Brighton · Licensed center
SD27J Preschool @ NE Elementary
- Small center, licensed for 40 children.
- A public school program, per Colorado's licensing records.
- 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
- December 2, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 2, 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.
Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · December 2, 2025
2.229.G · Correction due December 2, 2025
In room 102, several open boxes of empty ziploc bags were in an unlocked cabinet near the sink, and several empty ziploc bags were in an unlocked file cabinet near the storage room and were accessible to children. In room 101, three open boxes of ziploc bags were in an unlocked file cabinet near the teacher's desk and were accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all loose plastic bags must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, in room 102, the classroom teacher moved the loose plastic bags to a high shelf making them inaccessible to children. In room 101, the classroom teacher moved the plastic bags to a high shelf making them inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 12/02/2025
2.229.C
In room 102, a package of antibacterial hand wipes, and several packages of baby wipes labeled 'keep out of reach of children' were in a low, unlocked cabinet by the sink and were accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all items labeled 'keep out of reach of children' must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the classroom teacher moved the wipes to a high shelf making them inaccessible to children. No
2.230.B · Correction due December 2, 2025
In room 101, the rug by the front door of the classroom was bunched and wrinkled, creating a tripping hazard. The rug by the back door had curled corners and edges, creating a tripping hazard.
Required correction: Immediately, all indoor materials and furnishings must be safe and free of hazards at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the classroom teacher flattened the rug by the front door, and removed the rug by the back door. No response needed. Correct by 12/02/2025
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due December 2, 2025
The mulch on the playground measured less than 6 inches in the use zone around the climbing equipment.
Required correction: Immediately, all climbing equipment over 18 inches high must have at least 6 inches of resilient surface in the use zone at all times. Correct by 12/02/2025
2.230.C.1.c · Correction due December 2, 2025
Confirmed through staff statements, the resilient surface on the playground is not raked regularly to retain resiliency and the required depth of at least 6 inches.
Required correction: Immediately, the resilient surface must be raked regularly. Correct by 12/02/2025
Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · March 13, 2024
2.229.H · Correction due March 13, 2024
A pair of teacher scissors accessible to children in an unlocked desk drawer in classroom 101.
Required correction: Ensure all sharp instruments are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately and send verification of compliance to specialist with written response. *Corrected at the time of inspection, teacher moved the scissors into a locked cabinet. No response needed for this violation. Correct by 03/13/2024
2.237.H · Correction due March 13, 2024
A missing protective cover making an electrical outlet accessible to children in room 102.
Required correction: Ensure all electrical outlets are inaccessible to children. *Corrected at the time of inspection, teacher replaced plug cover. No response needed for this violation. Correct by 03/13/2024
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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Details
- Address
- 1605 Long Peak
- License
- 105437, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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Small means the smallest quarter of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 10 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 to 402.