Broomfield · Licensed center
Bal Swan Childrens Center Preschool
- Large Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 138 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
- August 28, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 2, 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.
Aug 2026 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · August 28, 2026
Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 8 findings
Supervisory visit · December 2, 2025
2.138.A · Correction due December 2, 2025
Missing June Fire drill
Required correction: Fire drills should be completed monthly. Correct immediately and respond with a plan for ongoing compliance by 1/2/26. Correct by 12/02/2025
2.206.A
Reviewed 10 child files and observed ch8's file to be missing policies and procedures sign off by parents/guardian.
2.209.A.7 · Correction due December 2, 2025
Reviewed 10 child files and observed ch8's file to be missing a current emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of a current emergency medical authorization for all children. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 1/2/26 Correct by 12/02/2025
2.213.F · Correction due January 2, 2026
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed sm10's file to be missing Introduction to first aid and cpr module.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of the Department-approved Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. Correct within 30 days and respond with verification of compliance by 1/2/26 Correct by 01/02/2026
2.220.K
Reviewed 10 child files and observed ch8's file to be missing current sunscreen authorization.
2.229.L · Correction due December 2, 2025
In Classroom 2, observed 2 small binder clips to be holding up art on the wall. These clips were small enough to fit inside a choke tube posing a potential choking hazard.
Required correction: Equipment and materials accessible to children under 3 years of age must not be a choking hazard. Corrected at time of visit-staff removed small clips from the classroom on 12/2/25. Correct by 12/02/2025
2.237.H · Correction due December 2, 2025
In Classroom 2, observed one uncovered electrical outlet.
Required correction: In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed. Corrected at time of visit- staff covered the uncovered electrical outlet. Correct by 12/02/2025
2.230.A · Correction due January 2, 2026
Identified through staff statement that, on the preschool playground, a monkey bar structure is being used by children ages 3-5.
Required correction: Indoor and outdoor play equipment must be appropriate for the children's age, size, and developmental needs. Correct within 30 days and respond with a plan for ongoing compliance by 1/2/26. Correct by 01/02/2026
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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How they teach
Creative Curriculum, academic and developmental
“For us, at Bal Swan, social-emotional learning serves as the foundation upon which we construct all other aspects of academic learning.”
What it costs
$1,545 a month for a toddler
Lower than 6 of 10 that publish a price.
Bal Swan Childrens Center PreschoolMost Denver-area prices (middle 80%)
- Part time
- $531 to $940 a month
- Application fee
- $75
A day here
- Hours
- 7 hours a day, 5 days a week
- Outdoors
- Outdoor play, pool days, and gym/obstacle-course activities, including outside vendors (music, dance, soccer, ballet)
- Updates for parents
- Brightwheel app
- Schedule
- Full Day (5-day), part-week Full Day (M/W/F or T/Th), and half-day (2.5/3/4-hour) programs
Details
- Website
- balswan.org
- Address
- 1145 E 13th Ave
- License
- 47518, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 5
- Established
- 1963
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 balswan.org/…/QRIS-2026.pdf
- Approach — Checked July 2026 balswan.org/who-we-are
What it costs
- Toddler, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 balswan.org
A day here
- Outdoors, Updates for parents — Checked July 2026 balswan.org/…/QRIS-2026.pdf
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 balswan.org
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 balswan.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Established — Checked July 2026 balswan.org
Large means the biggest quarter of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 402 children. Small is 10 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.