.I
Reviewed 12 staff members' files, one file (Emily A.) is lacking documentation of the Department-approved Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training or other Department-approved training on implicit bias.
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.
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