Golden · Licensed center
Thrive Golden Ltd.
- Medium center, licensed for 67 children.
What the state has found
The state lists 12 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
- September 30, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since October 2023 · 3 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 9, 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.
Feb 2026 Limited Supervisory visit 2 findings
Limited Supervisory visit · February 9, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due February 9, 2026
One gallon sized can of paint and primer, accessible to children, in an unlocked lower cabinet below the sink in the Lookout Mountain classroom. This is a violation of stipulation L of the settlement agreement.
Required correction: Items labeled keep out of reach of children must be inaccessible to children. Correct by 2/9/26. The Director removed the paint and primer and placed it in a locked closet in the front office making the paint and primer inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 02/09/2026
2.229.G · Correction due February 9, 2026
One loose trash bag accessible to children, in an unlocked lower cabinet below the sink in the Lookout Mountain classroom.
Required correction: Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. The Director removed the trash bag and placed it in a locked closet in the front office making it inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 02/09/2026
Oct 2025 Limited Supervisory visit 1 finding
Limited Supervisory visit · October 2, 2025
2.223.A.2 · Correction due October 2, 2025
Obtain information through staff statements that staff did not complete written attendance verification during transition from the classroom to the shelter space during a lock down drill. This is a direct violation of stipulation E on the Settlement Agreement.
Required correction: Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Correct by 10/2/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 10/9/25. Correct by 10/02/2025
Apr 2025 Complaint
Complaint · April 29, 2025
2.223.A.1 · Correction due April 29, 2025
Via video footage and through staff statements that a child was left unsupervised for 16 seconds. The child left the Fossil Trace classroom and walked down the hallway before being intercepted by a staff member.
Required correction: All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise. Correct by 4/29/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 5/6/25. Correct by 04/29/2025
Apr 2025 Complaint Founded
Complaint · April 29, 2025
Jan 2025 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · January 7, 2025
2.122.A · Correction due January 7, 2025
The center to have a non-compliant health inspection.
Required correction: Obtain a compliant health inspection. Correct by 1/7/25. Document compliance to Specialist by 1/14/25. Correct by 01/07/2025
2.220.J
One expired epi-pen.
May 2024 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · May 15, 2024
Feb 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · February 14, 2024
2.122.A · Correction due February 14, 2024
Center to be lacking a current compliant fire inspection.
Required correction: Obtain a current and compliant fire inspection. Correct by 2/14/24. Document compliance to Specialist by 2/21/24. Correct by 02/14/2024
Jan 2024 Limited Supervisory visit 1 finding
Limited Supervisory visit · January 22, 2024
2.237.H · Correction due January 22, 2024
One lower electrical outlet to be missing an outlet cover in the Lookout Mountain classroom.
Required correction: In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers. Correct by 1/22/24. Director added an outlet cover to the exposed outlet. Corrected at the time of inspection. No response necessary. Correct by 01/22/2024
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
- Website
- thrivepreschool.com
- Address
- 17602 W 14th Ave
- License
- 1762617, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
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Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 thrivepreschool.com
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 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.