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Catholic Charities Garfield Chld Care

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
March 11, 2026
On file
3 visits since September 2024
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 11, 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.

Mar 2026 Supervisory visit 4 findings

Supervisory visit · March 11, 2026

2.138.A · Correction due March 11, 2026

Reviewed the facility's emergency logs. Observed missing fire drills for January and February 2026 and missing lockdown drill for the 4th quarter of 2025.

Required correction: Fire drills must be held monthly and lockdown drills must be held at least quarterly. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 3/18/2026. Correct by 03/11/2026

In the cleaning storage room, observed door to be open and loose plastic bags accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.

2.229.C · Correction due March 11, 2026

In the cleaning storage room, observed door to be open and Clorox, Lysol, Floor Science, Dawn dish soap all labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard. In addition, observed a mouse trap under the storage cabinets on the back wall, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.

Required correction: Keep all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member closed the door and locked it on 3/11/2026. Staff member also removed the mouse trap on 3/11/2026.** No response is required. Correct by 03/11/2026

2.230.B · Correction due March 11, 2026

In an unsecured storage cabinet along the back wall, observed an electrical power cord with a cord longer than 18 inches. Observed a light table cord and sound machine cord along the front wall with cords longer than 18 inches. These cords were accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.

Required correction: Keep all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings sturdy, safe, and free of hazards at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member removed the cords and locked the cabinet on 3/11/2026.** No response is required. Correct by 03/11/2026

State records file

Apr 2025 Supervisory visit report not read State records file
Sep 2024 Supervisory visit 4 findings

Supervisory visit · September 9, 2024

2.122.C · Correction due September 9, 2024

Reviewed program's files and identified program to be missing documentation of current business license (expired 8/22/24).

Required correction: Obtain documentation of current business license. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 9/16/24. Correct by 09/09/2024

2.213.G

Reviewed 3 staff files and observed staff T.'s file (DOH 12/1/19) to be missing current documentation of Department-approved child abuse prevention training.

Required correction: Obtain current documentation of Department-approved child abuse prevention training for T., and for all staff and annually thereafter. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 9/16/24. Correct by

2.213.B · Correction due September 9, 2024

Reviewed 3 staff files and observed staff T.'s file to be missing current documentation of Department-approved standard precautions training.

Required correction: Obtain current documentation of Department-approved standard precautions training for T., and for all staff and annually thereafter. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 9/16/24. Correct by 09/09/2024

2.122.A · Correction due September 9, 2024

Reviewed program's files and identified program to be missing documentation of current fire inspection report from the local fire department.

Required correction: Obtain documentation of current fire inspection. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 9/16/24. Correct by 09/09/2024

State records file

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
872 S Knox Ct
License
27354, active
Quality program
Colorado Shines Level 4

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Details

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.