Commerce City · Licensed center
Lester Arnold Early Learning Center
- Large center, licensed for 148 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
- February 19, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 19, 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 3 findings
Supervisory visit · February 19, 2026
2.229.G · Correction due February 19, 2026
In room #162 there was a loose plastic bag in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that loose plastic bags are inaccessible at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by removing the loose plastic bag from the classroom and making safe. No response required. Correct by 02/19/2026
2.229.M
In room #160 there was a glass jar holding pens on a low shelf, accessible to children.
2.230.B · Correction due February 19, 2026
In Room #161 there were 2 tech cords plugged into the wall and not plugged into devices. The charging end was drawing power and posed a potential shock hazard to children.
Required correction: Ensure that indoor and outdoor areas are free from hazards. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by unplugging the charging cords from the walls and putting safety covers in the empty power sockets. No response required. Correct by 02/19/2026
Mar 2025 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · March 13, 2025
2.222.A.1.b · Correction due March 13, 2025
In room #161- wipes were accessible to children
Required correction: Ensure that diapering supplies are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately 3/13/25 ** Corrected at time of visit by making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 03/13/2025
2.223.D.4.c · Correction due March 13, 2025
In room # 161 there was a napping mat with a child resting on it without a sheet.
Required correction: Ensure that all napping mats have sheets on them. Correct immediately 3/13/25 ** Corrected at time of visit by putting a sheet on the mat. No response required. Correct by 03/13/2025
In room #162 napping mats were less than 2 ft. apart and children were resting on them.
2.229.C · Correction due March 13, 2025
In room #160 there was Lotion, hand sanitizer and a first aid ice pack accessible to children and all were labeled "keep out of reach of children".
Required correction: Ensure that items labeled "keep out of reach" are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately 3/13/25 ** Corrected at time of visit by making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 03/13/2025
2.229.M · Correction due March 13, 2025
In room # 160 there was a breakable ceramic jar and in room # 165 there was a breakable flower vase, all were accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that breakable items are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately 3/13/25 ** Corrected at time of visit by making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 03/13/2025
Sep 2024 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · September 11, 2024
2.127.D · Correction due September 11, 2024
All classrooms missing the posted capacity & ratio.
Required correction: In all classrooms of a child care facility there must be a posted capacity and ratio. Correct immediately, 9/11/24. *****Corrected at time of visit by posting capacities & ratios. No response required. Correct by 09/11/2024
2.229.C · Correction due September 11, 2024
In room 162, Clorex wipes and cleaners labeled "keep out of reach of children" in a unlocked cabinet accessible to children
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children, at all times. Correct immediately, 9/11/24. *****Corrected at time of visit by putting a child safety latch on cabinet. No response required. Correct by 09/11/2024
In room is 162 software wires and outlet hanging down posing a potential hazard,
2.237.H · Correction due September 11, 2024
In the hallway between room 162 & 161, an electrical outlet without a protective cover.
Required correction: In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers. Correct immediately, 9/11/24. *****Corrected at time of visit by putting a protective cover over outlet. No response required, Correct by 09/11/2024
2.138.A · Correction due September 11, 2024
Only 1 fire drill has been conducted so far. No tornado drills.
Required correction: Fire drill must be held monthly and Tornoado drill must be held monthly from March to October. Correct immediately, 9/11/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 9/18/24. Correct by 09/11/2024
Apr 2024 Supervisory visit 8 findings
Supervisory visit · April 24, 2024
2.219.B.3 · Correction due May 24, 2024
In reviewing children's files: observed the health statements not updated as required by health care provider at 6 months.
Required correction: Statements of health status of children less than 2 years of age must be updated as required in writing by health care provider. Document compliance to Specialist by 5/24/24. Correct by 05/24/2024
2.220.D
In both the infant and toddler classrooms: diaper cream not labeled with first and last names.
2.217.C.6 · Correction due April 24, 2024
In reviewing the nurse consultant file: no brief biography or bio available for review.
Required correction: The child Care Health consultant, the center must maintain documentation of a brief biography highlighting applicable knowledge, experience, and approximate dates worked as a school nurse or health consultant. Correct immediately, 4/24/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 5/24/24. Correct by 04/24/2024
2.209.A.5 · Correction due April 24, 2024
In reviewing child's admissiom forms: no address for doctor and no name, address, and phone number for dentist.
Required correction: An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child's admission. This record must be updated annually when changes occur. The admission record must include: Name, Address, and telephone number's of the child's health care provider, dentist and hospital of choice. Correct immediately, 4/24/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 5/24/24. Correct by 04/24/2024
2.209.A.4
In reviewing child's admission records information for emergency contacts on enrollment form
2.209.A.3 · Correction due April 24, 2024
In reviewing children's admission records: no addresses for authorized person's on enrollment form.
Required correction: An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child's admission. This record must be updated annually when changes occur. The admission record must include: Name, Address, and telephone number's of persons; authorized to pick up child from center. Correct immediately, 4/24/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 5/24/24. Correct by 04/24/2024
2.138.A · Correction due April 24, 2024
No Tornado drills conducted in March and only 1 emergency drill documented in drill log.
Required correction: Emergency drils, lockdown and active shooter drill must be held quarterly and torando dirlls must be condcuted from March to October when the facility is operating. Correct immediately, 4/24/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 5/24/24. Correct by 04/24/2024
2.121.D.5 · Correction due April 24, 2024
In reviewing staff files: No 5 year background check conducted for E.B.C. available for review in files.
Required correction: Every 5 years, CBI & FBI must be renewed by completing the fingerprint process. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the request must be obtained prior to the five years from the date reflected don current clearance letter. Correct immediately, 4/24/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 5/24/24. 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
- 7133 E 73rd Ave
- License
- 86392, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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Details
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 data.colorado.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.