Denver · Licensed center

Childrens Garden Learning Academy

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
January 7, 2026
On file
3 visits since April 2024
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was January 7, 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.

Jan 2026 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · January 7, 2026

2.224.B.2 · Correction due January 7, 2026

One infant over the age of 6 months laying flat on the floor, holding their own bottle and eating.

Required correction: Older infants must not be allowed to hold their own bottles when lying flat. Correct by 01/07/2026

State records file

Feb 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · February 27, 2025

2.230.B · Correction due February 27, 2025

One large hole at the bottom of the purple double slide and one small hole near the stairs in the pour n play surfacing on the preschool playground accessible to children and posing a potential hazard.

Required correction: Immediately make all hazardous areas inaccessible to children. Submit documentation with written response to specialist. Correct by 02/27/2025

State records file

Apr 2024 Supervisory visit report not read 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 11, 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

“Our program is based on Creative Curriculum (www.teachingstrategies.com). Students' needs are met through a comprehensive curriculum promoting social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development.”

What it costs

Application fee
$75
Deposit
$100

A day here

Hours
6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Meals
Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack served daily per Federal Government Food Program guidelines
Outdoors
Outdoor play scheduled daily except in severe weather; stay inside below 32°F or above 98°F
Sleep
Assigned cots/mats with Academy-provided sheets; child brings own blanket for naptime
Diapers
Parents supply diapers and wipes
Screens
TV/video is not a regular part of the daily program, used occasionally as a supervised privilege/educational activity
Updates for parents
Monthly print newsletter 'In the Garden' is the primary communication channel
Closed
10 holidays and breaks a year
DatesNew Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (1/2 day), Christmas Day, New Year's Eve (1/2 day)

Policies

When a child is sick
Child must be fever/vomit/diarrhea-free for 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication) before returning
Biting
Chronic behavioral issues including biting trigger parent notification to keep discipline consistent
Special needs
Accommodates special needs per ADA; welcomes outside therapists/social workers to work on a child's IEP on-site

Details

Website
childrensgardenladenver.co
Address
1745 Race St
License
1626538, active
Quality program
Colorado Shines Level 1
Ages they serve
6 weeks to 6 years

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Details

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.