Aurora · Licensed center
Rising Stars Daycare
- Large center, licensed for 122 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 24, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2022 · 4 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 22, 2024. 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 Unfounded
Complaint · September 24, 2026
Oct 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · October 23, 2024
2.130.B · Correction due November 22, 2024
At the time of the visit the facility did not have current fire inspection on file at the center for review
Required correction: At all times during the hours of operation to facility must have fire inspection reports accessible to parents and legal Guardians, and be accessible for review. Submit a statement of compliance to the specialist by. Correct by 11/22/2024
Sep 2023 Complaint 6 findings
Complaint · September 5, 2023
7.702.91.D · Correction due September 5, 2023
In the Star Angels 2, observed a personal bag hanging low off of a shelf in reach of and accessible to children. The mechanical room was also unlocked and accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, volatile substances such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items must not be stored in any area of the building used for care. Corrected at the time of the visit. The office administrator moved the personal bag to a higher cabinet making it inaccessible to children. The owner locked the mechanical room. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 9/19/2023. Correct by 09/05/2023
7.702.71.G · Correction due September 5, 2023
In the Star Bears classroom, observed a loose plastic bag on a low shelf accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the visit. The teacher moved the loose plastic bag to a locked cabinet making it inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 9/19/2023. Correct by 09/05/2023
7.702.71.L · Correction due September 5, 2023
In the Star Bears classroom, observed small toys in an unlocked cabinet posing a choking hazard and identified that there were children under the age of 3 years old in the classroom.
Required correction: Immediately, toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under 3 years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Corrected at the time of the visit. The teacher locked the cabinet making the toys inaccessible to children under the age of 3 years old. Submit a written statement of compliance by 9/19/2023. Correct by 09/05/2023
In the Star Angels 2 classroom, observed that there were 3 children not signed in. In the Star Bears
7.702.46.A.14 · Correction due September 5, 2023
Confirmed through staff statements that staff have been left over-ratio throughout the day.
Required correction: Immediately, staff to child ratios must be followed at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 9/19/2023. Correct by 09/05/2023
7.702.61.A.1.b · Correction due September 5, 2023
In the Star Bears classroom, observed diapers on a low shelf accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all diaper change areas must have a place inaccessible to children for storing all diaper change supplies and disinfecting solutions and products. Corrected at the time of the visit. The teacher moved the diapers into a locked cabinet making them inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 9/19/2023. Correct by 09/05/2023
Sep 2023 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · September 5, 2023
Aug 2023 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · August 15, 2023
Unfounded · 7.702.62.A.2 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due September 5, 2023
The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.
Required correction: Immediately, the time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recordded. The staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Corrected at the time of the visits. The teachers in each classroom verified attendane and corrected the attendance roster. Submit a statement of future compliance by 9/19/2023.
Unfounded · 7.702.46.A.14 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due September 5, 2023
Staff to Child Ratios by AGES OF CHILDREN and NUMBER OF STAFF 6 weeks to 18 months (infants): 1 staff member to 5 infants 12 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 5 toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 7 toddlers 2-1/2 years to 3 years: 1 staff member to 8 children 3 years to 4 years: 1 staff member to 10 children 4 years to 5 years: 1 staff member to 12 children 5 years and older: 1 staff member to 15 children Mixed-age group 2-1/2 yrs to 6 yrs: 1 staff member to 10 children
Required correction: Immediately, staff to child ratios must be followed at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 9/19/2023.
Unfounded · 7.702.91.D · Indoor/Safety Requirements · Correction due September 5, 2023
Volatile substances such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items must not be stored in any area of the building used for childcare.
Required correction: Immediately, volatile substances such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items must not be stored in any area of the building used for care. Corrected at the time of the visit. The office administrator moved the personal bag to a higher cabinet making it inaccessible to children. The owner locked the mechanical room. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 9/19/2023.
Unfounded · 7.702.61.A.1.b · Correction due September 5, 2023
All diaper change areas must: Have a place inaccessible to children for storing all diaper change supplies and disinfecting solutions and products.
Required correction: Immediately, all diaper change areas must have a place inaccessible to children for storing all diaper change supplies and disinfecting solutions and products. Corrected at the time of the visit. The teacher moved the diapers into a locked cabinet making them inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 9/19/2023.
Unfounded · 7.702.71.G · Equipment/Materials · Correction due September 5, 2023
Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the visit. The teacher moved the loose plastic bag to a locked cabinet making it inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 9/19/2023.
Unfounded · 7.702.71.L · Equipment/Materials · Correction due September 5, 2023
Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.
Required correction: Immediately, toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under 3 years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Corrected at the time of the visit. The teacher locked the cabinet making the toys inaccessible to children under the age of 3 years old. Submit a written statement of compliance by 9/19/2023.
State licensing record In the file’s Dataset sheet, filter License Number to 1637540.
Dec 2022 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · December 16, 2022
At the time of facility inspection the facility did not have Capacities and ratios posted in the Preschool, and school age room
Required correction: Corrected at the time of the visit. Director posted the capacities and ratios in both rooms. Correct immediately Facility must ensure all rooms have the license capacity of the room and the staff-to-child ratio required by regulation to be
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
- 12291 E Cornell Ave
- License
- 1637540, 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
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.