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Blue Sky Kids, Inc. DBA the Goddard School

A child care center in Littleton, Colorado 80127

8010 Shaffer PKWY, Littleton, Colorado 80127.

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The short answer

Record last released by Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 33 citations in 8 months of the last 46. Last cited Jul 2026. Every month

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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 11 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Jul 28, 2026 (Follow-up).

33 citations in all, 6 of them from complaints and Stage II investigations.

Where Colorado posts its reports: Colorado Shines.

Source:

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

33 citations in 8 months of the last 46. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

33 citations by month over the last 4 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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Each citation, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

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.

Jul 28, 2026: follow-up (case 276063)9 citations
  • Within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the occurrence of a critical incident at the facility or within twenty-four (24) hours of a child’s return to the facility the licensee must report in writing to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: Any police or sheriff contact with the facility.

    Rule 2.124.A.1.k. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

  • At all times during the operating hours of a family child care home, child care center, preschool, school-age child care center, children’s resident camp and Neighborhood Youth Organization, the facility must post in a prominent and conspicuous location information regarding the procedures for filing a complaint with the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, including the telephone number and mailing address.

    Rule 2.127.C. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

  • All facilities, except family child care homes must post in every room of the child care facility, excluding bedrooms and living areas, the license capacity of the room and the staff-to-child ratio required by regulation to be maintained for the age of children cared for in the room.

    Rule 2.127.D. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

  • 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:Promote responsive and positive child, staff, and family relationships and interactions;

    Rule 2.206.B.8.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

  • Cots or pads must be spaced at least two (2) feet apart on all sides during rest time. Children must have a safe area in which to rest that is easily supervised, out of the path of traffic, and free of hazards.

    Rule 2.223.D.5.a.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

  • 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.

    Rule 2.225.A. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

  • Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.H. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

  • Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.

    Rule 2.230.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026.

Dec 22, 2025: supervisory (case 252086)3 citations
  • The following background check requests must be submitted and successfully completed for each state an individual has resided in, in the past five years, 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-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes:

    Rule 2.121.J.1. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 22, 2025.

  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission. This record must be updated annually and when changes occur. 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;

    Rule 2.209.A.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 22, 2025.

  • All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually.

    Rule 2.212.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 22, 2026.

Dec 22, 2025: injury (case 267424)1 citation
  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission. This record must be updated annually and when changes occur. 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;

    Rule 2.209.A.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 23, 2025.

Nov 3, 2025: complaints (case 264441)1 citation
  • Cots or pads must be spaced at least two (2) feet apart on all sides during rest time. Children must have a safe area in which to rest that is easily supervised, out of the path of traffic, and free of hazards.

    Rule 2.223.D.5.a.1. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 3, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 4, 2025.

Jan 31, 2025: supervisory (case 217524)4 citations
  • Each staff member of the facility must be trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms

    Rule 2.133.B. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 31, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 11, 2025.

  • All staff who work with children must complete a minimum of fifteen (15) clock hours of ongoing professional development each year, beginning with the start date of the employee. At least three (3) clock hours per year must be in the focus of social-emotional development.

    Rule 2.213.M. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 2, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 11, 2025.

  • Prior to being assigned a group of children, the infant program early childhood teacher must complete eight (8) hours of orientation in the infant program under the supervision of the infant program supervisor. The orientation may include, but not limited to, the following topics: Toys and equipment, appropriate activities for infants and toddlers, appropriate sleep positions for infants and toddlers, and the safe and appropriate diaper change technique.

    Rule 2.216.B.1.c.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 2, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 11, 2025.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 31, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 11, 2025.

Dec 5, 2024: injury (case 249333)1 citation
  • Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 5, 2024.

Feb 16, 2024: supervisory (case 197920)1 citation
  • Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 16, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 19, 2024.

May 30, 2023: complaints (case 202095)2 citations
  • All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise

    Rule 7.702.62.A.1. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 30, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 23, 2023.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 7.702.71.L. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 30, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 23, 2023.

Mar 23, 2023: supervisory (case 179401)8 citations
  • 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.

    Rule 7.702.34.A.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023.

  • All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually.

    Rule 7.702.41.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023.

  • At the time of admission, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child?s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child?s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.

    Rule 7.702.51.A.2.b. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023.

