Wheat Ridge · Licensed center
Wheat Ridge Learning Academy
- Small center, licensed for 39 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
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
- August 26, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2023 · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 26, 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 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · August 26, 2026
2.209.A.7 · Correction due August 26, 2026
reviewed 4 children files an observed ch 4 to have expired emergency medical authorization as of 7/7/2026.
Required correction: Obtain current emergency medical authorization for child and add to file and send written response to specialist with response. Correct by 08/26/2026
2.212.G
reviewed 11 staff files and observed staff 3 DOH 8/28/25, staff 8 DOH 7.9.26 and staff 9 DOH 5/1/26 to have no medical health statement.
2.230.C.8 · Correction due August 26, 2026
in toddler playground 2 interlocking block pieces blue to be broken and have sharp edges causing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: All outdoor areas used for children must be kept free from hazards correct immediately, corrected at time of visit staff removed blocks from playground. No response needed. Correct by 08/26/2026
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due August 26, 2026
in preschool playground a red and blue little tykes slide to be over 18 inches and have no resilient material in use zones . Observed in preschool playground a orange / blue and yellow little tyke climber to be over 18 inches and have no resilient material in use zone.
Required correction: All climbing equipment over 18 inches must have resilient material of 6 inches in use zones correct immediately. Corrected at time of visit director had all those little tykes taken out of playground area. No responsee needed. Correct by 08/26/2026
May 2025 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · May 6, 2025
Oct 2024 Supervisory visit 12 findings
Supervisory visit · October 23, 2024
2.219.B.2 · Correction due November 23, 2024
Reviewed six (6) children files and observed two (2) files to be missing current health statements or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The health statements on file were dated 4/21/2023 and 6/21/2023.
Required correction: Obtain health statements or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider for two (2) children. Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 11/23/2024
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed O.W., L.H., A.O., A.M. files to be missing a current Department-approved safe sleep training.
2.220.K · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed six (6) children files and observed one (1) file to be missing a dated written authorization from the child's parent(s)/ guardian(s) to administer topical preparations such as sunscreen and other ointments.
Required correction: Obtain a dated written authorization from the child's parent(s)/ guardian(s) to administer topical preparations such as sunscreen and other ointments for one (1) child.- Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/23/2024
2.209.A.1 · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed six (6) children files and observed one (1) child to be missing an admission record.
Required correction: Ortain an admission record for one (1) child. Correct immediately. Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/23/2024
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed O.W., V.R., L.R., A.O., L.G., F. G. L.H., and A.M. files to be missing a sign statement indicating that they have read and have been trained on the
2.213.B · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed O.W., V.R., L.R., F.G., L.H. and A.M. files to be missing a current Department-approved standard precautions training.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department-approved standard precautions training for O.W., V.R., L.R., F.G., L.H. and A. M. Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/23/2024
2.120.I · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed A.O.'s file to be missing a renewed TRAILS clearance letter. The Trails clearance letter on file was dated 4/21/2019.
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 A. O. have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letters for staff member A. O. Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/23/2024
2.213.D · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed F.G. file to be missing a current Department-approved prevention of shaken baby/abusive head trauma training. The certificate on file was dated 10/03/2022.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department-approved prevention of shaken baby/abusive head trauma training for F. G. Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/23/2024
2.213.G · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed O.W., V.R., L.R., F.G., L.H., and A.M. files to be missing a current Department-approved training about child abuse prevention.
Required correction: Obtain a current Department-approved training about child abuse prevention for O.W., V.R., L.R., F.G., L.H., and A. M. Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/23/2024
2.213.N
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed L.H., and A.M. files to be missing a current Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Immunization course. L.H. hire date was 6/1/2015 and A.M. hire date was 7/7/2015.
Required correction: Obtain a current Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Immunization course. L.H. and
2.133.B · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed O.W., V.R., L.R., A.O., L.G., F. G. L.H., and A.M. files to be missing a sign statement indicating that they have been trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms.
Required correction: Obtain a sign statement indicating that staff members O. W., V.R., L.R., A.O., L.G., F. G. L.H., and A.M. have been trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms. Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/23/2024
2.121.D.5 · Correction due October 23, 2024
Reviewed eight (8) staff files and observed A. O.file to be missing a renewed FBI clerance letter. The FBI clearance letter on file was dated 3/29/2019.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff memberAbigail O. have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI Clearance Letters for staff member A. O. Send verification with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/23/2024
Dec 2023 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · December 13, 2023
7.701.33.D.5 · Correction due December 13, 2023
Reviewed six (6) staff files and observed L. H. L.R., A.M., and L.G. to be missing an updated FBI and CBI clearance letter or verification of the submission of the inquiry from prior to the five (5) years. L.H. hire date was 7/7/2015, L.R. hire date was 7/7/2015, A.M. hire date was 7/7/2015 and L.G. hire date was 1/30/2017.
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 observed L. H. L.R., A.M., and L.G. have reviewed the PowerPoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI and CBI clearance letters for staff members L. H. L.R., A.M., and L.G. with written response to Specialist. Correct by 12/13/2023
Reviewed six (6) staff files and observed L. H. L.R., A.M., and L.G. to be missing an updated TRAILS clearance letter or verification of the submission of the inquiry from prior to the five (5) years. L.H. hire date was 7/7/2015, L.R. hire date was 7/7/2015, A.M. hire date was 7/7/2015 and L.G. hire date was
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
- 7300 W 38th Ave
- License
- 1671491, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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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.