Northglenn · Licensed family home
Coleen Gates
- Small family home, licensed for up to 6 children.
- 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
- September 22, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 30, 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.
Oct 2025 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · October 30, 2025
2.337.B.1.a · Correction due October 30, 2025
The resilient surface under the swing set measured less than 6 inches in depth.
Required correction: Immediately, all equipment to include swings, must have at least 6 inches of resilient surface in the use zone at all times. Correct by 10/30/2025
2.337.D.3 · Correction due October 30, 2025
In the backyard, metal and wood bench had screws sticking out, splintering slats, and a rusted frame with chipping paint. Also, a wood step near the porch is warped and splintering, and two nails were protruding from a loose slat. A shovel and metal garden rake were on the porch near the backdoor.
Required correction: Immediately, the outdoor play space must be free from safety hazards at all times. Correct by 10/30/2025
Dec 2024 Supervisory visit 6 findings
Supervisory visit · December 3, 2024
2.312.K · Correction due January 3, 2025
Coleen to be missing a Department-approved training regarding playground safety for homes.
Required correction: Complete a Department-approved training regarding playground safety for homes. Correct within 30 days 1/3/2025 Correct by 01/03/2025
2.312.M · Correction due January 3, 2025
Coleen is missing a Department-approved introduction to the early intervention and preschool special education program training.
Required correction: Complete a Department-approved introduction to the early intervention and preschool special education program training. Correct within 30 days 1/3/2025. Correct by 01/03/2025
2.312.N · Correction due January 3, 2025
Coleen to be missing Department approved training for recognizing the impact of bias on early childhood professionals.
Required correction: Complete Department approved training for recognizing the impact of bias on early childhood professionals. Correct within 30 days. 1/3/2025 Correct by 01/03/2025
2.312.P · Correction due January 3, 2025
Coleen to be missing a Department approved "Injury Prevention for Homes" training.
Required correction: Complete a Department approved "Injury Prevention for Homes" training. Correct within 30 days 1/3/2025. Correct by 01/03/2025
2.312.Q · Correction due January 3, 2025
Coleen to be missing Department approved Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant.
Required correction: Complete a Department approved Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. Correct within 30 days 1/3/2025. Correct by 01/03/2025
The play area to have about 3-4 inches of material.
Jan 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · January 19, 2024
7.707.921.H · Correction due January 19, 2024
Two stairways with 7 steps each accessible to a child under the age of 2.
Required correction: Ensure gates are used to prevent access to stairways when children under the age of 2 are present. Correct immediately. *Corrected at the time of inspection, provider put up gates preventing access to the stairs. No response needed for this report. Correct by 01/19/2024
2.138.A
No documentation of Tornado drills for May, September and October 2023 and no documentation of a fire drill for December 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 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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Details
- Area
- Northglenn, 80234
- License
- 82345, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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All checked July 2026.
Details
- License, Quality program data.colorado.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Denver-area’s 574 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 4 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; full-size is 12, the most any Denver-area family home holds.