Aurora · Licensed center
Balance Early Learning Academy
- Large center, licensed for 125 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
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
- July 1, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 · 4 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 5, 2025. 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.
Jul 2026 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · July 1, 2026
Feb 2025 Supervisory visit 6 findings
Supervisory visit · February 5, 2025
2.213.B
Reviewed 17 Staff members files 1 staff member (E. V.) files were missing Department of proved standard precautions certificate
2.223.A.2
At the time of the visit in the Ladybugs classroom the Staff member stated that they had 10 children in attendance but 11 children were logged in on the attendance log
Required correction: Correct immediately, from the time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded staff members must complete a written attendance verification periodically throughout the day. Corrected at the time of the visit the teacher logged out student who transfered to another another classroom. Submit a written statement
2.230.B · Correction due February 5, 2025
At the time of the visit in the Ladybugs classroom there was a transition strip with a piece missing, causing a tripping hazard. also in the Grasshopper and Pond classroom there was a bookshelf in each room with paint chipping. also in the Caterpillar classroom there was paint chipping on the wall. also in the Butterfly classroom there was a book that was ripped
Required correction: Correct immediately, At all times indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishing must be Sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Submit a written statement of compliance to the specialist by. 02/12/2025 Correct by 02/05/2025
2.212.G · Correction due March 5, 2025
Reviewed 17 Staff members files 2 staff members (R. G. M.G.) files were missing Documentation of a health statement or self-reported annual health statement
Required correction: All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, Verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health. Or a subsequent self-reported health history. Submit a written statement of compliance to the specialist by Correct by 03/05/2025
2.219.B.3 · Correction due March 5, 2025
Reviewed 12 child files. 2 children less than 2 years old missing documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Review all child files. All children under 2 years old must have a current health statement on file and available for review at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 3/5/2025. Correct by 03/05/2025
2.219.B.4 · Correction due March 5, 2025
Reviewed 12 child files. 4 children over 2 years of age missing documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Review all child files. All children over 2 years of age must have a current health statement on file and available for review at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 3/5/2025. Correct by 03/05/2025
Jul 2024 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · July 12, 2024
Jul 2024 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · July 12, 2024
Nov 2023 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · November 8, 2023
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
- balanceela.com
- Address
- 15151 E Wesley Ave
- License
- 1771181, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 5
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Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 balanceela.com
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 data.colorado.gov
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.