Littleton · Licensed center
Blue Sky Kids, Inc.. Dba The Goddard School
- Large center, licensed for 138 children.
- A Goddard School franchise. The brand is owned by Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
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
- December 22, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 · 4 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 3, 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.
Nov 2025 Complaint
Complaint · November 3, 2025
2.223.D.5.a.1 · Correction due November 3, 2025
Cots in the Starfish, Orca, and Eels classroom were observed to be less than 2 feet apart posing a tripping hazard.
Required correction: Cots must be spaced at least two (2) feet apart on all sides during rest time. Corrected at the time of inspection, staff moved cots to have two feet spaced between on all sides. No response is necessary. Correct by 11/03/2025
Nov 2025 Complaint Founded
Complaint · November 3, 2025
Jan 2025 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · January 31, 2025
2.216.B.1.c.1 · Correction due March 2, 2025
Reviewed 12 staff files, observed all infant/toddler staff to be missing documentation of required 8 hour infant orientation.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of required orientation. Submit documentation of compliance to licensing specialist. Correct by 03/02/2025
2.229.L
Observed container of Crayola dough labeled not for ages 0-3 in the Manta Rays classroom, accessible to children, posing a potential safety hazard to children.
Required correction: Any materials accessible to children under three must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Corrected
2.213.M · Correction due March 2, 2025
Reviewed 12 staff files, observed 4 staff (Y. M., M. T-C., J.G., L.W.) to be missing required 15 hours of ongoing professional development.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of required training for all staff. Submit documentation of compliance to licensing specialist. Correct by 03/02/2025
2.133.B · Correction due January 31, 2025
Reviewed 12 staff files, observed all staff missing documentation of required fire safety and fire extinguisher training.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of required training for all staff. Submit documentation of compliance to licensing specialist. Correct by 01/31/2025
Feb 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · February 16, 2024
2.229.C · Correction due February 16, 2024
A bag of sand, in the Manta Rays classroom, sitting on a table and accessible to children. Observed the bag to be labeled "keep out of reach of children" and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the inspection. The sand was removed from within reach of children. No response required. Correct by 02/16/2024
May 2023 Complaint Founded
Complaint · May 23, 2023
Founded · 7.702.71.L · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 30, 2023
Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.
Founded · 7.702.62.A.1 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due May 30, 2023
All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise
Required correction: Children must be under the supervision of a qualified staff member at all times. Obtain documentation of current qualifications for all staff members. Correct immediately by 5.30.2023, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 6.6.2023.
State licensing record In the file’s Dataset sheet, filter License Number to 1507825.
Mar 2023 Complaint Founded
Complaint · March 14, 2023
Founded · 7.702.46.A.14 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due March 23, 2023
Staff to Child Ratios by AGES OF CHILDREN and NUMBER OF STAFF 6 weeks to 18 months (infants): 1 staff member to 5 infants 12 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 5 toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 7 toddlers 2-1/2 years to 3 years: 1 staff member to 8 children 3 years to 4 years: 1 staff member to 10 children 4 years to 5 years: 1 staff member to 12 children 5 years and older: 1 staff member to 15 children Mixed-age group 2-1/2 yrs to 6 yrs: 1 staff member to 10 children
Required correction: Staff to child ratio must be maintained at all times. Correct immediately by 3.23.2023, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 3.30.2023.
Founded · 7.702.46.A.7 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due March 23, 2023
There must be assigned at least one (1) qualified Early Childhood Teacher supervising each group of children unless otherwise specified in rules. A Director may be the assigned teacher for one (1) group of children.
Required correction: There must be at least one early childhood teacher supervising each group of children. Correct immediately by 3.23.2023, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 3.30.2023.
Founded · 7.702.46.A.14 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due March 23, 2023
Staff to Child Ratios by AGES OF CHILDREN and NUMBER OF STAFF 6 weeks to 18 months (infants): 1 staff member to 5 infants 12 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 5 toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 7 toddlers 2-1/2 years to 3 years: 1 staff member to 8 children 3 years to 4 years: 1 staff member to 10 children 4 years to 5 years: 1 staff member to 12 children 5 years and older: 1 staff member to 15 children Mixed-age group 2-1/2 yrs to 6 yrs: 1 staff member to 10 children
Required correction: Staff to child ratio must be maintained at all times. Correct immediately by 3.23.2023, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 3.30.2023.
State licensing record In the file’s Dataset sheet, filter License Number to 1507825.
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
- 8010 Shaffer Pkwy
- License
- 1507825, 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 goddardschool.com/…/littleton/littleton-ken-caryl
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sycamorepartners.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com/about
The private-equity firm Sycamore Partners lists Goddard Systems as a current investment. sycamorepartners.com
Goddard’s own site says “All Goddard Schools are independently owned and operated.” goddardschool.com
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.