Commerce City · Licensed family home
Dee Dee Overton
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
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 5, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 5, 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 16 findings
Supervisory visit · February 5, 2026
2.120.C.1.c · Correction due February 5, 2026
Reviewed 3 household members files and found 1 with no documentation of a completed TRAILS check and per provider statement the household member has been living in the home since 12/2025
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the Household member have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS background check Clearance Letters for the household member with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 02/05/2026
2.335.N · Correction due February 5, 2026
Reviewed all of the animal documentation in the home and found 1 dog and 2 cats without current documentation rabies vaccines.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain the documentation for all pet vaccination records on site. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 3/5/26. Correct by 02/05/2026
2.121.D.5 · Correction due February 5, 2026
Reviewed 3 household members files and found 1 with expired documentation of a completed FBI check within the last 5 years.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the Household member have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI background check Clearance Letters for the household member with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 02/05/2026
2.121.D.4.a
Reviewed 3 household members files and found 2 without documentation of a completed FBI and CBI check and per provider statement the household members have been living in the home since 12/2025
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the Household members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24
2.311.A.13.a · Correction due March 5, 2026
Reviewed the providers and assistants file and found the assistant without documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required health documentation. Correct by 03/05/2026
2.311.A.14 · Correction due March 5, 2026
Reviewed 3 household members files and found all 3 without documentation of a completed health statement within 30 days of moving into the home.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required health documentation. Correct by 03/05/2026
2.318.C.3 · Correction due February 5, 2026
Reviewed the smoke alarm log and found no documentation of smoke alarm testing in January 2026
Required correction: Moving forward preform and document smoke alarm testing on a monthly basis. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 3/5/26 Correct by 02/05/2026
A infant under 12 months of age was placed in an unsafe sleep environment; At 10:45am, the licensing
2.120.C.1.a · Correction due February 5, 2026
Reviewed the assistant file and found no documentation of a completed TRAILS check.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the staff member has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS background check Clearance Letters for the staff member with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 02/05/2026
Reviewed the Provider and assistants file and found the provider with expired documentation of the medication administration course.
2.312.R.1 · Correction due March 5, 2026
Reviewed the Provider and assistants file and found the provider without documentation of 15 hours of ongoing professional development.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required training. Correct by 03/05/2026
2.321.A.3 · Correction due March 5, 2026
Reviewed 12 children files and found 6 without documentation of a completed health statement and 2 with expired documentation of the health statement.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required child health documentation. Correct by 03/05/2026
In the basement bathroom there was hand soap labeled "Keep out of reach" and accessible to children.
2.337.A.7 · Correction due February 5, 2026
In the backyard there were 3 piles of animal waste in the area where children would play.
Required correction: Ensure that animal waste is promptly cleaned up and inaccessible to children. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by the provider disposing of the animal waste. No response required. Correct by 02/05/2026
2.337.B.1.a · Correction due February 5, 2026
In the backyard there were 2 slides that measured over 18 inches tall and were not on at least 6 inches of resilient materials.
Required correction: Ensure that all climbing equipment over 18 inches tall is on at least 6 inches of resilient surfacing. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by removing the slides from the backyard and making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 02/05/2026
Identified that the provider and assistant completed infant safe sleep training on 5/19/2025 and 5/14/2025 and a child in their care was found in an unsafe sleep environment
Mar 2025 Supervisory visit 10 findings
Supervisory visit · March 5, 2025
2.309.A.4 · Correction due March 5, 2025
Provider had over 8 children in care from 8:16am-9:28am per sign in records.
Required correction: Ensure that when the 9th child arrives at the home that there is an assistant on site and able to care for children. Correct immediately 3/5/25 and submit plan of compliance by 4/5/25 Correct by 03/05/2025
2.312.K · Correction due April 5, 2025
Reviewed 2 staff files and found Dee Dee O. and J.M. without documentation of completed playground safety training.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain documentation of current training for all staff. Correct by 04/05/2025
Reviewed 2 staff files and found Dee Dee O. and J.M. without documentation of completed injury prevention training.
2.312.Q · Correction due April 5, 2025
Reviewed 2 staff files and found Dee Dee O. and J.M. without documentation of completed Early Childhood mental health consultant training.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain documentation of current training for all staff. Correct by 04/05/2025
2.318.C.3 · Correction due March 5, 2025
After review of the drill log, found that smoke alarm testing was not taking place.
Required correction: Ensure that smoke alarms are tested on a monthly basis. Correct immediately 3/5/25 and submit compliance by 4/5/25 Correct by 03/05/2025
2.321.A.3
Reviewed 14 children files and found 3 missing health statements and 5 with expired health statements.
2.321.B.8 · Correction due April 5, 2025
On the kitchen counter there was prescription medications not locked up.
Required correction: Ensure that all medication is lock up. Correct immediately 3/5/25 and submit compliance by 4/5/25 Correct by 04/05/2025
2.335.I · Correction due March 5, 2025
The gate at the base of the stairs to be broken.
Required correction: Ensure that there is a functional gate at any locations with 4 or more stairs. Correct immediately 3/5/25 and submit compliance by 4/5/25 Correct by 03/05/2025
2.336.C.12 · Correction due March 5, 2025
The door to the furnace room was broken making the hot water heater and furnace accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that furnace and hot water heaters are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately 3/5/25 and submit compliance by 4/5/25 Correct by 03/05/2025
2.311.A.13.a · Correction due April 5, 2025
Reviewed 2 staff files and observed 1 staff Dee Dee to not have a current medical statement on file.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain documentation of current medical statement for staff. Correct by 04/05/2025
Apr 2024 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · April 4, 2024
2.312.C · Correction due April 4, 2024
The no current Standard precautions training for provider (expired 5/23) and assistant J. (expired 5/23).
Required correction: Prior to working with children, all staff must complete Standard Precautions training and this training must be updated annually. Correct immediately, 4/4/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 5/4/24. Correct by 04/04/2024
2.321.A.3
In reviewing 16 children's files: Observed 5 missing current health statement
2.336.C.2 · Correction due April 4, 2024
Two electrical outlets near the play area in the basement approved for care without protective covers, accessible to children.
Required correction: In rooms accessible to children, all electrical outlets must have protectives covers, or safety outlets must be installed. Correct immediately, 4/4/24. ****Corrected at time of visit. No response required. Correct by 04/04/2024
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 9, 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
- Commerce City, 80022
- License
- 1548631, 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
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Denver-area family home holds; 213 of Denver-area’s 574 licensed family homes are. Small is 4 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.