Mar Lee · Licensed center
DPS ECE Johnson Elementary School
- Small center, licensed for 40 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 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
- May 7, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 7, 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.
May 2026 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · May 7, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due May 7, 2026
In Room 126 and Room 128, observed baby wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" in the bathroom. In Room 128 observed sanitizer labeled "keep out of reach of children" on a table. These items were accessible to children and pose a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: All items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member removed the baby wipes on 5/7/2026.** No response is required. Correct by 05/07/2026
2.237.H · Correction due May 7, 2026
In Room 128, observed an uncovered electrical outlet accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: All electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member covered the outlet on 5/7/2026.** No response is required. Correct by 05/07/2026
Sep 2025 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · September 23, 2025
2.237.H · Correction due September 23, 2025
In Room 126, observed 2 power strips and 2 wall outlets lacking outlet covers, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all electrical outlets accessible to children covered with a protective cover. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member covered the outlets with protective covers on 9/23/25.** No response is required. Correct by 09/23/2025
2.121.D.5 · Correction due September 23, 2025
Reviewed 5 staff files. Observed SM5's file to be lacking current documentation of an FBI clearance letter. SM5 was not alone with children at the time of visit.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that SM5 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI clearance letter for SM5 with written response to the Specialist by 9/30/2025. Correct by 09/23/2025
2.120.I · Correction due September 23, 2025
Reviewed 5 staff files. Observed SM5's file to be lacking current documentation of a TRAILS clearance letter. SM5 was not alone with children at the time of visit.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that SM5 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS clearance letter for SM5 with written response to the Specialist by 9/30/2025. Correct by 09/23/2025
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
- 1850 S Irving St
- License
- 84967, 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
Small means the smallest quarter of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 10 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 to 402.