Denver · Licensed center
DPS ECE Valverde Elementary
- Medium center, licensed for 80 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
- April 30, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 30, 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.
Apr 2026 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · April 30, 2026
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due April 30, 2026
A semi-circle concrete structure on the preschool playground measuring approximately 20 inches and tiered stages in classrooms 110 and 111 measuring approximately 24-36 inches both lacking sufficient resilient surfacing.
Required correction: Immediately (4/30/26) ensure that all climbing equipment over 18 inches has a department approved resilient surfacing of at least 6 inches. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 04/30/2026
2.237.B · Correction due April 30, 2026
Loose toilet seats in the student restroom between classrooms 110 and 111 and peeling drywall in classroom 111 accessible to children and posing a potential hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (4/30/26) ensure that all areas used for child care are kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 04/30/2026
2.230.B · Correction due April 30, 2026
The following items accessible to children on the preschool playground and posing a potential hazard; exposed weed fabric in the wood chips, an exposed plastic irrigation pipe in the wood chips, plastic watering lines at the base of the trees.
Required correction: Immediately (4/30/26) ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings are sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 04/30/2026
2.213.B · Correction due April 30, 2026
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed SM2 lacking documentation of a current standard precautions training, last completed 9/12/24.
Required correction: Immediately (4/30/26) ensure that the program obtains and maintains documentation of a current standard precautions training for all staff to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 04/30/2026
2.120.I · Correction due April 30, 2026
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed SM2 lacking documentation of an TRAILS background check completed in the past 5 years, last completed (10/21/20).
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the above listed staff have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of current TRAILS Clearance Letters for staff members listed above with written response to Specialist. Correct by 04/30/2026
Sep 2024 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · September 9, 2024
2.213.A · Correction due September 9, 2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed 1 staff lacking documentation of a completed building and physical premises safety training.
Required correction: Immediately (9/9/24) ensure that the program obtains a building and physical premises safety plan and maintains documentation through certificates for all staff being trained on the plan. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/09/2024
2.213.B
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed 2 staff (F. K. and L.M.) lacking documentation of a current standard precautions training.
2.213.F · Correction due October 9, 2024
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed 1 staff (L. M) lacking documentation of a current First Aid/CPR training or a current Introduction to First Aid/CPR module training.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring that all staff, to include the above listed staff, have completed the Department-approved training for Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. Correct by 10/09/2024
Oct 2023 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · October 20, 2023
7.702.42.G · Correction due October 20, 2023
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed C.E. lacking documentation of the Department-approved training for child abuse prevention.
Required correction: Immediately (10/20/23) ensure that all staff to include the above listed staff have obtained and will maintain documentation of a current department approved training for child abuse prevention. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 10/20/2023
7.702.72.B
Two holes in the pour and play surface near the swings on the preschool playground posing a possible hazard.
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
- Address
- 2030 W Alameda Ave
- License
- 85125, 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.