Northglenn · Licensed center
Step By Step Child Development Center
- Large center, licensed for 136 children.
- 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
- March 3, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 3, 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.
Mar 2026 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · March 3, 2026
2.213.F · Correction due April 3, 2026
Reviewed 18 staff files. One staff missing documentation of a current Introduction to First Aid and CPR training.
Required correction: All staff not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR must complete the module, and it must be renewed every 2 years. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 04/03/2026
2.229.L
In Toddler 1, toys on the art shelf for use with playdough contained small parts that are a choke hazard for children under 3 years old.
Required correction: Immediately, all toys and toy parts accessible to children under 3 years old must not be a choke hazard.
2.230.B · Correction due March 3, 2026
In the hallway outside of Preschool 2, the corner of the rug was curled creating a tripping hazard. On the playground, there were rusting metal toys for the mud kitchen and broken plastic stacking blocks.
Required correction: Immediately, all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be safe and free of hazards at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 03/03/2026
2.237.B · Correction due March 3, 2026
Throughout the building there is chipped paint on the corners of walls and columns. In the UPK classroom, one of the electrical outlet covers was broken.
Required correction: Immediately, buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Submit a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 03/03/2026
2.237.H · Correction due March 3, 2026
In the UPK classroom and Toddler 2 classroom, there were electrical outlets without protective covers and were accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all electrical outlets accessible to children must have protective covers at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 03/03/2026
Apr 2025 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · April 23, 2025
2.122.A · Correction due May 23, 2025
Observed the last fire inspection to be in 2022.
Required correction: Local fire department must inspect a facility every two years. Correct within 30 days. Correct by 05/23/2025
2.206.A
Reviewed 10 child files and found 1 to be missing policies and procedure sign off.
2.209.B.4 · Correction due May 23, 2025
Reviewed 10 child files and found one to be missing and two expired health statements.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain current health statements for all children. Correct within 30 days. Correct by 05/23/2025
2.220.K · Correction due April 23, 2025
Reviewed 10 child files and found 2 to be missing topical forms.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain a topical forms for both students. Correct immediately. Correct by 04/23/2025
2.230.B · Correction due April 23, 2025
Observed 3 trikes with broken grips on the playground.
Required correction: All outdoor materials must be safe and free from hazards. Correct immediately. Corrected at the time of inspection, the trikes were removed. No response required. Correct by 04/23/2025
Jun 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · June 10, 2024
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due June 10, 2024
J.R. was observed working alone in the school-age classroom. J. has a CBI background clearance letter in their staff file, but did not have completed FBI clearance letter or TRAILS clearance letter results. Specialist observed documentation that both missing checks have been submitted. J.'s DOH is 6/3/2024.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff member J. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI and TRAILS Clearance Letters for staff member J. with written response to Specialist. Correct immediately. *Corrected at the time of inspection, assistant director went into the school-age classroom with J. Correct by 06/10/2024
2.213.F
Reviewed 22 staff files and observed R.R. to be missing documentation of CPR/First Aide certification and PDIS module. R.'s DOH is 3/18/2024.
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
- 10689 Melody Dr
- License
- 22432, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 5
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All checked July 2026.
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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.