Castle Rock · Licensed center
Little Blessings
- Medium center, licensed for 113 children.
What the state has found
The state lists 9 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
- October 24, 2025
- On file
- 9 visits since December 2023 · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 27, 2025. 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.
Oct 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · October 24, 2025
2.121.J.1 · Correction due October 27, 2025
Reviewed 15 staff member files, 3 staff member having lived out of state in the past five years lacking documentation of out of state background check clearance letters.
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 Out of State background check Clearance Letters for staff members with written response to Specialist. Correct by 10/27/2025
Feb 2025 Limited Supervisory visit 2 findings
Limited Supervisory visit · February 27, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due February 27, 2025
Lotion on teacher desk accessible to children in PreK 1 classroom.
Required correction: Immediately ensure that items labeled "keep out of reach of children" are inaccessible at all times. **Corrected at the time of visit. No response required. Correct by 02/27/2025
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due February 27, 2025
Climbing equipment on Preschool and Toddler playgrounds lacking sufficient resilient surfacing in the use zone surrounding the climbing equipment.
Required correction: Immediately ensure that there is sufficient resilient surface in the use zone surrounding climbing equipment on Preschool and Toddler playgrounds. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 02/27/2025
Nov 2024 Supervisory visit 6 findings
Supervisory visit · November 19, 2024
2.209.A.7 · Correction due November 19, 2024
Reviewed 10 children files, 2 files lacking documentation of current emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Immediately review all children files, ensure that all have documentation of current emergency medical authorization. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 11/19/2024
2.219.B.2
Reviewed 10 children files, 1 file lacking documentation of current health statement.
2.220.E · Correction due November 19, 2024
Child with ongoing medication needs lacking documentation of current medication authorization.
Required correction: Immediately obtain documentation of current medication authorization. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 11/19/2024
2.223.A.2 · Correction due November 19, 2024
Observed Preschool 2 classroom transitioning out of classroom and children were counted instead of attendance verification completed.
Required correction: Immediately ensure that attendance verification is completed during transitions. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 11/19/2024
2.229.L
Children under 3 years of age in Early Preschool classroom have access to possible choke hazards on shelves including marker lids and bingo dobber lids.
Required correction: Immediately ensure that choke hazards are not accessible to children under 3 years of age. Submit statement
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due November 19, 2024
Reviewed 19 staff member fies, 3 files lacking documentation of CBI clearance. (Izolda, Lu, Murron)
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 listed have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI Clearance Letters for staff members listed with written response to Specialist. Correct by 11/19/2024
Oct 2024 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · October 2, 2024
Dec 2023 Supervisory visit 12 findings
Supervisory visit · December 11, 2023
7.702.42.D · Correction due December 11, 2023
Reviewed 9 staff member files 1 file lacking documentation of current prevention of shaken babay/abusive head trauma training.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff member files and ensure that all have documentation of current shaken babay/abusive head trauma training. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.702.71.C · Correction due December 11, 2023
Diaper cream accessible to children in lower unlocked cabinet in Toddler 1 classroom.
Required correction: Immediately ensure that all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" is inaccessible to children at all times. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
Reviewed 9 staff member files 1 file lacking documentation of current prevention of child abuse prevention
7.702.51.A.2.a · Correction due December 11, 2023
Reviewed 8 children files 1 immunization record needing to be transferred to an approved form.
Required correction: Immediately review all children files and ensure that all have documentation of immunization status on an approved form. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.702.51.A.2.b
Reviewed 8 children files, 3 files lacking current health statements.
7.702.51.B.4 · Correction due December 11, 2023
Diaper cream in Toddler 1 classroom not being labeled with child's first and last name.
Required correction: Immediately ensure that all over the counter medication, including diaper cream, is labeled with children's first and last names. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.702.42.B · Correction due December 11, 2023
Reviewed 9 staff member files 1 file lacking documentation of current standard precautions training.
Required correction: Immediately review all staff member files and ensure that all have documentation of current standard precautions training. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.702.71.L · Correction due December 11, 2023
Bingo dobbers with lids that are a potential choke hazard accessible to children under 3 years of age in Early Preschool 2 classroom
Required correction: Immediately ensure that all materials accessible to children under 3 years of age are not choke hazards. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.702.72.A · Correction due December 11, 2023
Puzzle toy labeled 3 and up accessible to children in Early Preschool 2 classroom with children under 3 present.
Required correction: Immediately ensure that toys are appropriate for the age of the children in the classroom. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.702.72.B · Correction due December 11, 2023
Electrical cords accessible to children in Toddler 1 classroom.
Required correction: Immediately ensure that electrical cords are not accessible to children. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.702.34.A · Correction due December 11, 2023
One child file that was requested not available for review.
Required correction: Immediately ensue that all children have completed files available for review. Submit statement of compliance. Correct by 12/11/2023
7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c
One staff members having lived out of state in the past 5 years lacking documentation of out of state background check clearance letters. (L.F.)
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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What it costs
$1,110 a month for a toddler
Lower than 9 of 10 that publish a price.
Lower than 79% of the 14 that publish a price.
Little BlessingsMost Denver-area prices (middle 80%)
- Part time
- $407 to $888 a month
- Application fee
- $200
A day here
- Hours
- 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM, 5 days a week
- Updates for parents
- Uses the Brightwheel app (parent portal) for tuition payment
- Schedule
- Full-day program with 2, 3, 4, or 5 day/week options, plus a half-day option
Details
- Website
- littleblessingscr.com
- Address
- 1200 South St
- License
- 1598390, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 3
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What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 littleblessingscr.com
A day here
- Updates for parents, Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 littleblessingscr.com
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 littleblessingscr.com
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
Medium means the middle half of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 10 to 40; large is 115 to 402.