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7 Steps Learning Academy

A child care center in Arvada, Colorado 80003

7798 Vance Drive, Arvada, Colorado 80003.

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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 67 citations in 9 months of the last 46. Last cited Oct 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 14 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Oct 20, 2026 (Follow-up).

67 citations in all, 23 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

67 citations in 9 months of the last 46. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

67 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
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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.

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.

Oct 16, 2026: follow-up (case 281106)1 citation
  • A written policy regarding visitors to the center must be posted and a record maintained daily by the center that includes at a minimum the date, time, visitor’s name, and the purpose of the visit. At least one (1) piece of identification must be inspected for individuals who are unknown to personnel at the center.

    Rule 2.207.E. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 16, 2026.

Oct 15, 2026: complaints (case 280956)11 citations
  • The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information:

    Rule 2.206.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

  • All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.

    Rule 2.212.A. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

  • In the infant program, there must be a qualified infant program supervisor present sixty percent (60%) of the hours of operation of the infant program who is responsible for the care of the infants. An individual qualified as an infant early childhood teacher must be responsible during the remaining time.

    Rule 2.216.B.2.a. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

  • The director of the center must be present at the center at least sixty percent (60%) of any day that the center is open.

    Rule 2.217.A.3. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

  • In the infant room, soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs, futons approved for infants, or other approved sleep/rest equipment. Soft bedding means, but is not limited to, any soft sleep surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, comforters, sleep positioning devices, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diaper bibs, plush toys, pacifiers with stuffed animals attached, and stuffed animals.

    Rule 2.223.C.2. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

  • Toys, including mobiles and other types of play equipment that are designed to be attached to any part of sleeping equipment, must be kept away from sleeping infants and out of sleep environments, including hanging toys. Blankets and other items must not be hung from or draped over the sides or any part of sleeping equipment.

    Rule 2.223.C.4. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 16, 2026.

  • If preschool-age children are in care for longer than five (5) hours, the center must provide at least a thirty (30) minute rest period meeting the following: A firm cot or two (2) inch mat with a sheet and blanket, or other suitable covering, must be provided for each child;

    Rule 2.223.D.5.a. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

  • Children who do not sleep after thirty (30) minutes must be allowed to move to another area and be provided with quiet toys and equipment to play with such as puzzles or books; and

    Rule 2.223.D.5.c. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

  • All infants less than six (6) months of age must be held for bottle feeding. Bottles must not be propped. Older infants must not be allowed to hold their own bottles when lying flat. Bottles must not be allowed in a crib with the infant.

    Rule 2.224.B.2. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

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

    Rule 2.230.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

  • If the toddler program is combined with a large child care center or an infant program, toddler facilities, both indoor and outdoor, must be completely separate from facilities for other age groups, except as allowed by rule sections 2.232(A)(6) and (8). If the facility wishes to provide opportunities for a toddler to have occasional contact with siblings, plans must be approved by the Department licensing representative.

    Rule 2.233.C.2. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 15, 2026.

Jun 9, 2026: supervisory (case 259541)6 citations
  • All staff must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.213.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

  • 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.

    Rule 2.213.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

  • All staff must have at least one (1) hour of child development training within ninety (90) days of employment. This training must include the major domains (cognitive, social, emotional, physical development and approaches to learning). This training is required once and will count toward ongoing training requirements if taken after the date of hire.

    Rule 2.213.L. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

  • 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: Jul 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

  • 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:

    Rule 2.216.B.1.c. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

  • In infant nurseries, an adequate number of highchairs, or other suitable pieces of equipment that meet federal Consumer Product Safety Commission standards published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) at 16 CFR sections 1112 and 1321 (June 19, 2019), herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from the CPSC at https://www.ecfr.gov. These regulations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Bldg. C, Denver, CO 80246, during regular business hours;, must be provided for infant feeding.

    Rule 2.224.B.6. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

Jul 18, 2025: supervisory (case 236176)4 citations
  • 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 18, 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: Jul 18, 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: Aug 18, 2025.

  • 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 18, 2025.

Apr 1, 2025: follow-up (case 254761)5 citations
  • All staff must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.213.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 1, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 5, 2025.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

    Rule 2.213.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 1, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 5, 2025.

  • All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise

    Rule 2.223.A.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 1, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 5, 2025.

  • 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.

    Rule 2.223.A.2. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 1, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 5, 2025.

