Denver · Licensed center
Washington Park Early Learning Center
- Small developmental center, licensed for 40 children.
What the state has found
The state lists 4 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
- October 7, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 9, 2025. 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.
Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · December 9, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due December 9, 2025
The following items labeled "keep out of reach of children" and accessible to children: Dish soap on the sink, baby wipes in the restroom in the Preschool classroom and shaving cream on a low shelf, dish soap on the sink in the Extended day classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (12/9/25) ensure all items labeled "Keep out of reach of children" are in accessible to children at all times. Director moved all items list above to an area inaccessible to children at the time of the inspection. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 12/09/2025
2.229.L
Small paper flowers in the dramatic play area of the Early Learners classroom accessible to children less than 3 years of age and posing a potential choking hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (12/9/25) ensure that all items accessible to children less than 3 years of age do not pose a potential choking hazard. Director removed the paper flowers from the classroom at the time of the inspection making
2.120.I · Correction due December 9, 2025
Reviewed staff files for 6 staff members and observed 1 staff member (SM4) lacking documentation of a current TRAILS background check (Expired 10/20/25).
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the above listed staff have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of current TRAILS clearance letter for staff listed above with written response to Specialist. Correct by 12/09/2025
Mar 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · March 13, 2024
2.229.C · Correction due March 13, 2024
Preschool room to have the following "keep out of reach of children" items on craft shelf by door accessible to children: 7 cans of shaving cream.
Required correction: All "keep out of reach of children items" must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately. Corrected at time of visit. Lead teacher placed all items on a shelf inaccessibled to children. No further action needed at this time. Correct by 03/13/2024
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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How they teach
Developmental and play-based
“At WPELC we believe children learn best through play with an emphasis on social-emotional development.”
What it costs
- Application fee
- $65
A day here
- Schedule
- half-day, part-week
- Closed
- 7 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed for Labor Day, Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, and Spring Break
Details
- Website
- wpelc.org
- Address
- 326 E Colorado Ave
- License
- 47110, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 wpelc.org
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 wpelc.org
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 wpelc.org
- Closed — Checked July 2026 wpelc.org/…/WPELC-2026-2027-Calendar.-All-Events.pdf
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 wpelc.org
- Address — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 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.