Littleton · Licensed center
Columbine Area Preschool
- Medium center, licensed for 60 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 6 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
- April 29, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since May 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 29, 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.
Apr 2026 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · April 29, 2026
2.223.D.4.c · Correction due April 29, 2026
A cot in the Yellow door classroom missing both a sheet and blanket or other suitable covering for use at nap time.
Required correction: A fitted sheet and a blanket, or other suitable covering, must be provided for each child to use during nap time. Correct by 04/29/2026
Feb 2025 Limited Supervisory visit 2 findings
Limited Supervisory visit · February 18, 2025
2.223.D.5.a.1 · Correction due February 18, 2025
Several cots spaced less than two feet apart in the Green Door classroom, posing a safety hazard.
Required correction: Ensure all cots are spaced at least two feet apart on all sides during rest time. Corrected at the time of inspection, teachers rearranged cots to be spaced at least two feet apart on all sides. No response is necessary. Correct by 02/18/2025
2.229.H · Correction due February 18, 2025
Adult scissors on a low shelf accessible to children in the Purple Door classroom, posing a safety hazard.
Required correction: Ensure all sharp tools and instrument are stored in areas inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection, teacher moved scissors to a high cabinet, inaccessible to children. No response is necessary. Correct by 02/18/2025
May 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · May 16, 2024
2.230.B · Correction due May 16, 2024
An electrical plug/cord to be plugged into the wall in the Red Door classroom, not attached to any electronic device, observed the end portion to be accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Equipment, materials and furnishings must be sturdy safe and free from hazards. Corrected at the tie of the inspection. The Teacher plugged the device in. No response required. Correct by 05/16/2024
2.229.C · Correction due May 16, 2024
Myers soap, in the Red Door classroom labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to 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 Teacher placed the soap out of reach. No response required. Correct by 05/16/2024
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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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 6005 W Canyon Ave
- License
- 76184, 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.