Denver · Licensed center
Little Spark Learning Center
- Medium center, licensed for 104 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
- September 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 · 5 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 20, 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.
Sep 2026 Complaint Founded
Complaint · September 22, 2026
Jan 2026 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · January 20, 2026
2.229.L · Correction due January 20, 2026
(1) Doll torn with stuffing accessible to children in the caterpillar classroom.
Required correction: The director immediately (1/20/2026) removed the torn doll from the classroom and made it inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 01/20/2026
Feb 2025 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · February 27, 2025
2.213.B · Correction due February 27, 2025
Reviewed 14 staff files and observed H.E. to be lacking documentation of a current certificate of training in Standard Precautions.
Required correction: Immediately (2/27/2025) ensure that the program obtains and maintains documentation of a current standard precautions training for all staff to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 02/27/2025
2.213.C
Reviewed 14 staff files and observed H.E. to be lacking documentation of a current Department approved training for safe sleep.
Required correction: Immediately (2/27/2025) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Safe Sleep training certificates for all staff who work with children less than 12 months of age to include the above listed staff.
2.237.H · Correction due February 27, 2025
An outlet next to the exterior door in the preschool classroom lacking one outlet cover.
Required correction: The preschool ECT immediately (2/27/25) covered the outlet in the preschool classroom. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 02/27/2025
2.207.A · Correction due February 27, 2025
Reviewed classroom attendance log and identified Toddler 1 classroom had 4 children signed in and 7 children present in the classroom.
Required correction: Corrected at time of inspection, the ECT immediately (2/27/25) corrected the attendance log to include all children present. No response required. Correct by 02/27/2025
Sep 2024 Complaint 5 findings
Complaint · September 4, 2024
2.230.C.8 · Correction due September 4, 2024
Trash debris (bottle cap, water baloons, plastic cup, and a broken limb) on the preschool playground accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately (9/04/2024) ensure all outdoor play areas are checked daily and free from hazards/debris. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/04/2024
2.237.B
Broken light switch, by the classroom door, exposing sharp metal in the Caterpillar classroom. Peeling paint on the lower wall by the bookshelf in the Chameleon classroom.
2.206.B · Correction due September 18, 2024
Identified through the review of the program's policies and procedures, Program did not follow policy regarding allergies for ch1.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring the program will follow the written policies and procedures developed by the program. Correct by 09/18/2024
Identified through ch1's file review, ch1 did not have an updated individualized diet and feeding schedule with note of diet change on the child's activity schedule.
2.237.H · Correction due September 4, 2024
An outlet in the main hallway, leading to classrooms, lacking outlet covers accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately (9/04/2024) ensure electrical outlets have protective covers. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 09/04/2024
Sep 2024 Complaint Founded
Complaint · September 4, 2024
May 2024 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · May 13, 2024
Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · March 28, 2024
2.212.G · Correction due April 27, 2024
Reviewed (17) staff files and observed H.M. and B.E. to be lacking documentation of a medical exam prior to subsequent self reported health history.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance ensuring that all staff members submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider that is dated no more than six months prior to employment or within thirty calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually. Correct by 04/27/2024
Reviewed medications and observed one medication out of date in the Bees classroom.
2.223.D.4.b · Correction due March 28, 2024
One cot with a torn mat in the bees classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (3/28/2024) ensure all sleeping cots and mats are made of a firm construction and are in good repair. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 03/28/2024
2.230.B · Correction due March 28, 2024
Both slides on the play structure on the preschool playground were observed to have with a half inch gap between the platform and slide at time of inspection.
Required correction: Immediately (3/28/2024) 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 03/28/2024
Oct 2023 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · October 30, 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
- 2180 S Hudson St
- License
- 1756452, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
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Details
- 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.