Thornton · Licensed family home
Kathleen DiOrio
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 9 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state lists 3 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 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 22, 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 2 findings
Supervisory visit · April 22, 2026
2.321.A.4 · Correction due May 22, 2026
Reviewed 6 child files. One child under 2 years old missing documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: All children less than 2 years old must have an updated health statement in accordance with the AAP on file and available for review at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 05/22/2026
2.336.C.1
In the kitchen the following items were in unlocked drawers and accessible to children: adult scissors, paring knives, wipes labeled 'keep out of reach of children' and empty ziploc bags.
Jun 2025 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · June 5, 2025
2.121.D.5 · Correction due June 5, 2025
Reviewed background checks and found the last FBI clearance letter to have a date of 1/22/2020.
Required correction: Provider must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification the provider reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Notify the Licensing Specialist in writing once the resident has completed the fingerprinting process. Correct by 06/05/2025
2.335.N · Correction due June 5, 2025
Reviewed records for 3 animals and found B. to have expired rabbies vaccine 1/26/2025.
Required correction: Any animals are required to have updated vaccinations. Correct immediately. Correct by 06/05/2025
2.336.C.15.a
The fire extinguisher to have a date of 2017.
Jul 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · July 11, 2024
2.337.D.3 · Correction due July 11, 2024
An unlocked shed in the back yard accessible to children containing a lawn mower.
Required correction: Ensure all outdoor areas are safe from hazards. Correct immediately. *Corrected at the time of inspection, provider locked the shed. No response needed for this violation. Correct by 07/11/2024
2.320.A.7 · Correction due July 11, 2024
Reviewed 5 child files and observed 1 to have an expired emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Obtain current authorization for emergency medical care for child and place in child's file. Send a statement to specialist that the authorization has been obtained and filed. Correct immediately. Correct by 07/11/2024
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
- Area
- Thornton, 80602
- License
- 1553130, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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Details
- License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Denver-area’s 574 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 4 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Denver-area family home holds.