  • Swaddling of infants must only be allowed with a health care plan completed and signed by the child?s health care provider.

    Rule 7.702.62.C.11. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023.

  • Glitter must not be used with children under three (3) years of age.

    Rule 7.702.71.F. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

    Rule 7.702.71.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023.

  • A variety of play equipment and materials appropriate for children’s age, size, developmental needs, and activities must be provided for both indoor and outdoor structured and free play.

    Rule 7.702.72.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023.

  • Rooms licensed for specific ages of children cannot be used for other ages of children without the prior written approval of the licensing authority.

    Rule 7.702.81.A.3. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023.

Mar 23, 2023: complaints (case 197485)2 citations
  • Staff to Child Ratios by AGES OF CHILDREN and NUMBER OF STAFF 6 weeks to 18 months (infants): 1 staff member to 5 infants 12 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 5 toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 7 toddlers 2-1/2 years to 3 years: 1 staff member to 8 children 3 years to 4 years: 1 staff member to 10 children 4 years to 5 years: 1 staff member to 12 children 5 years and older: 1 staff member to 15 children Mixed-age group 2-1/2 yrs to 6 yrs: 1 staff member to 10 children

    Rule 7.702.46.A.14. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 5, 2023.

  • There must be assigned at least one (1) qualified Early Childhood Teacher supervising each group of children unless otherwise specified in rules. A Director may be the assigned teacher for one (1) group of children.

    Rule 7.702.46.A.7. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 5, 2023.

Mar 23, 2023: complaints (case 197476)1 citation
  • Staff to Child Ratios by AGES OF CHILDREN and NUMBER OF STAFF 6 weeks to 18 months (infants): 1 staff member to 5 infants 12 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 5 toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 7 toddlers 2-1/2 years to 3 years: 1 staff member to 8 children 3 years to 4 years: 1 staff member to 10 children 4 years to 5 years: 1 staff member to 12 children 5 years and older: 1 staff member to 15 children Mixed-age group 2-1/2 yrs to 6 yrs: 1 staff member to 10 children

    Rule 7.702.46.A.14. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 5, 2023.

All 11 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 28, 2026Follow-up (case 276063)9 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Dec 22, 2025Supervisory (case 252086)3 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Dec 22, 2025Injury (case 267424)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Nov 3, 2025Complaints (case 264441)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 1 citation; cleared Nov 4, 2025.
Jan 31, 2025Supervisory (case 217524)4 citations; cleared Mar 11, 2025.
Dec 5, 2024Injury (case 249333)1 citation; cleared Dec 5, 2024.
Feb 16, 2024Supervisory (case 197920)1 citation; cleared Feb 19, 2024.
May 30, 2023Complaints (case 202095)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 2 citations; cleared Jun 23, 2023.
Mar 23, 2023Supervisory (case 179401)8 citations; cleared Apr 25, 2023.
Mar 23, 2023Complaints (case 197476)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 1 citation; cleared Apr 5, 2023.
Mar 23, 2023Complaints (case 197485)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 2 citations; cleared Apr 5, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 138 children: 10 infants, 34 toddlers, 94 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 1507825.
Source:

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 (4).
  • Neither CDEC’s roster nor its file of inspections lists enforcement actions, such as fines or the revocation of a licence.
Source:

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.

Complaints and Stage II investigations, newest first
ReceivedCase and outcome, in CDEC’s wordsIn CDEC’s file
Oct 10, 2025Complaints: FoundedReceived Oct 10, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider Nov 3, 2025; 1 citation; cleared Nov 4, 2025; case 264441.
May 23, 2023Complaints: FoundedReceived May 23, 2023; CDEC contacted the provider May 30, 2023; 2 citations; cleared Jun 23, 2023; case 202095.
Mar 14, 2023Complaints: FoundedReceived Mar 14, 2023; CDEC contacted the provider Mar 23, 2023; 1 citation; cleared Apr 5, 2023; case 197476.
Mar 14, 2023Complaints: FoundedReceived Mar 14, 2023; CDEC contacted the provider Mar 23, 2023; 2 citations; cleared Apr 5, 2023; case 197485.

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.
Source:

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 May 21, 2021, valid until Sep 30, 2027).
Source:

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.
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Place
Blue Sky Kids, Inc. DBA the Goddard School This child care providerNot 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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