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Sally Holderness

A family child care home (three children under 18 months) in Gypsum, Colorado 81637

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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 31 citations in 5 months of the last 46. Last cited Jun 2026. Every month

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 5 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Jun 29, 2026 (Supervisory).

31 citations in all.

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

31 citations in 5 months of the last 46. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

31 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:

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.

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.

Jun 29, 2026: supervisory (case 260891)9 citations
  • Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department-approved training in standard precautions that meets current occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually.

    Rule 2.312.C. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 29, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

  • Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, and qualified substitutes must complete a Department approved course of training for medication administration. This course must be completed every three (3) years and can be applied towards ongoing annual training hours in the year that it is completed;

    Rule 2.312.E. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 29, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

  • Prior to working with children the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department approved training about child abuse prevention, including common symptoms and signs of child abuse how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect within thirty (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually.

    Rule 2.312.H. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 29, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

  • Prior to working with infants, the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department-approved safe sleep training. This training must be renewed annually.

    Rule 2.312.I. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 29, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of caring for children the primary provider and all individuals responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of the child immunization records must complete the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) immunization course. This training must be renewed annually.

    Rule 2.312.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission and updated annually or when any changes occur, unless otherwise specified in these rules. The admission record must include: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s) or guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility;

    Rule 2.320.A.7. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 29, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

  • Statements of health status of children less than two (2) years of age must be updated as required in writing by the health care provider, or in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care recommended schedule at https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/periodicity_schedule.pdf,(4th ed. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017) herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These recommendations are available at no cost from https://www.aap.org/. These recommendations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Denver, CO 80246, during regular business hours..

    Rule 2.321.A.4. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

  • Health statements for children over two (2) years to seven (7) years of age must be updated in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric HealthCare or as required in writing by health care provider.

    Rule 2.321.A.5. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

  • Any hazardous items and materials including but not limited to tools and medications must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.615.K. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 29, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026.

Aug 4, 2025: supervisory (case 235062)7 citations
  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of caring for children the primary provider, applicant 2, and the equally qualified provider must complete the Department-approved training “Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant.” This course is required once and will be counted toward ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.312.Q. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 3, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2025.

  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission and updated annually or when any changes occur, unless otherwise specified in these rules. Parent(s) and guardian(s) home and e-mail addresses; telephone numbers, including home, work, and cell numbers ; employer name and work address; and any special instructions as to how the parent(s) or guardian(s) may be reached during the hours that the child is in care at the family child care home;

    Rule 2.320.A.2. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2025.

  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission and updated annually or when any changes occur, unless otherwise specified in these rules. The admission record must include: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s) or guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility;

    Rule 2.320.A.7. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2025.

  • Health statements for children over two (2) years to seven (7) years of age must be updated in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric HealthCare or as required in writing by health care provider.

    Rule 2.321.A.5. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 3, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2025.

  • The premises of the family child care home must be kept safe and free from hazards to health at all times.

    Rule 2.335.D. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2025.

  • In rooms accessible to children, all electrical outlets and power strips must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed; all exposed light bulbs accessible to children in areas where children can play must have protective covers. Electrical cords must be in good condition and must not pose strangulation, falling, or tripping hazards.

    Rule 2.336.C.2. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2025.

  • All outdoor areas where children may pass or play must be kept free of animal contamination. All animal wastes must be promptly removed and inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.337.A.7. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2025.

Sep 4, 2024: original Change of Location/Type (case 232946)6 citations
  • Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a building and physical premises training. The training must include identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, vehicular traffic, handing and storage of hazardous materials, and the appropriate storage of biological contaminants.:

    Rule 2.312.F. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 11, 2024.

  • Stairways of more than four (4) steps, in indoor and licensed outdoor areas, that are accessible to children must have gates that prevent access from the area being used when children under two (2) years old are present. The gate may be taken down as long as the family child care home primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, qualified substitute, or staff member is providing direct supervision of the child who is learning climbing skills on the stairs.

    Rule 2.335.I. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 11, 2024.

