Commerce City · Licensed center
University Prep - Commerce City
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- 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
- April 15, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 15, 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.
Apr 2026 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · April 15, 2026
2.219.B.2 · Correction due May 15, 2026
Reviewed 4 children files and found 4 without documentation of health statements.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required health forms. Correct by 05/15/2026
2.229.C
In room 10 there was Vaseline on the counter labeled "keep out of reach" and accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that items labeled "keep out of reach" are inaccessible at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at
2.229.G · Correction due April 15, 2026
In an unlocked cabinet there were loose Ziploc bags accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that loose plastic bags are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by locking the cabinet and making inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 04/15/2026
2.230.B · Correction due April 15, 2026
On the outdoor playground there was exposed weed barrier in the rubber mulch posing a potential hazard.
Required correction: Ensure that outdoor play areas are free from hazards. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 5/15/26. Correct by 04/15/2026
2.138.A · Correction due April 15, 2026
Reviewed the drill log and found no documentation of a fire nor tornado drill being preformed in October 2025.
Required correction: Moving forward ensure that drills are preformed and documented according to rules and regulations. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 5/15/26. Correct by 04/15/2026
May 2025 Supervisory visit 12 findings
Supervisory visit · May 8, 2025
2.127.D · Correction due May 8, 2025
No max capacity was posted in the classroom.
Required correction: Ensure that the capacity of the classroom is posted. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by posting the capacity in the room. No response required. Correct by 05/08/2025
2.219.B.2
Reviewed 4 children files and found 3 without documentation of health statements.
2.213.B · Correction due May 8, 2025
Reviewed 5 staff files and found A.C. with an expired standard precautions training. (Exp: 1/19/25)
Required correction: Obtain and maintain required training for all staff at the center. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 6/8/25. Correct by 05/08/2025
2.213.H · Correction due June 8, 2025
Reviewed 5 staff files and found A.C. (DOH: 9/20/24) without documentation of a completed Introduction to early intervention and preschool special education training within 90 days of hire.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain required training for all staff at the center. Correct by 06/08/2025
2.217.C.8 · Correction due May 8, 2025
Reviewed the Nurse Consultant file and found the immunization training to be expired (Exp: 11/13/24).
Required correction: Obtain and maintain required training for all staff at the center. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 6/8/25 Correct by 05/08/2025
2.219.B.1
Reviewed 4 children files and found 2 without documentation of immunizations.
2.121.J.1 · Correction due May 8, 2025
Reviewed 5 staff files and found J.B. without documentation of a completed out of state back ground check.
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 J. B. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Out of State Clearance Letter for staff member J. B. with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 05/08/2025
2.222.A.1.b
In the classroom diapers and wipes were accesible to children in the bathrooms.
2.229.B · Correction due May 8, 2025
In the classroom there was a window blind cord hanging down, accessible to children and creating a potential strangulation hazard.
Required correction: Ensure that all blind cords are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by wrapping the cord up and making it inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 05/08/2025
2.229.M · Correction due May 8, 2025
In the classroom there was a glass flower vase accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure that items that are easily breakable are inaccessible to children under the age of 5 years. Correct immediately. ** corrected at time of visit by moving the vase to a higher location and making it inaccessible. No response required. Correct by 05/08/2025
2.230.B · Correction due May 8, 2025
In the classroom there was a unplugged computer charging cord accessible to children and creating a potential shock hazard. On the playground there was weed barrier exposed creating a potential tripping hazard.
Required correction: Ensure that all indoor and outdoor areas are free from hazards. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 6/8/25. Correct by 05/08/2025
Reviewed the drill log and found that there was no tornado drills preformed in August, September and October 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
- 6201 Holly St.
- License
- 1780378, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 2
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Details
- 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
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.