Centennial · Licensed center

Red Hawk Ridge Preschool

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
March 2, 2026
On file
3 visits since April 2024
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 2, 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.

Mar 2026 Supervisory visit 4 findings

Supervisory visit · March 2, 2026

2.229.C · Correction due March 2, 2026

At the time of visit, observed in the trailer classroom diaper wipes accessible to children on the bathroom shelf.

Required correction: Immediately. Items labeled keep out of reach of children must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of visit. Staff member removed items and placed them on a higher shelf. Submit written statement of future compliance by 4/2/2026. Correct by 03/02/2026

2.209.B.4 · Correction due March 2, 2026

At the time of visit, reviewed 8 child files. Observed 1 file missing an updated health statement completed by a health care provider.

Required correction: Review all child files. An updated health statement of a child's health statement must be completed by a health care provider. Submit written statement of compliance by 4/2/2026. Correct by 03/02/2026

2.229.G · Correction due March 2, 2026

At the time of visit observed loose plastic bags in the trailer classroom in an unlocked drawer and in the trailer bathroom accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately. Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of visit. Teacher removed bags from drawer and placed them in a locked cabinet. Teacher also moved bags from bathroom and placed them on a higher shelf. Submit written statement of future compliance by 4/2/2026. Correct by 03/02/2026

2.230.C.1.c · Correction due March 2, 2026

At the time of visit, observed on the preschool playground loose resilient surface not having a depth of at least 6 inches throughout the playground.

Required correction: Immediately. Loose fill resilient surface must be raked regularly to retain its depth of at least 6 inches. Submit documentation and written statement of compliance by 4/2/2026. Correct by 03/02/2026

State records file

Mar 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · March 12, 2025

2.209.B.4 · Correction due March 12, 2025

Reviewed 12 child files. 3 children missing documentation of a current health statement.

Required correction: Review all child files. All children must have documentation of a current health statement completed by a health care provider on file and available for review at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 4/12/2025. Correct by 03/12/2025

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Apr 2024 Supervisory visit 17 findings

Supervisory visit · April 15, 2024

2.120.I · Correction due April 15, 2024

Reviewed 13 staff files. C.B. missing documentation of a current TRAILS background check letter.

Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff must have a current TRAILS background check clearance letter on file at all times. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage PowerPoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification that staff member C. B has reviewed the video within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letters for staff member C. B with a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.220.K

Reviewed 15 child files. All files missing a written authorization to apply sunscreen and other topical preparations.

2.121.D · Correction due April 15, 2024

Reviewed 13 staff files. A. missing documentation of a completed CBI background check clearance letter.

Required correction: Immediately, review all staff files. All staff must have a completed CBI clearance letter on file and available for review at all times. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage PowerPoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification that staff member A. has reviewed the video within 24 hours. Submit documentation of the CBI Clearance Letter for staff member A. with a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.121.D.5

Reviewed 13 staff files. C.B. missing documentation of a current FBI background check clearance letter.

Required correction: Immediately, review all staff files. All staff must have a current FBI clearance letter on file and available for review at all times. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage PowerPoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification that staff member C. B has

2.206.A · Correction due April 15, 2024

Reviewed 15 child files. All files missing a signed statement stating that the parent(s)/guardian(s) have received the policies and procedures.

Required correction: Immediately review all child files. All children must have a signed statement stating that the parent(s)/guardian(s) have received and agree to follow the policies and procedures of the facility. Submit a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.209.A.7 · Correction due April 15, 2024

Reviewed 15 child files. All files missing a written authorization for emergency medical care.

Required correction: Immediately review all child files. All children must have a dated, written authorization for emergency medical care on file at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.209.B.4

Reviewed 15 child files. 5 files missing a health statement completed by a health care provider.

2.213.F · Correction due April 15, 2024

Reviewed 13 staff files. Q. missing documentation of a department-approved First Aid and CPR module.

Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR must complete the module within 30 calendar days of employment. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.120.C.1 · Correction due April 15, 2024

Reviewed 13 staff files. K., A., and D. missing documentation of a TRAILS background check clearance letter. The staff have not been alone with children.

Required correction: Immediately review all staff files. All staff must have a completed TRAILS background check clearance letter on file at all times. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage PowerPoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification that staff members K.A., and D. have reviewed the video within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letters for staff members K.A., and D. with a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

Reviewed 13 staff files. C.A. missing documentation of a current child abuse prevention training.

2.213.H · Correction due May 15, 2024

Reviewed 13 staff files. V. and Q. missing documentation of the training Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs.

Required correction: Review all staff files. All staff must complete the department-approved training course Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs within 90 calendar days of employment. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 05/15/2024

2.213.I

Reviewed 13 staff files. Q. missing documentation of, and K. is missing the correct version of, the training Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals.

Required correction: Review all staff files. All staff must complete the department-approved training Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals within 90 calendar days of employment. Submit documentation and a written statement

2.222.A.1.b · Correction due April 15, 2024

At the time of visit, in P110 and P104, diapers, wipes, and gloves were on a low shelf in the bathroom and accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately, all diaper change supplies must be inaccessible to children at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.229.C · Correction due April 15, 2024

At the time of visit, in P110, 11 sharpie markers were identified in various locations around the classroom that are labeled 'keep out of reach of children' and were accessible to children.

Required correction: Immediately, all items labeled 'keep out of reach of chidlren', including sharpie markers, must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the co-director gathered all sharpies from the classroom and placed them in a high, supply drawer making them inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.230.C.1.a · Correction due April 15, 2024

At the time of visit, on the preschool playground, the depth of the gravel around the climbing structures that are 18 inches or higher measured for 1 inch deep in the use zone.

Required correction: Immediately, all climbing equipment 18 inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least 6 inches in the use zone surrouding the equipment at all times. Submit photo documentation and a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.237.B · Correction due April 15, 2024

At the time of visit, in P111, the moulding on the wall by the playground door was missing.

Required correction: Immediately, the building must be kept in good repair at all times. Submit photo documentation and a written statement of compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

2.237.H · Correction due April 15, 2024

At the time of visit, in P110, an electrical outlet cover under the children's cubbies was missing.

Required correction: Immediately, all electrical outlets accessible to children must have protective covers at all times. Corrected at time of visit, an outlet cover was placed in the outlet bringing the facility into compliance. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 5/15/2024. Correct by 04/15/2024

State records file

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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Who cares for your child

Kevin Watanabe (Principal), 16 years in early childhood.

Details

Website
redhawkridge.cherrycreekschools.org
Address
16251 E Geddes
License
1536320, active
Quality program
Colorado Shines Level 4

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Details

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.