  • All hazardous items and materials must be inaccessible to children including, but not limited to, office supplies, matches, plastic bags, cleaning and laundry materials, perfumes, curling irons, adult sharp scissors and knives, cosmetics, shaving lotions, hair products, poisonous plants, and all items labeled by manufacturer as “keep out of reach of children.”

    Rule 2.336.C.1. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 11, 2024.

  • In rooms accessible to children, all electrical outlets and power strips must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed; all exposed light bulbs accessible to children in areas where children can play must have protective covers. Electrical cords must be in good condition and must not pose strangulation, falling, or tripping hazards.

    Rule 2.336.C.2. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 11, 2024.

  • Window wells accessible to children must have covers that are in good condition and will protect children from falling into the window well. Window well covers must not prevent exiting from a basement window designated as the second exit.

    Rule 2.337.A.8. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 11, 2024.

  • Outdoor play space, including areas under decks must be free from safety hazards including, but not limited to, lawn mowers, tools, propane, gasoline, building scraps, and scrap metal.

    Rule 2.337.D.3. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 11, 2024.

Jul 17, 2024: supervisory (case 206907)5 citations
  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission and updated annually or when any changes occur, unless otherwise specified in these rules. The admission record must include: Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who can assume responsibility for the child in the event of an emergency if the parent(s) or guardian(s) cannot be reached immediately;

    Rule 2.320.A.4. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 17, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2024.

  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission and updated annually or when any changes occur, unless otherwise specified in these rules. The admission record must include: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s) or guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility;

    Rule 2.320.A.7. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 17, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2024.

  • All adult exercise equipment must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.335.X. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 17, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2024.

  • Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled.

    Rule 2.336.B.1. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 17, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2024.

  • All hazardous items and materials must be inaccessible to children including, but not limited to, office supplies, matches, plastic bags, cleaning and laundry materials, perfumes, curling irons, adult sharp scissors and knives, cosmetics, shaving lotions, hair products, poisonous plants, and all items labeled by manufacturer as “keep out of reach of children.”

    Rule 2.336.C.1. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 17, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 2, 2024.

Aug 10, 2023: supervisory (case 186273)4 citations
  • Prior to issuance of the license, the licensee and primary provider must complete:A State Department approved training in Standard Precautions that meets current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and may be counted towards ongoing training requirements. This Standard Precautions training can be included as part of the Pre-Licensing training, in which case the total number of hours for Pre-licensing training required in 7.707.A1 is increased to sixteen (16) clock hours, and Standard Precautions training may count as no more than one (1) hour of the sixteen (16) clock hours; and,

    Rule 7.707.32.A.4. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 5, 2023.

  • Statements of health status of children under two (2) years of age must be updated in accordance with the national pediatric recommended schedule for routine health supervision or as required in writing by health care provider.

    Rule 7.707.71.A.5. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 9, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 5, 2023.

  • The provider must obtain written authority to arrange for emergency medical care for each child. Written authorization to obtain emergency medical care must be on file prior to or on the first day of admission and must be re-authorized annually.

    Rule 7.707.71.B.1. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 5, 2023.

  • All outdoor play areas shall frequently be surveyed and must be kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris that could cause harm to children

    Rule 7.707.934.B. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 5, 2023.

All 5 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 29, 2026Supervisory (case 260891)9 citations; cleared Aug 11, 2026.
Aug 4, 2025Supervisory (case 235062)7 citations; cleared Aug 7, 2025.
Sep 4, 2024Original Change of Location/Type (case 232946)6 citations; cleared Sep 11, 2024.
Jul 17, 2024Supervisory (case 206907)5 citations; cleared Aug 2, 2024.
Aug 10, 2023Supervisory (case 186273)4 citations; cleared Sep 5, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Family Child Care Home (three children under 18 months); licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 6 children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 1509096.
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 no complaints or Stage II investigations for this program from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026.
  • 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.

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 2 of five, as Colorado rates it (awarded Dec 5, 2025, valid until Dec 5, 2028).
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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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.

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.

Source:

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

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An example nursing home

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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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