Arvada · Licensed family home

Sarah Hewitt

Full-size play-based family home, licensed for up to 12 children.

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 19, 2026
On file: 3 visits since May 2024 · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?: Correction was due May 21, 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.

Mar 2026 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · March 19, 2026

The state’s report (PDF)

Mar 2026 Supervisory visit report not read State records file

Apr 2025 Supervisory visit report not read State records file

May 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · May 21, 2024

2.321.E.1 · Correction due May 21, 2024

Reviewed ten (10) children's files and observed one (1) file to be missing written authorization and instructions from the parent(s) or guardian(s) for the application of sunscreen to their children's sun exposed skin prior to outdoor play, year-round and nine (9) files to have an expired written authorization.

Required correction: Obtain ten (10) written authorization and instructions from the parent(s) or guardian(s) for the application of sunscreen to their children's sun exposed skin prior to outdoor play, year-round. Correct immediately. Send verification with written response to Specialist. Correct by 05/21/2024

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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How they teach

Play-based

“Child-led approach to learning with open-ended guiding that is customized to each child's individual needs.”

What it costs

$1,732 a month for an infant

Infant$1,732

Denver-area comparison hidden: too few providers here publish a full-time price for this age.

Toddler$1,689

median $1,754

Lower than 5 of 10 that publish a price.

Preschool$1,645

median $1,746

Lower than 57% of the 14 that publish a price.

Sarah HewittMost Denver-area prices (middle 80%)

Application fee: $100

A day here

Hours: 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Meals: Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, supper, and evening snack provided per USDA/CACFP standards on a set daily schedule; infants fed on demand
Outdoors: Daily outdoor play built into curriculum whenever temperature is between 20°F and 90°F, with indoor gross-motor play as the alternative
Sleep: Scheduled afternoon rest period 12:00–2:30pm on playpens/nap mats; older children get quiet time if not sleeping; infants nap on their backs
Updates for parents: Contactless sign-in/out via the ELV Parent app
Schedule: Full-Time (4-5 days/week) and Part-Time (1-3 days/week)
Closed: 8 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Policies

When a child is sick: Child excluded for fever ≥100.4°F, vomiting, diarrhea, infectious sores, or communicable illness; must be symptom-free 24 hours before returning
Special needs: Provides reasonable accommodations for children with disabilities/special needs and works to integrate them with peers

Details

Website: angelhugsdaycarellc.com
Area: Arvada, 80003
License: 1513594, active
Quality program: Colorado Shines Level 5
Ages they serve: 2 weeks-12 years

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Details

Website — Checked July 2026 angelhugsdaycarellc.com
License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 provider-assets.kinside.com/customfile/7855/Daytime Handbook 010125.pdf

Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Denver-area family home holds; 213 of Denver-area’s 574 licensed family homes are. Small is 4 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.