Denver · Licensed center
Paddington Station, Inc.
- Large play-based center, licensed for 175 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 6, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since February 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 12, 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.
Nov 2025 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · November 12, 2025
2.213.N
Reveiwed 30 staff files and observed 1 staff (SM24) to have an exipred immunization training (expired on 9/1/25).
2.229.G · Correction due November 12, 2025
A box of loose plastic bags accessible to children on diaper changing shelf in the Squirrel Nutkin classroom and posing a possible hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (11/12/25) remove plastic bags and make sure they are inaccessible to children. Director moved the bags at the time of the inspection making them inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 11/12/2025
Dec 2024 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · December 16, 2024
2.209.B.4 · Correction due December 16, 2024
Reviewed 12 children's files and observed 2 children lacking documentation of a current health statement signed by a medical provider.
Required correction: Immediately (12/16/24) ensure that all children have a current health statement signed and dated by a health care provider. Provide a written statement of compliance with in the overall response. Correct by 12/16/2024
2.230.B · Correction due December 16, 2024
An unsecured table with a microwave stacked on top of a mini fridge accessible to children in the Peter Rabbit classroom posing a possible hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (12/16/24) 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 12/16/2024
2.120.J · Correction due December 16, 2024
Reviewed 27 staff files and observed 1 staff (J. S) lacking documentation of a current TRAILS background check.
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 above have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letters for staff member listed above written response to the Specialist. Correct by 12/16/2024
Dec 2024 Limited Supervisory visit 1 finding
Limited Supervisory visit · December 2, 2024
2.229.L · Correction due December 2, 2024
Pine cones with small pieces broken off accessible the children less than 3 years of age in the Tom Kitten classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (12/2/24) ensure that all toys, toy parts, furnishings and equipment that is accessible to children less than 3 years of age is large enough to not be a choke hazard or able to be swallowed. Provider removed the pine cones at the time of the inspection, making them inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 12/02/2024
Jul 2024 Limited Supervisory visit 1 finding
Limited Supervisory visit · July 11, 2024
2.218.C.5 · Correction due July 11, 2024
Reviewed medications for one child and observed the child's health care plan lacking a signature from a parent/guardian.
Required correction: Immediately (7/11/24) ensure that all health care plans are signed by the parent/guardian. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 07/11/2024
Feb 2024 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · February 1, 2024
2.229.B · Correction due February 1, 2024
A window blind with a broken cord in the Sam Whiskers classroom accessible to children posing a possible hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (2/1/24) ensure that all window blind cords are secured out of children's reach at all times. Staff secured the blind cord at the time of the inspection. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED Correct by 02/01/2024
2.229.C
The following items labeled "Keep out of Reach" accessible to children posing a possible hazard: batteries in an unlocked drawer in the Johnny Townmouse classroom, a bottle of sanitizer and a bottle of sunscreen on top of the cubbies outside of Appley Dappley classroom.
2.229.L · Correction due February 1, 2024
A container of with googly eyes and and a container with small stickers accessible to children less than 3 years of ages in the Sam Whisker's classroom posing a possible choking hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (2/1/24) ensure that all toys, toy parts, furnishings and equipment that is accessible to children less than 3 years of age is large enough to not be a choke hazard or able to be swallowed. Provider moved the containers to a higher shelf at the time of the inspection. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 02/01/2024
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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How they teach
Play-based and nature and outdoor
“An Outdoor Classroom is a space for children to interact with the natural world through play-based and multi-sensory activities.”
What it costs
From $1,831 a month
Denver-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Part time
- $854 to $1,281 a month
- Application fee
- $100
A day here
- Hours
- 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, 5 days a week, school year
- Outdoors
- Dedicated daily-use Outdoor Classrooms (age-specific areas: 'Sandy Side', 'Grassy Side', Toddler Area) for play-based, multi-sensory outdoor learning, supported by teacher-implemented outdoor curriculum bins
- Schedule
- full-day (8:30am-3:00pm); full-time (Monday-Friday) or part-time (MWF or T/Th)
Details
- Website
- paddingtonstation.org
- Address
- 1301 Quebec St
- License
- 38328, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
- Ages they serve
- Two-Years-Old through Prekindergarten (Four-Years-Old)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paddingtonstation.org/admission.html
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paddingtonstation.org/outdoor-classroom.html
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 paddingtonstation.org/tuition--payment-options.html
A day here
- Outdoors — Checked July 2026 paddingtonstation.org/outdoor-classroom.html
- Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 paddingtonstation.org/tuition--payment-options.html
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 paddingtonstation.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 paddingtonstation.org/tuition--payment-options.html
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.