Meadowood Child Development Center
A preschool program in Aurora, Colorado 80013
3333 S Norfolk WAY, Aurora, Colorado 80013.
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The short answer
Record last released by Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) on Nov 2, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
CDEC’s file lists 28 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on May 20, 2026 (Complaints).
23 citations in all, 12 of them from complaints and Stage II investigations.
Where Colorado posts its reports: Colorado Shines.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.
When those citations happened
23 citations in 6 months of the last 46. Last cited Oct 2025. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each citation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.
Oct 30, 2025: injury (case 264971)1 citation
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Every five (5) years, requests for FBI criminal record checks must be renewed by completing the fingerprint process at an approved vendor. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the request must be obtained prior to five (5) years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.
May 15, 2025: stage II (case 256221)4 citations
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The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: 7. The procedure for identifying where children are at all times including times of transition;
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All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.
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All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise
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The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.
May 15, 2025: limited Supervisory (case 255765)3 citations
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Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.
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Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
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Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Feb 24, 2025: supervisory (case 220479)1 citation
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Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees caring for children, not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR, must complete the Department-approved Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. The module must be renewed every two (2) years.
Jan 27, 2025: stage II (case 250925)3 citations
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An agency or facility must not interview staff or children regarding the specific allegation(s) of child abuse or child neglect until the county department of human or social services and/or local law enforcement agency has had the opportunity to interview all appropriate individuals and completed their investigation.
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All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.
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Children must not be subjected to physical or emotional harm, humiliation, or threats.
Oct 23, 2024: stage II (case 234519)5 citations
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The center’s procedure on positive guidance, behavior expectations, positive instruction, supporting positive behaviors, as well as strategies and techniques for supporting children with challenging behaviors, including how the center will: Provide individualized social and emotional intervention supports for children who need them, including methods for understanding child behavior; and developing, adopting, and implementing a team-based positive behavior support plan with the intent to reduce challenging behavior and prevent suspensions and expulsions.
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All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.
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Guidance used at the center must be appropriate to the development of the child and is used as an opportunity to teach children social-emotional skills, such as self-regulation, problem-solving, and empathy for others.
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Children must not be subjected to physical or emotional harm, humiliation, or threats.
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Verbal abuse and derogatory remarks about the child are not permitted.
Sep 19, 2023: supervisory (case 187177)6 citations
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Criminal background check requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to an individual caring for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access to children in child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-aged child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes.
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The admission record must include: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s)/guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility.
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All staff must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training that meets current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.
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At the time of admission, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Health statements for children over two (2) years of age to seven (7) years of age must be updated in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended schedule for routine well child exams.
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All diaper change areas must: Have a place inaccessible to children for storing all diaper change supplies and disinfecting solutions and products.
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The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.
All 28 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 20, 2026 | Complaints (case 273628) | Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; no citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file. |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Injury (case 272758) | No citations; cleared Apr 29, 2026. |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Injury (case 270483) | No citations; cleared Mar 19, 2026. |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Supervisory (case 253069) | No citations; cleared Jan 27, 2026. |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Limited Supervisory (case 268780) | No citations; cleared Jan 27, 2026. |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Follow-up (case 266963) | No citations; cleared Jan 8, 2026. |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Follow-up (case 266964) | No citations; cleared Jan 8, 2026. |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Limited Supervisory (case 266098) | No citations; cleared Nov 17, 2025. |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Injury (case 264971) | 1 citation; cleared Nov 6, 2025. |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Limited Supervisory (case 261913) | No citations; cleared Sep 16, 2025. |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Limited Supervisory (case 256917) | No citations; cleared Aug 20, 2025. |
| May 15, 2025 | Limited Supervisory (case 255765) | 3 citations; cleared May 27, 2025. |
| May 15, 2025 | Stage II (case 256221) | Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 4 citations; cleared May 27, 2025. |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Limited Supervisory (case 254714) | No citations; cleared Apr 23, 2025. |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Follow-up (case 254371) | No citations; cleared Mar 24, 2025. |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Supervisory (case 220479) | 1 citation; cleared Mar 19, 2025. |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Follow-up (case 253004) | No citations; cleared Feb 24, 2025. |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Stage II (case 250925) | Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 3 citations; cleared Feb 3, 2025. |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Follow-up (case 251794) | No citations; cleared Jan 27, 2025. |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Follow-up (case 250821) | No citations; cleared Jan 8, 2025. |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Follow-up (case 249249) | No citations; cleared Dec 16, 2024. |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Stage II (case 234519) | Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 5 citations; cleared Dec 6, 2024. |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Follow-up (case 247022) | No citations; cleared Oct 23, 2024. |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Supervisory (case 209709) | No citations; cleared Apr 4, 2024. |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Supervisory (case 187177) | 6 citations; cleared Oct 4, 2023. |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Injury (case 207962) | No citations; cleared Sep 19, 2023. |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Injury (case 208297) | No citations; cleared Sep 19, 2023. |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 206850) | No citations; cleared Aug 10, 2023. |
Is it licensed?
