Littleton · Licensed center
Ascension Lutheran Extended Day Preschool
- Small center, licensed for 40 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
- April 14, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 6, 2024. 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.
May 2024 Supervisory visit 10 findings
Supervisory visit · May 6, 2024
2.209.B.4 · Correction due May 6, 2024
Reviewed 2 child files. Observed one file missing current health statement.
Required correction: The center must maintain and update annually a health statement completed by a health care provider. Submit a written statement of compliance by 6/6/2024. Correct by 05/06/2024
2.138.A
Reviewed the emergency drill log. Observed missing fire drill and tornado drill for March 2024.
2.222.A.1.b · Correction due May 6, 2024
In the Preschool Room 108, diapers were in an unlocked cabinet, accessible to children.
Required correction: Diapers and diaper supplies must have a place inaccessible to children, for storing. Submit a written statement of compliance by 6/6/2024. Correct by 05/06/2024
2.213.B · Correction due May 6, 2024
Reviewed 4 staff files. Observed M.S. and M.Q. missing current documentation of a standard precautions training.
Required correction: Prior to working with children, and updated annually, all staff must complete a Department-approved training. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 6/6/2024. Correct by 05/06/2024
2.213.F
Reviewed 4 staff files. Observed N.P., hired in December 2023, missing documentation of a First Aid and CPR training.
2.213.G · Correction due May 6, 2024
Reviewed 4 staff files. Observed M.Q., hired March 2023, missing current documentation of a child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees must complete a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention and must renew annually. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 6/6/2024. Correct by 05/06/2024
2.213.H · Correction due June 6, 2024
Reviewed 4 staff files. Observed N.P., hired December 2023, missing documentation of the training: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs.
Required correction: Within ninety (90) days of employment, all staff must complete the Department-approved training: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 6/6/2024. Correct by 06/06/2024
Reviewed 4 staff files. Observed N.P., hired December 2023, missing documentation of the training:
2.213.K · Correction due June 6, 2024
Reviewed the Director's file and observed M.S. missing documentation of the training: Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation.
Required correction: Within ninety (90) days of employment, all directors must complete the Department-approved training: Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation. Submimt documentation and a written statement of compliance by 6/6/2024. Correct by 06/06/2024
2.213.L
Reviewed 4 staff files. Observed N.P., hired December 2023, missing one (1) hour of child development training.
Required correction: Within ninety (90) days, all staff must have at least one (1) hour of child development training. Submit
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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Details
- Website
- alutheran.org
- Address
- 1701 W Caley Ave
- License
- 103047, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 alutheran.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 10 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 to 402.