Lakewood · Licensed center
The Big Red Barn Christian Academy
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 48 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state lists 1 visit 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
- February 9, 2026
- On file
- 1 visit, February 2026
- Fixed?
- Shortlist has not read Colorado Department of Early Childhood’s reports for this provider, so what they cited is not known.
- Most serious
- Shortlist has not read the reports Colorado Department of Early Childhood published for these visits, so nothing here says what they found.
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.
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 11, 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
Play-based and faith-based
“Where little hearts learn big faith! ... Our mission is to spread God's love to your kiddos and to help them build a foundation of love, grace, and prayer.”
A day here
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Updates for parents
- Daily Communication Portal sends updates throughout the day on feedings, diaper changes, naps, activities, milestones, and photos
Details
- Address
- 1020 S Flower St
- License
- 1795051, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 bigredbarnchristianacademy.com
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked July 2026 bigredbarnchristianacademy.com
- Hours — Checked July 2026 bigredbarnchristianacademy.com
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 bigredbarnchristianacademy.com
- 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.