Aurora · Licensed center
Black Forest Hills Elementary Preschool
- Medium center, licensed for 99 children.
- A public school program, per Colorado's licensing records.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state lists 4 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
- October 7, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 9, 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.
Oct 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · October 9, 2024
2.229.H · Correction due October 9, 2024
At the time of visit, in Room 409, a pair of adult scissors was on top of the teacher's desk and accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all sharp tools must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, the classroom teacher moved the scissors to a high locked cabinet making them inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 10/09/2024
2.237.H · Correction due October 9, 2024
At the time of visit, in Room 408, an electrical outlet was missing a cover.
Required correction: Immediately, all electrical outlets accessible to children must have protective covers at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the center director replaced the outlet cover bringing the facility into compliance. No response needed. Correct by 10/09/2024
Dec 2023 Supervisory visit 7 findings
Supervisory visit · December 5, 2023
Correction due December 5, 2023
At the time of visit, facility missing tornado drills for Aug, Sept, and Oct, 2023.
Required correction: Immediately, tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/5/2024. Correct by 12/05/2023
7.702.41.G
Reviewed 9 staff files. J. and Yuliya missing verification of physician or other health care provider signature on the medical statement.
7.702.46.A.15 · Correction due December 5, 2023
Identified through staff statements, all classrooms go to the playground together and when all children are in attendance, the maximum group size is exceeded.
Required correction: Immediately, the maximum group size must not be exceeded at any time for any reason. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/5/2024. Correct by 12/05/2023
7.702.62.A.3 · Correction due December 5, 2023
At the time of visit, when the licensing specialist entered the playground area, three staff were talking to each other and two of them had their backs turned to the children.
Required correction: Immediately, all staff must be alert and actively supervising all chidlren at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/5/2024. Correct by 12/05/2023
7.702.72.B · Correction due December 5, 2023
At the time of visit, on the playground, the pour-in-place under the bucket swing was covered in gravel creating a safety hazard for children.
Required correction: Immediately, all outdoor equipment and materials must be safe and free of hazards at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/5/2024. Correct by 12/05/2023
7.702.72.C.1.a · Correction due December 5, 2023
At the time of visit, on the playground, the depth of gravel under the swings measured less than 2 inches and the depth of the gravel in the use zone of the climbing structure measured less than 5 inches.
Required correction: Immediately, the resilient surface under swings and all climbing structures over 18 inches must have at least six (6) inches of resilient surface in the use zone surrounding the equipment at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/5/2024. Correct by 12/05/2023
7.702.72.C.1.c · Correction due December 5, 2023
At the time of visit and confirmed through staff statements, the resilient surface on the playground was compacted in places and had not been raked regularly to maintain resiliency and measured less than 6 inches.
Required correction: Immediately, loose fill resilient surface must be raked regularly to retain its resilience and a depth of six (6) inches. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/5/2024. Correct by 12/05/2023
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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Details
- Address
- 25233 E Glasgow Dr
- License
- 1622523, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
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Details
- 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
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.