  • 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: Apr 1, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 5, 2025.

Jul 30, 2024: supervisory (case 206430)11 citations
  • The Trails child abuse or neglect records request must be made on the state-prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee within the following required time frames: Child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt providers must meet the following: For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.

    Rule 2.120.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2024.

  • Criminal background check requests must be 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-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes.

    Rule 2.121.D.4.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2024.

  • 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: Jul 30, 2024.

  • The center must maintain and update annually and upon changes, a record on each child that includes: A copy of the child’s health statement completed by a health care provider

    Rule 2.209.B.4. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 30, 2024.

  • 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: Aug 30, 2024.

  • All staff must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.213.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2024.

  • Staff working with infants less than twelve (12) months old must complete a Department-approved safe sleep training prior to working with infants less than twelve (12) months old. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.213.C. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2024.

  • Staff working with children less than three (3) years of age must complete a Department-approved prevention of shaken baby/abusive head trauma training prior to working with children less than three (3) years of age. This training must be renewed every two (2) years and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.213.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2024.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

    Rule 2.213.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2024.

  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (listed in rule section 2.208(D)) must complete the Department-approved Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training or other Department-approved training on implicit bias. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.213.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2024.

  • 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 30, 2024.

Aug 3, 2023: supervisory (case 185960)13 citations
  • Emergency drills, lockdown and active shooter on premises drills must be held at least quarterly, but often enough so that all occupants are familiar with the drill procedure and their conduct during a drill is a matter of established routine. Fire drills must be held monthly and be consistent with local fire department procedures. Tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. A record of all emergency drills held over the past twelve (12) months must be maintained by the facility or center, including date and time of drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate.

    Rule 7.701.100.F.2.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.

    Rule 7.701.32.D.1.a.. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • Prior to the original license being issued, following the renovation of the facility that would affect the licensing of the facility and at least every two (2) years thereafter, all child care facilities except family child care homes and Neighborhood Youth Organizations must be inspected and obtain an approving inspection report from the local department of health or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and from the local fire department. These reports must be maintained at the facility and be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

    Rule 7.701.34.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • 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 Office of Early Childhood, Division of Early Care And Learning the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: Any allegation of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect to a child that results in a mandatory report to law enforcement, or a county department of human or social services agency, or the child abuse reporting hotline as described in Section 19-3-304, C.R.S.

    Rule 7.701.52.B.1.d.. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • Pursuant to Section 19-3-304, C.R.S., any caregiver or staff member in a child care facility who has reasonable cause to know or suspect that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect or who has observed the child being subjected to circumstances or conditions that would reasonably result in abuse or neglect shall immediately upon receiving such information report or cause a report to be made of such fact to the state hotline, county department of human or social services or local law enforcement agency.

    Rule 7.701.53.B.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • 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: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • The center must maintain and update annually and upon changes, a record on each child that includes: A copy of the child?s health statement completed by a health care provider.

    Rule 7.702.34.B.4. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 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: Sep 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • 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.

    Rule 7.702.42.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • Topical preparations such as petroleum jelly, diaper rash ointments, sunscreen, insect repellent, and other ointments may be administered to children with written authorization from the parent(s)/guardian(s). These preparations may not be applied to open wounds or broken skin unless there is a written order by the prescribing health care provider.

    Rule 7.702.51.B.11. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • When away from the classroom, staff assigned to supervise the child must carry the emergency medication.

    Rule 7.702.51.B.7.b. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

  • At least three (3) examples of materials must be available to the children that are developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and represent diversity in ethnicity, race, gender, age, and abilities. Variety must exist in toys, books, and pictures.

    Rule 7.702.71.Q. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

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

    Rule 7.702.72.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023.

Jul 7, 2023: complaints (case 204846)2 citations
  • At all times during the operating hours of a family child care home, child care center, preschool, school age child care, 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 Human Services, Division Of Early Care And Learning, including the telephone number and mailing address. All 24-hour care agencies and facilities providing out-of-home care and day treatment centers must post in prominent and conspicuous location information regarding the procedures for filing a complaint with the Colorado Department of Human Services, division of child welfare, including the telephone number and mailing address. For foster care homes and child placement agencies, information for filing a complaint must be made available upon request.

    Rule 7.701.56.C.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 7, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 10, 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: Jul 7, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 10, 2023.

Jun 5, 2023: stage II (case 202522)10 citations
  • For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.

