Denver · Licensed center

Denver Child Care Academy

What the state has found

The state lists 2 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
December 9, 2025
On file
2 visits since February 2024 · 3 complaint investigations
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was January 9, 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.

Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · December 9, 2025

2.212.G · Correction due January 9, 2026

Reviewed 18 staff files and observed SM16 and SM17 to be missing documentation of a current medical statement or subsequent self-reported health history.

Required correction: All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement signed and dated by a licensed physician or other health care professional. Subsequent self-reported health histories can be submitted annually. Add updated medical statements to staff files. Document compliance to the licensing specialist with the written response." Correct by 01/09/2026

State records file

Jan 2025 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · January 7, 2025

The state’s report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Complaint 2 findings

Complaint · September 4, 2024

In the Eagles classroom observed banana boat sunscreen to be labeled "Keep out of reach of children" and accessible to children. In addition, observed janitor's closet to be unlocked with cleaning supplies, dawn detergent, and clorox wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children".

2.219.B.2 · Correction due September 18, 2024

Reviewed one child file, and observed file to be missing a health statement completed by a health care provider.

Required correction: Obtain health statement completed by health care provider for child. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 09/18/2024

State records file

Sep 2024 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · September 4, 2024

The state’s report (PDF)

Feb 2024 Supervisory visit 4 findings

Supervisory visit · February 6, 2024

2.229.C · Correction due February 6, 2024

During walk through it was observed in the staff lounge, cleaning supplies marked "keep out of reach of children" in a cupboard below the sink accessible to children.

Required correction: Ensure all items marked "keep out of reach" are made inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately and respond with a statement of compliance. **Corrected at time of visit. Cleaning supplies were moved to a locked storage area. No response required** Correct by 02/06/2024

2.237.K · Correction due February 6, 2024

During walk through the kitchen was observed to be unlocked with no staff and accessible to children.

Required correction: Ensure the kitchen is inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately and respond with a statement of compliance. **Corrected at time of visit. Kitchen staff came back into kitchen and locked kitchen once food was served. No response required** Correct by 02/06/2024

Reviewed 6 child files and observed two child files to be missing documentation of a current and complete health statement signed by a health care provider.

2.121.D.5 · Correction due February 6, 2024

Reviewed 18 staff files and observed Assistant Director P.'s file to have an expired FBI clearance letter.

Required correction: Every 5 years, FBI criminal record checks must be renewed and clearance letters available for review. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff member P. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI clearance letter for staff member P. with written response to Specialist by 3/6/24. Correct by 02/06/2024

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 11, 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
3145 W Florida Blvd
License
1679384, active
Quality program
Colorado Shines Level 4

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All checked July 2026.

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.