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Daddy Mom Daycare

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
September 17, 2026
On file
3 visits since March 2024 · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was January 14, 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.

Sep 2026 Complaint Founded

Complaint · September 17, 2026

The state’s report (PDF)

Jan 2026 Supervisory visit 7 findings

Supervisory visit · January 14, 2026

2.229.L · Correction due January 14, 2026

In the Tigers classroom, observed bingo dabbers with loose caps small enough to fit in a choke tube, on an art cart accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.

Required correction: Keep all choke hazards inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member removed the bingo dabbers on 1/14/26.** No response is required. Correct by 01/14/2026

2.229.M

In the School-age/cafeteria, a glass bottle of hot sauce was in an unsecured refrigerator accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.

Required correction: Keep all furnishings, equipment, and materials made of brittle, easily breakable plastic or glass inaccessible to

2.229.R.7 · Correction due January 14, 2026

In the Tiger's classroom, observed the music equipment inaccessible to children.

Required correction: A variety of music equipment must be accessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member provided the music on 1/14/26.** No response is required. Correct by 01/14/2026

2.230.B · Correction due January 14, 2026

On the School-age playground, observed an exposed nail under the base of the slide, 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 nail on 1/14/26.** No response is required. Correct by 01/14/2026

2.230.C.1.b · Correction due January 14, 2026

Resilient surfacing on school age playground was observed to be Pea Gravel under a layer of Astroturf without a resilient pad.

Required correction: Resilient surfacing must be in compliance with rule. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member closed off the playground with caution tape on 1/14/26.** Respond with verification of plan for ongoing compliance by 1/21/2026. Correct by 01/14/2026

2.230.C.2.b

Permanent equipment on school age playground measures 8 feet at highest platform.

2.230.C.6 · Correction due January 14, 2026

On the ECE playground, observed a gap large enough (approximately 3/8 of an inch) to cause a potential strangulation hazard between the platform and slide.

Required correction: All pieces of playground equipment must be designed to guard against entrapment and strangulation. Correct immediately and respond with plan of compliance by 1/21/2026. Correct by 01/14/2026

State records file

Feb 2025 Supervisory visit report not read State records file
Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 5 findings

Supervisory visit · March 20, 2024

2.213.B · Correction due March 20, 2024

Reviewed 6 staff files and observed G.'s file (DOH 1/24/23) to be missing current documentation of Department-approved standard precautions training.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain current documentation of Department-approved standard precautions training for G. and all staff prior to working with children and annually thereafter. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 3/27/24. Correct by 03/20/2024

2.209.A.7

Reviewed 4 staff files and observed 3 child files to be missing current written authorizations for emergency medical care signed and dated by parent/guardian.

Required correction: Obtain current written authorizations for emergency medical care signed and dated by parent/guardian for all

2.209.A · Correction due March 20, 2024

Reviewed 4 staff files and observed 3 child files to have not been updated annually, most recently updated on 8/1/22.

Required correction: Obtain a current admission record for all children enrolled that contains all required components. Correct immediately and respond with a statement of compliance by 3/27/24. Correct by 03/20/2024

2.138.A · Correction due March 20, 2024

Reviewed program's files and observed program missing current documentation of monthly fire drills, monthly (March-October) tornado drills, and quarterly emergency drills within the last 12 months.

Required correction: Ensure that all drills are conducted and documented as required. Correct immediately and respond with a plan for ongoing compliance by 3/27/24. Correct by 03/20/2024

2.120.I

Reviewed 6 staff files and observed the following staff members to have expired TRAILS clearance letters: V. (expired 11/21/19), J. (expired 12/30/13) and R. (expired 4/5/11).

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
2670 S Sheridan Blvd
License
1508623, active
Quality program
Colorado Shines Level 5

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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.