Golden · Licensed family home
Dawn Flores
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 9 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
- July 1, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 1, 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.
Jul 2026 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · July 1, 2026
2.336.C.15 · Correction due July 1, 2026
Home to be missing a 5 pound fire extinguisher.
Required correction: The family child care home must contain at least one fire extinguisher in working condition with a minimum weight of 5 pounds. Correct by 7/1/26. Document compliance to Specialist by 7/8/26. Correct by 07/01/2026
Aug 2025 Supervisory visit 7 findings
Supervisory visit · August 12, 2025
2.318.C.3 · Correction due August 12, 2025
No documentation of monthly smoke alarm testing. Previously cited on 9/17/24.
Required correction: Maintain a record with dates of monthly smoke alarm testing for the past 12 months. Correct by 8/12/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 9/12/25. Correct by 08/12/2025
2.320.A.7 · Correction due August 12, 2025
Reviewed 6 child files and observed 4 children to have an expired emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Obtain a current emergency medication authorization signed and dated annually by the parent(s) or guardian(s). Correct by 8/12/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 9/12/25. Correct by 08/12/2025
Reviewed 6 child files and observed 1 child to have no documentation of immunizations. Previously cited on
2.321.A.3 · Correction due September 12, 2025
Reviewed 6 child files and observed 4 children to have expired medical statements. Previously cited on 9/17/24.
Required correction: Obtain current medical statements signed and dated by a health care provider. Correct by 9/12/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 9/12/25. Correct by 09/12/2025
2.336.C.15.a · Correction due August 12, 2025
The fire extinguisher to older than 6 years of age.
Required correction: Fire extinguishers must be replaced every 6 years. Correct by 8/12/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 9/12/25. Correct by 08/12/2025
2.138.A · Correction due August 12, 2025
No current documentation of emergency drills.
Required correction: Maintain a record of emergency drills held over the past 12 months. Correct by 8/12/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 9/12/25. Correct by 08/12/2025
2.312.P · Correction due September 12, 2025
Reviewed the providers file and observed them to be missing the Injury Prevention for Homes course.
Required correction: Complete the injury prevention for homes course. Correct by 9/12/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 9/12/25. Correct by 09/12/2025
Sep 2024 Supervisory visit 6 findings
Supervisory visit · September 17, 2024
2.312.K · Correction due October 17, 2024
Provider to be missing a Department-approved training regarding playground safety for homes.
Required correction: All staff must complete a Department-approved training regarding playground safety for homes. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing training requirements. Correct by 10/17/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/17/24. Correct by 10/17/2024
2.312.Q
Provider to be missing a Department-approved training Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant.
Required correction: Complete the Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant training. This course is required once
2.318.C.3 · Correction due September 17, 2024
Provider to be missing records of monthly smoke alarm testing.
Required correction: The following emergency records must be kept and maintained at the family child care home for twelve (12) months: Dates of monthly smoke alarm testing. Correct by 9/17/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/17/24. Correct by 09/17/2024
2.321.A.2.c · Correction due September 17, 2024
Reviewed 5 child files and observed 2 children to be missing documentation of immunization status.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of immuniztions status. Correct by 9/17/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/17/24. Correct by 09/17/2024
Reviewed 5 child files and observed 2 children to be missing a current statement of health signed and dated
2.321.E.1 · Correction due September 17, 2024
Reviewed 5 child files and observed one child to be missing written authorization for the application of sunscreen.
Required correction: Obtain written authorization for the application of sunscreen. Correct by 9/17/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/17/24. Correct by 09/17/2024
Oct 2023 Supervisory visit 7 findings
Supervisory visit · October 25, 2023
Correction due October 25, 2023
Reviewed providers staff file and observed Dawn. F. to be missing the CDPHE immunization course.
Required correction: Obtain current CDPHE Immunization Course. Correct by 10/25/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/25/23. Correct by 10/25/2023
7.701.33.D.5 · Correction due October 25, 2023
Reviewed providers staff file and observed Dawn F. to have an expired FBI criminal record check.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff member Dawn F. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI for staff member Dawn F. with written response to Specialist. Correct by 10/25/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/25/23. Correct by 10/25/2023
7.707.71.A.1.c
Reviewed 4 child files and observed one child missing documentation of immunization status.
7.707.71.A.2 · Correction due November 25, 2023
Reviewed 4 child files and observed 2 children missing a current statement of health status.
Required correction: Obtain current statement of health status signed and dated by a health care provider. Correct by 11/25/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/25/23. Correct by 11/25/2023
7.707.75.G
Reviewed providers file and observed Dawn F. to have an expired Safe Sleep training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department-approved Safe Sleep training. Correct by 10/25/23. Document compliance to
Correction due October 25, 2023
Reviewed providers file and observed Dawn F. to have an expired Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training. Correct by 10/25/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/25/23. Correct by 10/25/2023
Correction due October 25, 2023
Reviewed providers file and observed Dawn F. to have an expired child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: Obtain a current child abuse prevention training. Correct by 10/25/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 11/25/23. Correct by 10/25/2023
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 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
- Area
- Golden, 80403
- License
- 82144, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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Details
- License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Denver-area’s 574 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 4 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Denver-area family home holds.