Thornton · Licensed family home
Linda Cook
- Small family home, licensed for up to 6 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
- December 4, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 4, 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.
Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · December 4, 2025
2.312.G · Correction due December 4, 2025
Provider missing documentation of a current Preventing Shaken Baby training.
Required correction: Immediately, the prevention of shaken baby/abusive head trauma training must be updated every 2 years and documentation must be available for review at all times. Correct by 12/04/2025
2.312.H · Correction due December 4, 2025
Provider missing documentation of a current child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: Immediately, the child abuse prevention training must be updated renewed annually and documentation must be available for review at all times. Correct by 12/04/2025
2.321.A.5 · Correction due January 4, 2026
Reviewed 5 child files. One child missing documentation of a current health statement in accordance with the AAP recommendations.
Required correction: Health statements for children over 2 years old must be updated in accordance with the AAP and documentation must be available for review at all times. Correct by 01/04/2026
2.321.B.11 · Correction due December 4, 2025
Reviewed 5 child files. All children missing signed authorizations for topical preparations and sunscreen.
Required correction: Immediately, all children must have a written authorization from the parent and/or guardian prior to being administered. Correct by 12/04/2025
2.336.C.1
The following items were identified in the home and were accessible to children: extra diapers and wipes were on the floor inside an unlocked closet in the main play area, cans of lysol disinfectant and bottles of soap labeled 'keep out of reach of children' were in an unlocked cabinet in the upstairs bathroom, and a pair of adult scissors were on the sewing table in the loft.
Required correction: Immediately, all hazardous items and materials must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time
Jan 2025 Supervisory visit 12 findings
Supervisory visit · January 21, 2025
2.312.E · Correction due January 21, 2025
Expired Department-approved Medication Administration training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department-approved Medication Administration training. Correct immediately 1/21/25. Correct by 01/21/2025
2.312.K · Correction due February 21, 2025
Missing a Department approved Playground Safety for Homes.
Required correction: Obtain a Department approved Playground Safety for Homes. Correct within 30 days 2/21/25. Correct by 02/21/2025
2.312.G · Correction due January 21, 2025
Expired Department approved Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department approved Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training. Correct immediately 1/21/25. Correct by 01/21/2025
2.312.H · Correction due January 21, 2025
Expired Department approved Child Abuse Prevention training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department approved Child Abuse Prevention training. Correct immediately 1/21/25. Correct by 01/21/2025
2.312.I · Correction due January 21, 2025
Expired Department approved Safe Sleep Training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department approved Safe Sleep Training. Correct Immediately 1/21/25. Correct by 01/21/2025
2.312.J
Expired Department approved Immunization Course.
2.312.C · Correction due January 21, 2025
Expired Department approved Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department approved Standard Precautions training. Correct immediately 1/21/25 Correct by 01/21/2025
2.312.M · Correction due January 21, 2025
Missing a Department approved Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education.
Required correction: Obtain a Department approved Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education. Correct within 30 days 2/21/25. Correct by 01/21/2025
2.312.N
Missing a Department approved Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals.
2.312.Q · Correction due February 21, 2025
Missing a Department approved Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant.
Required correction: Obtain a Department approved Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. Correct within 30 days 2/21/25. Correct by 02/21/2025
2.312.R.1 · Correction due January 21, 2025
Missing 15 clock hours of ongoing professional development.
Required correction: Complete a minimum of 15 clock hours of ongoing professional development. Correct within 30 days 2/21/25. Correct by 01/21/2025
2.321.A.4
Reviewed 4 child files and found one to have an expired health statement.
Feb 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · February 14, 2024
2.121.D.5 · Correction due February 14, 2024
No documentation that a current FBI criminal record check was completed. The previous FBI check was completed 5/5/2008.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that Linda has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation that an FBI record check was completed with written response to Specialist. Correct by 02/14/2024
7.707.31.A.10
No documentation of a current health evaluation for provider. Previous statement expired over 6 months ago.
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
- 1551876, 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
Small means the smallest quarter of Denver-area’s 574 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 4 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; full-size is 12, the most any Denver-area family home holds.