- Colorado’s service type: Preschool Program; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
- Licensed for 205 children: 205 preschool and school-age children.
- Colorado’s licence number: 10842.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.
What did complaints and investigations find?
- CDEC’s file lists 4 complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026. Outcomes, in CDEC’s words: Founded (3), Unfounded (1).
- Neither CDEC’s roster nor its file of inspections lists enforcement actions, such as fines or the revocation of a licence.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.
| Received | Case and outcome, in CDEC’s words | In CDEC’s file |
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| May 13, 2026 | Complaints: Unfounded | Received May 13, 2026; CDEC contacted the provider May 20, 2026; no citations; case 273628. |
| May 2, 2025 | Stage II: Founded | Received May 2, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider May 15, 2025; 4 citations; cleared May 27, 2025; case 256221. |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Stage II: Founded | Received Jan 8, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider Jan 27, 2025; 3 citations; cleared Feb 3, 2025; case 250925. |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Stage II: Founded | Received Jul 11, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Oct 23, 2024; 5 citations; cleared Dec 6, 2024; case 234519. |
Who does the caring?
- Colorado doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual programs in this dataset.
Who owns it?
- Colorado’s dataset lists its governing body as NA.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.
How is it rated?
- Colorado Shines: Level 4 of five, as Colorado rates it (awarded Jan 31, 2025, valid until Jan 31, 2028).
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.
How does it compare nearby?
- Programs aren’t compared with each other here: CDEC’s file doesn’t grade its citations by how serious they are.
| Place | |
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| Meadowood Child Development Center This child care provider | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Inspections, investigations and complaints are from the file CDEC sent for a data request, from Jan 1, 2023, and the file it sends each month since. CDEC says its file may miss a program licensed during that time that is no longer licensed, and that its records may change as they are updated or finalized.
- CDEC’s file gives each rule cited, its category, and the days set to correct it and to clear the case, but not what the inspector wrote: Colorado Shines has each monitoring report. CDEC doesn’t grade citations by how serious they are.
- This page is built from the dataset of licensed child care facilities CDEC publishes monthly on data.colorado.gov, so a program licensed or closed since may be missing or still shown. It leaves out 24-hour licence types and care that is exempt from licensing.
- Colorado’s roster carries no enforcement actions, hours or staffing levels.
Sources
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Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report (data.colorado.gov, a9rr-k8mu).
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). data.colorado.gov’s terms ask for this disclaimer: “The data made available here has been modified for use from its original source, which is the State of Colorado. THE STATE OF COLORADO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTY AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. THE STATE OF COLORADO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The data is subject to change as modifications and updates are complete. It is understood that the information contained in the Web feed is being used at one’s own risk.” Facts are extracted; monitoring reports are not republished.
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Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023.
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it. No licence stated: CDEC sent this file for a data request that said it would be shown on a free public website. Its disclaimer says the data “is now subject to open records law”. Shown free, never sold.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC). Colorado’s own record is on coloradoshines.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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