Thornton · Licensed center
Sd27J Preschool @ Westridge Elementary
- Medium center, licensed for 49 children.
- A public school program, per Colorado's licensing records.
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 12, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 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.
Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · December 12, 2025
2.221.B · Correction due December 12, 2025
Confirmed through staff statements, sunscreen is not being applied throughout the year prior to the children going outside.
Required correction: Immediately, sunscreen must be applied by a parent or staff prior to going outside. Correct by 12/12/2025
2.223.A.2 · Correction due December 12, 2025
Observed children transitioning out of the classroom without being tracked on an attendance tracker. The children were with a staff member during the transition.
Required correction: Immediately, staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Correct by 12/12/2025
In room 233, the following items were identified as labeled 'keep out of reach' and were accessible to
2.229.G · Correction due December 12, 2025
In room 233, a roll of black trash bags, opened boxes of ziploc bags, and loose ziploc bags were in an unlocked cabinet and were accessible to children. In room 244, boxes of opened ziploc bags were in an unlocked cabinet and accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, loose plastic bags must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the bags were moved to a high shelf making them inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 12/12/2025
2.237.D · Correction due December 12, 2025
In room 233, two staff personal bags were on low tables by the sink and were accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all staff personal bags and other hazardous items must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit, the classroom teacher moved the bags to a storage area and made them inaccessible to children. No response needed. Correct by 12/12/2025
Jan 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · January 30, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due January 30, 2025
In room 223, Cleaning wipes on top of the paper towel dispenser labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children.
Required correction: All items labeled "Keep out of Reach" must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately 1/30/2025. Corrected at time of inspection, the wipes were moved to the top of a file cabinet inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 01/30/2025
Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · March 13, 2024
2.229.H · Correction due March 13, 2024
Three pairs of teacher scissors accessible to children on a desk in Ms. K.'s classroom.
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. 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
- Website
- westridge.sd27j.org
- Address
- 13102 Monaco St
- License
- 37459, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 westridge.sd27j.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 data.colorado.gov
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.