Arvada · Licensed center

The Learning Experience

What the state has found

The state lists 2 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 13, 2026
On file
2 visits since August 2025 · 2 complaint investigations
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 16, 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 2 findings

Complaint · August 13, 2026

2.217.A.14 · Correction due August 13, 2026

Identified by 11 staff members (SM) that facility is regularly out of ratio from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in infants, toddler and preschool classrooms. Identified that Preschool 2 had 33 children with two staff members on 8/13/2026. Identified that Toddler A had 13 children with 2 staff on 8/13/2026. This violation has been previously cited 5/5/2026,

Required correction: Maintain proper ch:staff ratio at all times. Correct by 08/13/2026

2.217.A.15 · Correction due August 13, 2026

Identified by SM that Preschool 2 had 33 children on playground today 8/13/26 exceeding max group size. Identified that Toddler A had 13 children with 2 staff on 8/13/2026.

Required correction: Maintain maximum group size at all times. Correct by 08/13/2026

State records file

Aug 2026 Complaint Founded

Complaint · August 13, 2026

The state’s report (PDF)

Jul 2026 Supervisory visit 13 findings

Supervisory visit · July 15, 2026

2.219.B.1 · Correction due July 16, 2026

Reviewed 8 children's files and observed CH 3 immunizations on non approved form.

Required correction: Obtain immunization on approved state form. Correct by 07/16/2026

Reviewed 21 staff files and observed missing documentation of TRIALs clearance letter for SM, 11 and 17

2.209.A.7 · Correction due July 16, 2026

Reviewed 8 children's files and observed CH 1 (ex. 1/31/26), CH 2 (ex. 5/30/23) CH 4 (ex. 6/19/26), CH5 (ex. 10/2/24), and CH8 (ex. 5/1/24) emergency medical authorization to be expired.

Required correction: Obtain documentation of current emergency medical authorization for all children in care. Correct by 07/16/2026

2.220.K

Reviewed 8 children's files and observed CH 3 and 5 missing sunscreen authorization.

2.206.A · Correction due July 16, 2026

Reviewed 8 children's files and observed missing documentation that parents of CH 1, 3, and 7 have received, signed and agree to follow center's policies and procedures.

Required correction: Obtain documentation that all parents/guardians have received, signed and agree to follow the center's policies and procedures. Correct by 07/16/2026

2.212.G · Correction due August 16, 2026

Reviewed 21 staff files and observed: SM1, SM 2, SM3, SM12, SM15, SM16, and SM20 needing updated subsequent self reported health history. Observed SM 7, sm 8, SM9, SM 10, SM 11, SM 14, and SM 18 missing medical statement signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider.

Required correction: Obtain documentation that all staff members submit to the center a medical statement signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider. verifying that they are in good mental, physical and emotional health appropriate for the position which they have been hired. Correct by 08/16/2026

2.219.B.2 · Correction due August 16, 2026

Reviewed 8 children's files and observed CH 8 medical statement to be expired. Observed CH 3 (ED 2/22/26), and CH 5 (ED 10/2/23) missing health status signed and dated by a health care provider.

Required correction: Obtain health statement who has seen the child within the last 12 months or within the last 6 months for children less than 2.5 years of age. Correct by 08/16/2026

2.121.D.4.a · Correction due July 16, 2026

Reviewed 21 staff files and observed missing documentation of CBI and FBI clearance letter for SM 19, and FBI for SM 11.

Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members 11 and 19 have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI and FBI clearance letters for staff members 11 and 19 with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 07/16/2026

2.213.C

Reviewed 20 staff files and observed missing documentation of current safe sleep training for SM 7 and SM 17.

2.213.B · Correction due July 16, 2026

Reviewed 20 staff files and observed SM 17 and 21 with expired Standard Precautions training.

Required correction: Obtain documentation of current Standard Precautions training for all staff. Correct by 07/16/2026

2.213.G · Correction due July 16, 2026

Reviewed 20 staff files and observed SM 17, and SM 21 with expired documentation of child abuse and neglect training.

Required correction: Obtain documentation of current child abuse and neglect training for all staff. Correct by 07/16/2026

2.213.L · Correction due August 16, 2026

Reviewed 21 staff files and observed missing documentation of child development training for SM 13.

Required correction: Obtain 1 hour of child development training for all staff. Correct by 08/16/2026

2.210.A.4 · Correction due July 16, 2026

Reviewed 21 staff files and observed missing DOH for SM 3, 7, 12, 16, 20, 21

Required correction: Obtain date of hire for all staff members. Correct by 07/16/2026

State records file

Aug 2025 Original-Change of Owner visit 6 findings

Original-Change of Owner visit · August 13, 2025

2.212.G · Correction due September 13, 2025

Reviewed 28 staff files and identified all staff to be missing a medical statement.

Required correction: All staff must submit a medical statement. Correct prior to approval of license and submit a written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 09/13/2025

2.213.G

Reviewed 28 staff files and identified SM 4, SM 12, SM 13 to be missing Child Abuse Prevention training.

2.120.C.1.a · Correction due September 13, 2025

Reviewed 28 staff files and identified Staff 4, Staff 6, Staff 11, Staff 15, Staff 16, Staff 17, Staff 22, Staff 28 to be missing TRAILS 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 staff members have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letters for staff members with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 09/13/2025

Reviewed 28 staff files and identified Staff 4, Staff 6, Staff 11, Staff 15, Staff 16, Staff 17, Staff 122, Staff 28

2.213.L · Correction due September 13, 2025

Reviewed 28 staff files and identified SM 4, SM 18, SM 20 to be missing at least one hour of Child Development training.

Required correction: The training must be completed. Correct prior to approval of license and submit documentation with written statement of compliance to specialist. Correct by 09/13/2025

2.121.J.1 · Correction due September 13, 2025

SM 28 to be lived outside of the State in the last 5 years and to be missing 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 staff member have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Out of State Clearance Letter for staff members with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 09/13/2025

State records file

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 9, 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
14815 W 64th Ave
License
1787642, active
Chain
The Learning Experience
Owner
The Learning Experience brand is owned by Harvest Partners, a private-equity firm. Most of its schools are owned by franchisees.

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Sources and dates

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Details

The private-equity firm Harvest Partners lists The Learning Experience as a current investment, made in July 2025, and describes it as a franchisor and operator of early childhood education schools. So a single center may be run by a franchisee or by the company. harvestpartners.com

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.