Longmont · Licensed center
The Bella Vita School
- Small center, licensed for 15 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state lists 4 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 29, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 29, 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 1 finding
Supervisory visit · June 29, 2026
2.229.M · Correction due June 29, 2026
Observed a ceramic mug and plate on a low shelf accessible to children under the age of 5 years old in the School House room.
Required correction: Brittle or easily breakable materials are not permitted for children under the age of 5 years old. *** Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff removed mug and plate from the classroom and made inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 06/29/2026
Aug 2025 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · August 5, 2025
2.230.C.3.c · Correction due August 5, 2025
Observed the climber on the playground to be over 18" and lacking a 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. The play structure had 2 play houses within the 6 foot use zone.
Required correction: Preschool climbing equipment must have a 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. *Corrected at the time of inspection. Director moved play houses. No response required. Correct by 08/05/2025
2.229.C · Correction due August 5, 2025
Observed 2 soaps in The School House bathroom labeled "keep out of reach of children" and accessible to children on the sink counter.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct by 08/05/2025
Sep 2024 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · September 27, 2024
2.213.L · Correction due October 27, 2024
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed T. to be lacking 1 hour of child development training.
Required correction: All staff must have at least 1 hour of child development training. This training is required once and will count towards ongoing training requirements. Correct by 10/27/2024
2.216.A.1.e · Correction due September 27, 2024
Reviewed 5 staff files and observed T. to have an expired rly childhood professional credential.
Required correction: An ECT assigned responsibility for a single group of children must have a current early childhood professional credential level II or higher in version 3.0 if using the credential pathway. Correct by 09/27/2024
2.223.A.2 · Correction due September 27, 2024
Observed transitions to the playground not being completed for every transition.
Required correction: Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Correct by 09/27/2024
2.229.E · Correction due September 27, 2024
Observed thumb tacks in the wall of the school house which is accessible to children under the age of 3.
Required correction: Thumb tacks must not be used in areas accessible to children under the age of 3. Correct by 09/27/2024
Sep 2023 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · September 28, 2023
7.702.71.H · Correction due September 28, 2023
Observed a packing tape with a serrated edge in an unlocked drawer accessible to children in The School House.
Required correction: Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Director moved packing tape to be inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 09/28/2023
7.702.71.M · Correction due September 28, 2023
Observed 3 ceramic breakable figurines on the sink in the bathroom and a glass jar on the sink accessible to children in The Cottage.
Required correction: Toys, toy parts, and materials of brittle or easily breakable plastic or glass are not permitted for children under the age of 5. Correct by 09/28/2023
7.702.42.D
Reviewed 4 staff files and observed T. to have an expired shaken baby training.
7.702.5.C.5 · Correction due September 28, 2023
Observed a health care plan with an expired parent signature.
Required correction: The individual health care plan must be updated at least every 12 months from the date of the initial plan and as changes occur. Correct by 09/28/2023
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
- 641 Terry St
- License
- 1561484, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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All checked July 2026.
Details
- Address, License, Quality program data.colorado.gov
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.