Littleton · Licensed center
St. James Preschool
- Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 50 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
- December 1, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 8, 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 1 finding
Supervisory visit · December 1, 2025
2.120.C.1.a · Correction due December 8, 2025
At the time of the visit, reviewed 6 staff files and observed one file to be lacking documentation of a Trails request.
Required correction: Immediately (12/1/2025), review all staff files. All staff must have documentation of a completed Trails request, prior to caring for children. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/8/2025. Correct by 12/08/2025
Jan 2025 Supervisory visit 13 findings
Supervisory visit · January 16, 2025
2.213.B
Reviewed 7 staff files. Observed S.B., hired 8/19/24, lacking documentation of a standard precautions training.
2.209.A.7 · Correction due January 16, 2025
Reviewed 4 child files. Observed 4 files lacking written authorization for emergency medical care signed by a parent/guardian.
Required correction: Review all child files. Immediately, written authorization must be given for emergency medical care and must be updated annually. Submit a written statement of compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 01/16/2025
2.220.A
Reviewed medication. Observed expired asthma medication in the Otters classroom.
2.209.B.4 · Correction due February 16, 2025
Reviewed 4 child files. Observed 1 file lacking current documentation of a health statement completed by a health care provider.
Required correction: Review all child files. The facility must have an updated copy of a health statement completed by a health care provider and must update annually. Submit a written statement of compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 02/16/2025
2.212.G · Correction due February 16, 2025
Reviewed 7 staff files. Observed D.P., hired 11/1/2024, lacking a medical statement signed and dated by a physician.
Required correction: Review all staff files. Within 30 days, all staff must obtain a medical statement signed and dated by a physician. Submit a written statement of compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 02/16/2025
2.213.G · Correction due February 16, 2025
Reviewed 7 staff files. Observed S.B., hired 8/19/24, lacking documentation of a child abuse prevention training.
Required correction: Review all staff files. Within 30 days of employment all staff must complete a Department-approved child abuse prevention training. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 02/16/2025
2.122.A · Correction due January 16, 2025
Reviewed the facility's fire inspection. Observed fire inspection dated 1/12/2023, expiring 1/12/2025.
Required correction: Immediately, the facility must have the facility inspected by the fire department at least every two (2) years. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 01/16/2025
Reviewed 4 child files. Observed 4 files lacking written authorization for topical preparation.
2.223.A.2 · Correction due January 16, 2025
In the Elephant classroom, 9 children were in attendance, however, 7 were signed in.
Required correction: Immediately, the time a child arrives must be recorded. Corrected at the time of visit, the teacher signed the children in. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 01/16/2025
2.229.C · Correction due January 16, 2025
In the Otter classroom and the Elephant classroom, dry erase cleaner labeled "keep out of reach of children" was in an unlocked closet, accessible to children. In the Elephant classroom, adhesive spray labeled "keep out of reach of children" was in an unlocked closet, accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be kept inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of visit, the director locked the closet. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 01/16/2025
2.230.B
In the Tree Frogs classroom, long string was in an unlocked drawer, accessible to children. In the Elephant classroom, extension cords were in an unlocked closet, accessible to children, causing a potential hazard.
Required correction: Immediately, indoor materials must be free of hazards. Submit a written statement of compliance by 2/16/2025.
2.237.D · Correction due January 16, 2025
In the Otter and Elephant classroom, personal bags were in an unlocked closet, accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, personal bags must be inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 01/16/2025
2.237.H · Correction due January 16, 2025
In the Toucans classroom, outlets accessible to children were uncovered.
Required correction: Immediately, all outlets accessible to children must be covered. Submit a written statement of compliance by 2/16/2025. Correct by 01/16/2025
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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How they teach
Creative Curriculum, play-based and faith-based
“We provide a loving, Christian environment that will help your child learn and develop under the guidance of qualified, understanding teachers.”
What it costs
$630 to $855 a month
Denver-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Part time
- $345 to $525 a month
- Application fee
- $150
A day here
- Hours
- 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Parents provide lunch daily (must meet 1/3 of daily nutritional needs); staff cannot reheat/warm food per licensing
- Outdoors
- Outside daily (min. 30 minutes); indoor alternative in the fitness room when below 20°F or above 90°F
- Diapers
- Parents supply diapers and wipes (stored in the classroom); diapering procedures apply only in the 2½'s classroom, which is licensed for diapering, and children are checked at least every 2 hours
- Screens
- Screen-free daily curriculum; an age-appropriate video may be shown on special occasions (e.g. Halloween, Valentine's Day)
- Updates for parents
- Procare app (sign-in/out, messaging, alerts) plus teacher emails, a weekly emailed Classroom Connection Letter, and a monthly emailed newsletter
- Schedule
- half-day
- Closed
- Closed for Thanksgiving (Nov 24-28), Christmas break (Dec 22-Jan 6), MLK Jr. Day (Jan 19), Presidents' Day (Feb 16), and Spring Break (Mar 23-27)
Policies
- When a child is sick
- 24-hour fever/contagion-free before return (excluding COVID-19); gastrointestinal illness requires 48 hours symptom-free per county health department
Details
- Website
- sjpreschool.org
- Address
- 3601 W Belleview Ave
- License
- 4310, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
- Ages they serve
- ages 2 1/2 to 5
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org/programs/curriculum
- Approach — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org/about-us/about-the-preschool
- Approach — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org/…/St-James-Parent-Handbook-25-26.pdf
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Diapers, Screens, Updates for parents, Hours, Closed — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org/…/St-James-Parent-Handbook-25-26.pdf
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org
Policies
- When a child is sick — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org/…/St-James-Parent-Handbook-25-26.pdf
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 sjpreschool.org/…/St-James-Parent-Handbook-25-26.pdf
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.