Lakewood · Licensed center
Concordia Lutheran Preschool
- Medium faith-based center, licensed for 83 children.
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
- February 19, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 19, 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.
Feb 2026 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · February 19, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due February 19, 2026
Center classroom unlocked closet with a bottle of sunscreen labeled "keep out of reach of children " to be accessible to children. Observed in nap room unlocked cabinet with carpent cleaners to be labeled "keep out of reach of children" to be accessible to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "Keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately, corrected at time of visit director locked items making them inaccessible to children. Correct by 02/19/2026
2.209.A.7 · Correction due February 19, 2026
reviewed 7 children file observed Ch3 to have expired emergency medical authorization as of 3/2025. Observed Ch5 to have expired emergency medical authorization 8/2025.
Required correction: Obtain current emergency medical authorization for children and add to child's file, correct immediately and send written response to specialist. Correct by 02/19/2026
Feb 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · February 25, 2025
2.213.I · Correction due March 25, 2025
reviewed 11 staff files and observed M. to have no documentation of department approved training of the impact of Bias on Early childhood professionals. M. DOH 9/2024.
Required correction: Obtain current department approved the impact of Bias on early childhood training for staff and add to staff file and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 03/25/2025
Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 7 findings
Supervisory visit · March 27, 2024
2.121.D.5 · Correction due March 27, 2024
reviewed 10 staff files an observed staff S. to have expired FBI clearance letter as of 9/16/2023.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI Clearance Letters for staff memberswith written response to Specialist. Correct by 03/27/2024
2.120.I
reviewed 10 staff files an observed staff S. L and A.J. to have expired TRAILS as of S. 9/26/2023 and A. 2.2.2023
2.207.E · Correction due March 27, 2024
no written policy in regards to visitorsto the center to be posted at time of visit.
Required correction: A written policy regarding visitors must be posted at the center at all times. Corrected immediately. Corrected at time of visit Director posted visitor policy. No response needed. Correct by 03/27/2024
2.213.D · Correction due March 27, 2024
reviewed 10 staff files and observed E. to have expired Shaken Baby head trauma as of 2023.
Required correction: Obtain current Shaken Baby Head Trauma training for staff and add to staff file. Correct immediately and send written verification to specialist with response. Correct by 03/27/2024
2.208.A.4 · Correction due March 27, 2024
Observed parents not signing in as visitor during Easter egg hunt.
Required correction: Center must have record of visitors at the center at all times. Correct immediately. Corrected at time of visit , director had parents sign visitor log. No response needed. Correct by 03/27/2024
2.220.A · Correction due March 27, 2024
reviewed ch2 file and observed no parent consent on medical health care.
Required correction: Obtain current parent consent on medical health care plan. Correct immediately and send written response to specialist with response. Correct by 03/27/2024
2.127.C · Correction due March 27, 2024
no complaint posting at time of visit.
Required correction: During the operating hours the facility must post filing a complaint information. Correct immediately. Corrected at time of visit director posted filing a complaint next to license. Correct by 03/27/2024
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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How they teach
Faith-based
“each providing a positive, Christ-centered learning experience”
Who cares for your child
Jessica Carr (Preschool Director), 10 years in early childhood.
What it costs
- Application fee
- $225
A day here
- Schedule
- half-day and full-day
Details
- Website
- clcgrace.org
- Address
- 13371 W Alameda Pkwy
- License
- 57633, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 3
- Ages they serve
- Children must turn 3 by October 1st to enroll in preschool classes, and 5 by October 1st for Kindergarten
- Established
- 1985
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 clcgrace.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff clcgrace.org
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 clcgrace.org
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 clcgrace.org
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 clcgrace.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 clcgrace.org
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.