    Rule 7.701.32.D.1.a.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

  • 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 Office of Early Childhood, Division of Early Care And Learning the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: Any allegation of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect to a child that results in a mandatory report to law enforcement, or a county department of human or social services agency, or the child abuse reporting hotline as described in Section 19-3-304, C.R.S.

    Rule 7.701.52.B.1.d.. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

  • 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: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

  • Maximum Group Size for Children by AGES OF CHILDREN and MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE: 6 weeks to 18 months: 10 infants 12 months to 36 months: 10 toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 14 toddlers 2-1/2 years to 3 years: 16 children 3 years to 4 years: 20 children 4 years to 5 years: 24 children 5 years and older: 30 Children Mixed age group 2-1/2 to 6 years of age: 20 Children

    Rule 7.702.46.A.15. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

  • In the infant room, soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs, futons approved for infants, or other approved sleep/rest equipment. Soft bedding means, but is not limited to, any soft sleep surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, comforters, sleep positioning devices, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diaper bibs, plush toys, pacifiers with stuffed animals attached, and stuffed animals.

    Rule 7.702.62.C.2. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

  • Children must not be subjected to physical or emotional harm, humiliation, or threats.

    Rule 7.702.64.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

  • Items labeled ?keep out of reach of children? must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 7.702.71.C. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

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

    Rule 7.702.72.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

  • Any newly installed solid unitary materials used for resilient materials must have written documentation from manufacturer stating the material meet current federal safety standards. The documentation must be available for review at all times.

    Rule 7.702.72.C.1.d. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

  • In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

    Rule 7.702.91.H. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 14, 2023.

Jan 26, 2023: capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 193856)4 citations
  • In the toddler room, a crib, sleeping cot, or two (2) inch mat must be provided for each child, and there must be a minimum of two (2) feet between each crib or cot. Aisles between cots or cribs must be kept free of all obstructions while cribs are occupied. No child less than the age of two (2) years should use a cot for sleeping without written permission of the parent or guardian.

    Rule 7.702.62.D.4. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 1, 2023.

  • Durable furniture such as tables and chairs must be child-sized or appropriately adapted for children’s use.

    Rule 7.702.71.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 1, 2023.

  • In the toddler program, some play materials and equipment easily accessible to children must be provided from each of the following categories: Books and pictures

    Rule 7.702.71.S.1. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 1, 2023.

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

    Rule 7.702.72.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 26, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 1, 2023.

All 14 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 20, 2026Follow-up (case 281222)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Oct 16, 2026Follow-up (case 281106)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Oct 15, 2026Complaints (case 280956)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 11 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jun 9, 2026Supervisory (case 259541)6 citations; cleared Jun 26, 2026.
Jul 18, 2025Supervisory (case 236176)4 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jun 25, 2025Follow-up (case 258517)No citations; cleared Jun 25, 2025.
Apr 1, 2025Follow-up (case 254761)5 citations; cleared Apr 5, 2025.
Jul 30, 2024Supervisory (case 206430)11 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Aug 3, 2023Supervisory (case 185960)13 citations; cleared Aug 28, 2023.
Jul 7, 2023Complaints (case 204846)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; 2 citations; cleared Jul 10, 2023.
Jun 5, 2023Injury (case 198528)No citations; cleared Jun 5, 2023.
Jun 5, 2023Stage II (case 202522)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 10 citations; cleared Aug 14, 2023.
Apr 12, 2023Follow-up (case 199258)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jan 26, 2023Capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 193856)4 citations; cleared Feb 1, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 103 children: 10 infants, 39 toddlers, 54 preschoolers.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 1754550.
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 3 complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026. Outcomes, in CDEC’s words: Founded (2), Unfounded (1).
  • 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 13, 2026Complaints: FoundedReceived Oct 13, 2026; CDEC contacted the provider Oct 15, 2026; 11 citations; case 280956.
Jul 6, 2023Complaints: UnfoundedReceived Jul 6, 2023; CDEC contacted the provider Jul 7, 2023; 2 citations; cleared Jul 10, 2023; case 204846.
May 30, 2023Stage II: FoundedReceived May 30, 2023; CDEC contacted the provider Jun 5, 2023; 10 citations; cleared Aug 14, 2023; case 202522.

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 1 of five, as Colorado rates it.
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
7 Steps Learning Academy 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.

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:

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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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