Denver · Licensed center
Iliff Preschool
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 108 children.
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
- June 4, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 4, 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.
Jun 2026 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · June 4, 2026
2.209.A.7 · Correction due June 4, 2026
Reviewed (7) children's files and observed (1) child lacking current written authorization for emergency medical care.
Required correction: Immediately (6/04/2026) ensure that the program obtains and maintains documentation of current written authorization for emergency medical care for all children in care. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 06/04/2026
2.209.B.4
Reviewed (7) children's files and observed (1) child lacking current health statement.
Required correction: Immediately (6/04/2026) ensure the center must maintain and update annually and upon changes a copy of the
2.213.B · Correction due June 4, 2026
Reviewed (15) staff files and observed (2) staff to be lacking documentation of a current certificate of training in Standard Precautions.
Required correction: Immediately (6/04/2026) 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 06/04/2026
2.213.D · Correction due June 4, 2026
Reviewed (15) staff files and observed (1) staff lacking a the Department-approved training Prevention of Shaken Baby/ Abusive Head Trauma.
Required correction: Immediately (6/04/2026) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Shaken Baby Abusive Head trauma training certificates for all staff who work with children less than 3 years of age to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 06/04/2026
2.213.G
Reviewed (15) staff files and observed (4) staff lacking documentation of a current Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention.
Jul 2025 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · July 9, 2025
2.121.D.5 · Correction due July 9, 2025
Reviewed 12 staff files and observed A.K. to be lacking documentation of a renewed FBI clearance letter obtained prior to 5 years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Clearance Letters for staff members listed above with written response to Specialist. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.209.A.7
Reviewed (7) children's files and observed (1) of the files lacking a current authorization for emergency medical care signed by a parent/ guardian.
2.221.C · Correction due July 9, 2025
(1) sunscreen within CR-7 not labeled with the child's name
Required correction: The director immediately (7/09/2025) labeled the sunscreen with the child's first and last name, NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 07/09/2025
2.237.K · Correction due July 9, 2025
Kitchen door open and accessible to children in care.
Required correction: The director immediately (7/09/2025) closed the kitchen door and the Kitchen is inaccessible to the children in care. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 07/09/2025
Aug 2024 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · August 26, 2024
2.120.I · Correction due August 26, 2024
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed V.B. be lacking documentation of a renewed TRAILS clearance letter obtained prior to 5 years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Clearance Letters for staff members listed above with written response to Specialist. Correct by 08/26/2024
2.121.D.5
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed D.V. to be lacking documentation of a renewed FBI clearance letter obtained prior to 5 years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.
2.213.B · Correction due August 26, 2024
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed A.W. to be lacking documentation of a renewed Department approved training in standard precautions.
Required correction: Immediately (8/26/2024) 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 08/26/2024
2.213.D · Correction due August 26, 2024
Reviewed 10 staff files and observed A.W. to be lacking a the Department-approved training Prevention of Shaken Baby/ Abusive Head Trauma.
Required correction: Immediately (8/26/2024) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Shaken Baby Abusive Head trauma training certificates for all staff who work with children less than 3 years of age to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 08/26/2024
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed A.W. to be lacking documentation of the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention.
Sep 2023 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · September 6, 2023
7.702.34.A.7 · Correction due September 6, 2023
Reviewed (6) children's files and observed (2) children lacking documentation of a current authorization for emergency medical care by a parent/guardian.
Required correction: Immediately (9/06/2023) ensure that the program obtains and maintains documentation of current written authorization for emergency medical care for all children in care. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/06/2023
7.702.34.B.4 · Correction due October 6, 2023
Reviewed (6) children files and observed (2) children lacking documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring all children have a health statement completed by a healthcare provider. Correct by 10/06/2023
Correction due September 6, 2023
Reviewed 13 staff files and observed M.C., A.S., L.B., and S.N. to be lacking documentation of CBI clearance letters and observed M.C., A.S., and L.B. to be lacking documentation of FBI clearance letters.
Required correction: Immediately (09/06/2023) ensure that all staff have successfully completed documentation of background clearance prior to having unsupervised access to children. Submit FBI and CBI clearance letters for above listed staff along with a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/06/2023
7.702.42.D · Correction due September 6, 2023
Reviewed (13) staff files and observed A.M. lacking a the Department-approved training Prevention of Shaken Baby/ Abusive Head Trauma.
Required correction: Immediately (9/06/2023) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Shaken Baby Abusive Head trauma training certificates for all staff who work with children less than 3 years of age to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/06/2023
7.702.42.G
Reviewed 13 staff files and observed D.D. lacking documentation of the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention.
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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How they teach
Play-based and developmental
“children get a one-of-a-kind education through self-discovery, social-emotional development, and a teacher-facilitated, play-based curriculum.”
Who cares for your child
Helen Andresen (Owner), 55 years in early childhood.
What it costs
- Application fee
- $65
- Deposit
- $100, not refundable
- Siblings
- 10 percent discount on the oldest child's tuition when more than one child is enrolled
A day here
- Hours
- 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Meals
- Parents pack lunch and two snacks (AM/PM) from home for full-day children; no refrigeration provided, foods cut small for young children
- Outdoors
- Outdoor play twice daily (morning and afternoon) except in excessive heat or cold, with specific temperature thresholds (no outside below 20°F or above 99°F unless shaded)
- Sleep
- Sheets provided at nap; families may send a blanket if it fits in the child's spare-clothing bag and is laundered weekly; cots used for children under 2 with parental consent
- Diapers
- Parents supply labeled disposable diapers, given to a staff member
- Screens
- Screens used only for educational purposes (music/art/yoga videos), with an occasional signed-permission 'just for fun' program
- Updates for parents
- ProCare app used for sign-in/out and closure notifications
- Schedule
- morning class through lunch (half-day) or full-day program
- Closed
- 7 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Christmas break, New Years, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day(s), Labor Day, and Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Excluded per a specific symptom list (fever, diarrhea, vomiting, rash, pinkeye, etc.); must be 24 hours symptom/fever-free before returning
- Biting
- A bite breaking skin/leaving marks is reported to both families by phone and written report; a second bite within 14 days triggers a parent-director conference and intervention plan, with possible temporary leave if biting continues
Details
- Website
- iliffpreschool.com
- Address
- 4140 E Iliff Ave
- License
- 46029, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
- Ages they serve
- twelve months and walking independently to 12 years of age
- Established
- 1963
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff iliffpreschool.com
What it costs
- Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com/…/Iliff-Preschools-Parent-Handbook-2025.pdf
- Deposit — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com/…/Kindergarten-Registration-2026-27.pdf
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Sleep, Diapers, Screens, Updates for parents, Hours, Calendar, Closed — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com/…/Iliff-Preschools-Parent-Handbook-2025.pdf
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com/…/Kindergarten-Registration-2026-27.pdf
Policies
- When a child is sick, Biting — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com/…/Iliff-Preschools-Parent-Handbook-2025.pdf
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com/…/Enrollment-Forms-25-.pdf
- Established — Checked July 2026 iliffpreschool.com/…/Iliff-Preschools-Parent-Handbook-2025.pdf
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.