Westminster · Licensed center
Jefferson Academy Pre-Kindergarten
- 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
- August 24, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 24, 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.
Aug 2026 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · August 24, 2026
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due August 24, 2026
Reviewed 4 staff files and observed staff member (SM) 1 and SM 4 to have CBI check not under the licensed program.
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 1 and 4 have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI for staff members 1 and 4 with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 08/24/2026
Aug 2025 Original Change of Location/Type visit 4 findings
Original Change of Location/Type visit · August 7, 2025
Facility to be missing an approving Fire Inspection report.
2.213.B · Correction due September 7, 2025
Reviewed 4 staff files and identified Staff 2 to be missing a current Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: The training must be completed prior working with children. Submit documentation with written statement of compliance to specialist.Correct prior to approval of license. Correct by 09/07/2025
2.121.D · Correction due September 7, 2025
Reviewed 4 staff files and identified Staff 4 to be missing FBI 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 member 4 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI Clearance Letter with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 09/07/2025
Facility to be missing zoning verification letter.
Mar 2025 Supervisory visit 13 findings
Supervisory visit · March 12, 2025
2.138.A · Correction due March 12, 2025
Reviewed drill logs for the 2024-2025 school year and identified no Tornado drills were held in September and October.
Required correction: Tornado drills must be held monthly from March through October. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.219.B.2
Reviewed 2 child files and identified both children to be missing a health statement.
2.212.G · Correction due April 12, 2025
Reviewed 3 staff files and identified K.M. with no annual self-reported history.
Required correction: Subsequent self-reported health history must be submitted annually. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 04/12/2025
2.213.H
Reviewed 3 staff files and identified T.Y. (DOH 5/2024) to be missing the Introduction to Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs training.
Required correction: All staff must complete the training. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by
2.216.A.1 · Correction due March 12, 2025
E.J. acting as ECT and to be missing documentation of qualifications.
Required correction: Lead teachers must meet ECT qualifications. Submit documentation with written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.219.B.1 · Correction due March 12, 2025
Reviewed 2 child files and identified both children to be missing immunization statements.
Required correction: All children must have a record of immunizations or a certificate of exemption. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 03/12/2025
Reviewed 3 staff files and identified E.J. (DOH 7/1/24) to be lived outside of the State in the past 5 years and to be missing Out-of-State Clearance letter.
2.223.A.2 · Correction due March 12, 2025
Teachers do not complete written attendance verification throughout the day and attendance verification was not completed during transition from the playground to the classroom.
Required correction: Written attendance verification must be completed throughout the day, including during transitions. Submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.229.H · Correction due March 12, 2025
Adult scissors on teacher's desk, accessible to children, posing a potential hazard.
Required correction: Sharp tools must be inaccessible to children. CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. Director put the scissors to an area inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.230.C.8
Exposed weed covering under the swings on the playground.
2.229.C · Correction due March 12, 2025
Bottle of hand sanitizer on the teacher's desk, accessible to children, posing a potential hazard.
Required correction: Hand sanitizers must be inaccessible to children. CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. Director put the hand sanitizer to an area inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.121.D · Correction due March 12, 2025
Reviewed 3 staff files and identified E.J. and T.Y. to be missing CBI 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 E. J. and T.Y. have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI clearance letter for E.J. with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.217.C.7
Reviewed CCHC file and identifed the Introductory Training course to be missing.
Apr 2024 Original visit 5 findings
Original visit · April 24, 2024
2.229.C
In Classroom 1, observed one container of white out and one bottle of hand sanitizer to be accessible and labeled "keep out of reach of children".
2.230.B · Correction due April 24, 2024
Observed the following hazards: -Stairway to main entrance of preschool building has rotting wood that is tearing posing a potential tripping hazard -On the playground, observed an approximately 1 inch gap between the small slide and the standing platform posing a potential entrapment hazard. -On the playground, observed exposed loose weed matting posing a potential tripping hazard.
Required correction: All outdoor equipment and materials must be free of hazards. Correct immediately or prior to licensure. Correct by 04/24/2024
2.232.A.3 · Correction due April 24, 2024
Observed playground to have an approximately 12 foot gap between fencing leaving the playground not fully enclosed.
Required correction: Play area must be fenced or have natural barriers at least 4 feet high to restrict children from unsafe areas. Correct immediately or prior to licensure. Correct by 04/24/2024
2.237.H
In Classroom 2, observed outlets to the holiday lights to be uncovered.
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due April 24, 2024
Observed playground to have approximately 2 inches of wood chips under their perminantly installed playground structure that was over 18 inches in height.
Required correction: All climbing equipment over 18 inches must have at least 6 inches of resilient surface in the use zones surrounding the euipment. Correct immediately or prior to licensure. Correct by 04/24/2024
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
- 7777 W. 99th Pl
- License
- 1781207, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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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.