Commerce City · Licensed center
27J Preschool @ Southlawn
- Medium center, licensed for 100 children.
What the state has found
The state lists 3 visits below. Shortlist has not read the reports behind them, so there is no share of visits that cited something to set beside other providers yet.
State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood
- Last visit
- February 17, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 17, 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.
Feb 2026 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · February 17, 2026
2.222.A.1.b · Correction due February 17, 2026
In the bathroom between room #139 and #135, there were diapers and wipes accessible to children on a low storage bin.
Required correction: Ensure that diapering supplies are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at the time of visit by moving the diapering supplies to a high shelf and making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 02/17/2026
2.229.C · Correction due February 17, 2026
In room #134 there were bubbles on a counter and in room # 135 there was wood glue on a low shelf. Both items were labeled "keep out of reach" and were accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that items labeled "keep out of reach" are inaccessible at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by placing the bubbles on top of a high cabinet and by locking up the wood glue, making both items inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 02/17/2026
2.229.H · Correction due February 17, 2026
In room # 133 there was 2 packing tape dispensers with sharp edges in an unlocked drawer that was accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that sharp items are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by locking the drawer and making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 02/17/2026
2.229.B · Correction due February 17, 2026
In room #135 there were window blind cords freely hanging and accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that window blind cords are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by securing the window blind cords to the holder that was installed on the wall, making safe. No response required. Correct by 02/17/2026
Mar 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · March 5, 2025
2.127.D · Correction due March 5, 2025
Room #134 did not have a ratio or max capacity sign posted.
Required correction: Ensure that all rooms used for care have a ratio and max capacity posted. Correct immediately 3/5/25 and submit compliance by 3/12/25 Correct by 03/05/2025
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 October 10, 2026 and covers complaints the department publishes today, and complaints back to January 2023 obtained by records request. The next request goes in October 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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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Website
- southlawn.sd27j.org
- Address
- 10075 Walden St
- License
- 1767912, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
- Ownership
- Government-run
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Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 southlawn.sd27j.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ownership — Checked October 2026 data.colorado.gov
Medium means the middle half of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 10 to 40; large is 115 to 402.