Highlands Ranch · Licensed center
Douglas Cty Schl Sand Creek Prschl
- Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
- A public school program, per Colorado's licensing records.
- 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
- January 8, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 7, 2025. 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 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · February 7, 2025
2.230.B · Correction due February 7, 2025
On the preschool playground observed a gap between the slide and the play structure on all three of the slides, causing a potential hazard to children.
Required correction: Outdoor equipment must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards. Submit a written response of compliance to the specialist. Correct by 02/07/2025
Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · March 12, 2024
2.120.I · Correction due March 11, 2024
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed S. file to be missing current documentation of CBI and TRAILS background clearance letters. S. does have current FBI clearance.
Required correction: Correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Backgound Check Investigation Unit's Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members S. have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of (CBI, FBI, Trails, or Out of State background Clearance Letter) for staff members S. with written response to Specialist. Correct by 03/11/2024
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed S. to be missing current documentation of 1st aid and CPR.
2.213.H · Correction due March 11, 2024
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed S. to be missing current documentation of Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs training.
Required correction: Obtain and submit current documentation of training for staff member S. with written response. Correct by 03/11/2024
2.213.I · Correction due March 11, 2024
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed S. to be missing current documentation of Introduction to the Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training.
Required correction: Obtain and submit current documentation of training for staff member S. with written response. Correct by 03/11/2024
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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Details
- Address
- 8898 Maplewood Dr
- License
- 31777, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
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Details
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 data.colorado.gov
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.