Denver · Licensed center
KinderCare Learning Centers LLC
- Large center, licensed for 137 children.
- A KinderCare center. KinderCare is a public company whose majority stockholder is Partners Group, a private-equity firm.
- 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
- June 10, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023 · 3 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 10, 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 1 finding
Supervisory visit · June 10, 2026
2.213.F · Correction due June 10, 2026
Reviewed (21) staff files and observed (1) staff member lacking documentation of a current first aid and cpr module.
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 06/10/2026
Jul 2025 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · July 21, 2025
2.213.G · Correction due July 21, 2025
Reviewed (15) staff files and observed M.M. lacking documentation of the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention.
Required correction: Immediately (7/21/2025) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Mandated reporter (Child Abuse Preventions and reporting) training to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 07/21/2025
2.213.B
Reviewed (15) staff files and observed M.M. to be lacking documentation of a current certificate of training in Standard Precautions.
2.121.D.5 · Correction due July 21, 2025
Reviewed (15) staff files and observed N.L. 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 07/21/2025
2.237.B · Correction due July 21, 2025
Fence gate between preschool and toddler playgrounds missing metal attachments to hold the fence to the poles. Paint within the two's classroom peeling on the wall near the window.
Required correction: Immediately (7/21/2025) 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 07/21/2025
Jan 2025 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · January 16, 2025
Aug 2024 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · August 28, 2024
2.120.I · Correction due August 28, 2024
Reviewed 17 staff files and observed J.B. lacking documentaion of an updated TRAILS 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 08/28/2024
Reviewed 17 staff files and observed E.G. and Y.P. lacking FBI clearance and complete background checks and working unsupervised with access to children in care.
2.217.A.14 · Correction due August 28, 2024
At time of inspection, J.F. was alone in the 2's classroom with 14 two year olds.
Required correction: Immediately (8/28/24) ensure staff-child ratio is in compliance with the appropriate child to staff ratios. Provide a written plan of action, along with a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 08/28/2024
2.120.C.1.a
Reviewed 17 staff files and observed E.P. and E.G. lacking verification of submission and/or clearance letter for TRAILS.
2.230.B · Correction due August 28, 2024
Weed matting on the preschool and toddler playgrounds torn and exposed.
Required correction: Immediately (8/28/24) 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 08/28/2024
May 2024 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · May 14, 2024
Oct 2023 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · October 6, 2023
Correction due October 6, 2023
Reviewed drill logs and observed the log to be lacking a completed tornado drill for July.
Required correction: Immediately (10/06/2023) ensure that all drills , to include tornado, are conducted and documented with the above listed information. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 10/06/2023
Reviewed 13 staff files and observed K.G., S.B., R.C., and J.M. with expired TRAILS background check.
7.701.33.D.5 · Correction due October 6, 2023
Reviewed 18 staff files and observed J.M. to be lacking the renewed FBI criminal record check.
Required correction: Immediately (10/06/2023) ensure all staff to include the above listed staff renew the FBI criminal record checks every 5 years. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 10/06/2023
Sep 2023 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · September 7, 2023
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
- 2200 S Holly
- License
- 47235, 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 kindercare.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/klc-20260704.htm
From KinderCare's quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. sec.gov
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.