Centennial · Licensed center
South Glenn KinderCare
- Large center, licensed for 131 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- A KinderCare center. KinderCare is a public company whose majority stockholder is Partners Group, a private-equity firm.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state lists 2 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
- June 4, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since July 2025
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 4, 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.
Jun 2026 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · June 4, 2026
2.216.B.2.a · Correction due June 4, 2026
At the time of inspection the director was acting in both the director and infant program supervisor role. The other staff member who meets IPS qualifications arrived at 10AM, but leaves at 2PM, leaving the program without an qualified IPS sixty percent of the day.
Required correction: In the infant program there must be a qualified infant program supervisor present 60% of the hours of operation. Correct immediately on 6/4/2026. Provide statement of compliance by 7/4/2026. Correct by 06/04/2026
2.217.A.15
On the toddler playground two (2) classrooms ages 12-36 months were playing together with fifteen (15) children and 3 staff members.
2.219.B.2 · Correction due July 4, 2026
Four (4) out of thirteen (13) child files had after care summary reports noting their doctor visit however the forms were not signed or dated by a health care provider.
Required correction: Statement of child's current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider. Provide statement of compliance by 7/4/2026. Correct by 07/04/2026
2.229.L · Correction due June 4, 2026
Observed bells, small enough to fit in a choke tube in a sensory bottle with a loose lid in DPS 1 (12-36 mos.). Additionally, there were counting cubes, tanagrams, small bugs and a magnetic tree sorting game all with parts that fit in a choke tube observed in the PRS 1 room that currently had children under the age of three (3) enrolled accessible on low child size shelves.
Required correction: Materials accessible to children under the age of three (3) must not pose a choking hazard. Corrected at the time of visit by the director removing all the chokable items. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 06/04/2026
2.230.C.1.c · Correction due June 4, 2026
The preschool playground had loose fill wood chips throughout the playground but it was not raked to a depth of six (6) inches in the fall zones, especially under and around the slide.
Required correction: Loose fill resilient surfacing must be raked regularly to maintain a depth of at least six (6) inches. Corrected at the time of visit by the staff and assistant director raking the wood chips to a 6 inch depth. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 06/04/2026
Jul 2025 Original visit 6 findings
Original visit · July 17, 2025
2.126.A · Correction due July 17, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed that A.W. was missing documentation of a signed statement defining abuse and neglect.
Required correction: Immediately, each staff member must read and sign a statement clearly definining child abuse and neglect. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance to the Licensing Specialist. Correct by 07/17/2025
2.133.A
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed that A.W. was missing documentation of an emergency and disaster preparedness training.
2.213.B · Correction due July 17, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed that A.W. was missing documentation of a current Standard Precautions training.
Required correction: Immediately, all staff must complete Standard Precautions prior to working with children and annually. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance to the Licensing Specialist. Correct by 07/17/2025
2.213.C · Correction due July 17, 2025
Reviewed 11 staff files and observed that A.W. was missing documentation of a currrent Safe Sleep training and identified that A.W. will be working with infants.
Required correction: Immediately, staff working with infants must complete the Safe Sleep training prior to working with infants and annually. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance to the Licensing Specialist. Correct by 07/17/2025
2.230.B
On the Preschool and Toddler Playgrounds, observed wire metal ties that connect the tarp and fencing together to be sharp and weeds throughout the grass areas posing a hazard. On the Toddler Playground, observed splitting wood posing a hazard to children.
Required correction: Immediately, indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of
2.122.A · Correction due July 17, 2025
Reviewed fire and health inspections and observed that there was no documentation of a completed health inspection.
Required correction: Immediately, fire and health inspections must be completed prior to the original license being issues and every 2 years. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance to the Licensing Specialist. Correct by 07/17/2025
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
- 6631 S University Blvd
- License
- 1789586, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 2
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Details
- 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
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kindercare.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/klc-20260704.htm
From KinderCare's quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. sec.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.