Thornton · Licensed center
Jump Start Early Learning Academy
- Large center, licensed for 163 children.
What the state has found
The state lists 5 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
- February 25, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2025 · 4 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 25, 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.
Feb 2026 Supervisory visit 10 findings
Supervisory visit · February 25, 2026
2.127.D · Correction due February 25, 2026
In preschool 4 classroom ratio posting to be 1:15 in classroom that is operating with 4 year olds.
Required correction: Post accurate child:staff ratio. Corrected at time of visit, Director corrected posting to 1:12. No response is necessary. Correct by 02/25/2026
2.229.H · Correction due February 25, 2026
In Preschool 1 adult scissors on cubby accessible to children.
Required correction: Make all sharp tools and instruments stored inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, staff moved scissors making inaccessible to children. No response is necessary. Correct by 02/25/2026
2.230.B
In toddler 2 and toddler 1 changing mats ripped, in toddler 2 and toddler 3 leather couches ripped and worn out.
2.223.C.2 · Correction due February 25, 2026
in infant classroom 3 loose fitting sheets in cribs, that can cause a suffocation hazard.
Required correction: Remove all soft bedding that could pose a suffocation hazard. Correct by 02/25/2026
2.220.A · Correction due February 25, 2026
Observed CH's medication to not have authorization of parent signed.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of parent and physician authorization for all medications. Correct by 02/25/2026
2.213.G · Correction due February 25, 2026
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed missing current documentation of child abuse and neglect training for staff 13-expired 2/18/25.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of child abuse and neglect training for all staff. Correct by 02/25/2026
2.213.M · Correction due March 25, 2026
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed missing documentation of 15 hours of staff training for staff 8 (8), staff 11 (0) staff 5 (8) and staff 6 (8).
Required correction: Obtain 15 hours of annual professional development training for all staff. Correct by 03/25/2026
2.219.B.1 · Correction due February 25, 2026
Reviewed 9 children's files and observed CH 4 immunizations to be on a non approved immunization form.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of immunizations on approved state form. Correct by 02/25/2026
2.219.B.2
Reviewed 9 children's files and observed missing documentation of general health appraisal for CH2 (enrollment date 5.8.24)and expired for CH1 - expired 10.22.25 and ch 6 expired 8/6/2025 CH 8 missing and CH9 expired.
2.209.A.7 · Correction due February 25, 2026
Reviewed 9 children's files and observed missing documentation of current emergency medical authoriation for CH 1,2,5,6,9.
Required correction: Obtain current documentation of emergency medical authorization for all children in care. Correct by 02/25/2026
Dec 2025 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · December 4, 2025
Aug 2024 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · August 19, 2024
May 2024 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · May 3, 2024
May 2023 Complaint Founded
Complaint · May 1, 2023
Founded · 7.702.41.A · Personnel · Correction due May 8, 2023
All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.
Required correction: Change all diapers as needed. Always demonstrate knowledgeable decision making, judgement, and concern for the proper care and well being of children.
Founded · 7.702.62.C.1 · Infant Program · Correction due May 8, 2023
Each infant up to eighteen (18) months of age and enrolled in the infant program must be provided with an individual crib, futon approved for infants, or other approved sleep/rest equipment meeting Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards. Individual cribs or futons must provide each infant with sufficient space for the infant?s length, size, and movement.
Required correction: Obtain crib for each child in the infant room or other approved sleep/rest equipment meeting Consumer Product Safety Commission Standards.
Founded · 7.702.62.C.15 · Infant Program · Correction due May 8, 2023
Infants who fall asleep in a piece of equipment not approved for sleep must immediately be moved to their approved sleep area and placed on their back to sleep.
Required correction: Immediately place child in approved sleep area and placed on their back to sleep. Corrected at time of visit, staff moved CH to crib.
Founded · 7.702.65.B.1 · Toddler Program · Correction due May 8, 2023
Screen time, which includes, television, recorded media, computer, tablet, cell phones, video games, and other media devices, is prohibited for children less than two (2) years of age
Required correction: Eliminate screen time for children under two including television, recorded media, computer, tablet and cell phones, video games and other media devices.
Founded · 7.702.71.C · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023
Items labeled ?keep out of reach of children? must be inaccessible to children.
Required correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, Director removed hand sanitizer from classroom. No response is necessary.
Founded · 7.702.71.D · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023
Staples must be inaccessible to children less than three (3) years of age.
Required correction: Remove all loose staples in areas with children under 3.
Founded · 7.702.71.G · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023
Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Required correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children.
Founded · 7.702.91.H · Indoor/Safety Requirements · Correction due May 8, 2023
In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.
Required correction: Install safety outlets or protective covers on all outlets accessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, Director installed safety outlets. No response is necessary.
Founded · 7.702.62.C.2 · Infant Program · Correction due May 8, 2023
In the infant room, soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs, futons approved for infants, or other approved sleep/rest equipment. Soft bedding means, but is not limited to, any soft sleep surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, comforters, sleep positioning devices, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diaper bibs, plush toys, pacifiers with stuffed animals attached, and stuffed animals.
Required correction: Remove all soft bedding in the infant room. Soft bedding means any soft surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, flat sheets, cloth diapers bibs, plush toys, pacifiers with stuffed animals and stuffed animals.
Founded · 7.702.73.A.4 · Building Requirements · Correction due May 8, 2023
Number of Children Allowed in One (1) Room by AGE OF CHILDREN and MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN A ROOM 6 weeks to 18 months: 10 Infants 12 months to 18 months: 10 Infants 12 months to 36 months: 20 Toddlers 18 months to 24 months: 20 Toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 28 Toddlers 30 months to 36 months: 28 Toddlers
Required correction: Maintain license capacity at all times. Staff came into to transfer child to another classroom.
Founded · 7.702.72.B · Correction due May 8, 2023
Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.
Required correction: Make all indoor, outdoor equipment, materials and furnishing sturdy, safe and free of hazards.
Founded · 7.702.71.L · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023
Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.
Required correction: Toy, toy parts, furnishings, equipments and any material that is a choke hazard must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at time of visit, Director removed items from classrooms, 05/08/2023 no response is necessary.
Founded · 7.702.71.F · Equipment/Materials · Correction due May 8, 2023
Glitter must not be used with children under three (3) years of age.
Required correction: Never use glitter with children under 3. Corrected at time of visit, Director removed items from classroom, 05/08/2023 no response is necessary.
Founded · 7.702.71.A · Correction due May 8, 2023
Durable furniture such as tables and chairs must be child-sized or appropriately adapted for children's use.
Required correction: buckle children in seats according to manufactures instructions.
Founded · 7.702.62.A.3 · Personnel · Correction due May 8, 2023
Staff must be awake, alert, and actively supervising all children.
Required correction: Make sure staff are awake, alert, actively supervising children at all times.
State licensing record In the file’s Dataset sheet, filter License Number to 1732023.
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
- 550 E Thornton Parkway Suite 100
- License
- 1732023, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 5
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Large means the biggest quarter of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 402 children. Small is 10 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.