Lafayette · Licensed center
The Learning Experience
- Large center, licensed for 167 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
- August 18, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2024 · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 7, 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.
Aug 2026 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · August 18, 2026
May 2026 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · May 7, 2026
2.214.A.1 · Correction due May 7, 2026
Reviewed 17 staff files and observed Staff Member 2, who is employed as the Assistant Director and is director qualified by an ECPC Level 3 credential, lacking documentation of a large center director letter.
Required correction: Ensure all directors and assistant directors who are qualified by an ECPC Level III or higher, submit the credential to PDIS to obtain a director qualification letter. Correct immediately and provide documentation of Staff Member 2's large center director letter with written response to Specialist. Correct by 05/07/2026
2.213.F
Reviewed 17 staff files and observed Staff Member 1, who has a hire date of 7/18/2023 and is not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR training, lacking documentation of the First Aid and CPR Module training.
2.237.B · Correction due May 7, 2026
Chipped paint on the purple wall, accessible to children in the Toddler B classroom, chipped paint on the pink wall, accessible to children in the Preschool 3 classroom, and a finger sized hole in wall in the Toddler A classroom, all posing potential hazards to children.
Required correction: Ensure buildings are kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Correct immediately and document corrections in written response to Specialist. Correct by 05/07/2026
2.230.B · Correction due May 7, 2026
A torn rest mat accessible to children within the Preschool 1 classroom, posing a potential hazard.
Required correction: Ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings are sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. ***Corrected at the time of visit. Director immediately removed the torn rest mat, making it inaccessible to children and removing the potential hazard. Specialist verified program had adequate rest mats available to children in the classroom. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 05/07/2026
2.223.C.2.a · Correction due May 7, 2026
A loose fitting sheet in an empty crib used for a child within the Infant A classroom.
Required correction: Ensure all crib mattresses have properly fitted sheets. ***Corrected at the time of visit. Director immediately removed the loose crib sheet and replaced it with a properly fitted, clean sheet. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 05/07/2026
Jun 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · June 5, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due June 5, 2025
A staff puse in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children within the Preschool 3 classroom.
Required correction: Director immediately (6/5/2025) removed the staff purse and placed it inside a locked cabinet, making it inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 06/05/2025
Jul 2024 Supervisory visit 9 findings
Supervisory visit · July 8, 2024
2.229.D
Staples on a bulletin board within the Twaddlers classroom accessible to children under the age of 3 years old.
2.237.B · Correction due July 8, 2024
A broken gate within the Infant A classroom, broken blinds on two windows within the Infant B classroom, a dime sized hole and several smaller holes in the wall underneath a bulletin board in the Prepper A classroom, and a gap in the carpet edging within the Preschool 1 classroom, all posing potential hazards to children.
Required correction: Partially corrected at the time of visit. Director immediately (7/8/2024) moved a shelf in the Prepper A classroom to cover the holes in the wall. Immediately (7/8/2024) ensure all areas used for child care are kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 07/08/2024
2.127.D · Correction due July 8, 2024
Reviewed classroom postings and observed the Twaddlers and Make Believe classrooms lacking the required room capacity and staff-to-child ratio.
Required correction: Director immediately (7/8/2024) posted the required room capacity and staff-to-child ratios in both classrooms. NO RESPONSE NEEDED. Correct by 07/08/2024
2.230.B · Correction due July 8, 2024
Several torn books accessible to children within the Twaddlers and Preschool 1 classrooms.
Required correction: Director immediately (7/8/2024) removed the books from both classrooms, making them inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE NEEDED. Correct by 07/08/2024
2.221.C · Correction due July 8, 2024
Individual sunscreens not labeled with each child's first and last name within the Twaddlers and Prepper A classrooms.
Required correction: Director immediately (7/8/2024) labeled all sunscreens in both classrooms with each child's first and last name. NO RESPONSE NEEDED. Correct by 07/08/2024
Diaper rash creams for individual children lacking the child's first and last names within the Twaddlers and Prepper A classrooms.
2.138.A · Correction due July 8, 2024
Reviewed program's files and observed program lacking documentation of a lockdown drill conducted within 3 months of the previously documented lockdown drill.
Required correction: Immediately (7/8/2024) ensure that all drills, to include lockdown, are conducted and documented with the above listed information. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 07/08/2024
2.120.I · Correction due July 8, 2024
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed E.R. lacking an updated TRAILS clearance letter obtained prior to 5 years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that E.R. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of updated TRAILS clearance letter for E.R. with written response to Specialist. Correct by 07/08/2024
2.121.J.1 · Correction due July 8, 2024
Reviewed 21 staff files and observed R.C., who has resided outside of the state of Colorado within the past five years, lacking documentation of an Out of State Clearance Letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that R.C. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit verification that all documentation has been submitted to BIU for the Out of State clearance letter for R.C. with written response to Specialist. Correct by 07/08/2024
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
- 2314 Us Highway 287
- License
- 1713350, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 2
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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.