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Thrive Golden Ltd.

A child care center in Golden, Colorado 80401

17602 W 14th Ave, Golden, Colorado 80401.

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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 24 citations in 14 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 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 34 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Oct 8, 2026 (Injury).

24 citations in all, 3 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

24 citations in 14 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

24 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.

Sep 30, 2026: supervisory (case 265566)3 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 or the potential for unsupervused access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access or the potential for unsupervised access to children.

    Rule 2.120.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 2, 2026.

  • Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed prior to an individual caring for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access or the potentail to have 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: Sep 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 2, 2026.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and annually, all staff responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of the child immunizations records must complete the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment immunization course.

    Rule 2.213.N. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 30, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 2, 2026.

Feb 9, 2026: limited Supervisory (case 269464)2 citations
  • 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 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 9, 2026.

  • Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.G. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 9, 2026.

Oct 2, 2025: limited Supervisory (case 262460)1 citation
  • 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: Oct 2, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 10, 2025.

Oct 2, 2025: follow-up (case 263932)1 citation
  • 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: Oct 2, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 10, 2025.

Apr 29, 2025: complaints (case 255941)1 citation
  • 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 30, 2025.

Mar 31, 2025: injury (case 254483)2 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: Mar 31, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 31, 2025.

  • The infant program must have an infant program supervisor who meets at least one (1) of the following qualifications:

    Rule 2.216.B.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 31, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 31, 2025.

Jan 7, 2025: supervisory (case 217397)2 citations
  • 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 2.122.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 7, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 10, 2025.

  • If a medication is out of date or left over, the parent(s)/guardian(s) is responsible for picking up the medication. If the parent(s)/guardian(s) do not respond, the center must dispose of the medications as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

    Rule 2.220.J. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 7, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 10, 2025.

Sep 12, 2024: injury (case 242367)3 citations
  • 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 2.230.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 12, 2024.

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

    Rule 2.237.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 12, 2024.

  • Centers must comply with the locally adopted fire code, including but not limited to the following: In every building or structure, exits must be arranged and maintained so as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it is occupied. No lock or fastening to prevent free escape from the inside of any building can be installed. Only panic hardware or single-action hardware is permitted on a door or on a pair of doors. All door hardware must be within the reach of children.

    Rule 2.238.C. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 12, 2024.

May 15, 2024: stage II (case 222409)2 citations
  • 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 county department of human or social services, the local law enforcement agency, or through the child abuse hotline reporting system as set forth in section 26-5-111, C.R.S.

    Rule 2.126.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 15, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2024.

  • 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 15, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2024.

Feb 14, 2024: supervisory (case 198694)1 citation
  • 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 2.122.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 14, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 26, 2024.

Jan 22, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 214636)1 citation
  • In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

    Rule 2.237.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 22, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 24, 2024.

Aug 23, 2023: limited Supervisory (case 206064)1 citation
  • All outdoor play areas used for children?s activities must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to children to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.

    Rule 7.702.72.C.8. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.

Jul 27, 2023: limited Supervisory (case 204649)1 citation
  • All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

    Rule 7.702.72.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 11, 2023.

May 19, 2023: follow-up (case 201813)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. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 19, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 8, 2023.

  • 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 7.702.62.A.2. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 19, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 8, 2023.

Apr 4, 2023: supervisory (case 180755)1 citation
  • Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

    Rule 7.702.91.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 3, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 12, 2023.

All 34 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 8, 2026Injury (case 280696)No citations; cleared Oct 8, 2026.
Sep 30, 2026Supervisory (case 265566)3 citations; cleared Oct 2, 2026.
Sep 9, 2026Injury (case 278804)No citations; cleared Sep 9, 2026.
Jun 3, 2026Injury (case 274332)No citations; cleared Jun 3, 2026.
May 27, 2026Injury (case 274070)No citations; cleared May 27, 2026.
Feb 9, 2026Injury (case 269211)No citations; cleared Feb 9, 2026.
Feb 9, 2026Limited Supervisory (case 269464)2 citations; cleared Feb 9, 2026.
Nov 5, 2025Supervisory (case 250785)No citations; cleared Nov 5, 2025.
Oct 2, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 262460)1 citation; cleared Oct 10, 2025.
Oct 2, 2025Follow-up (case 263932)1 citation; cleared Oct 10, 2025.
Sep 3, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 261295)No citations; cleared Sep 3, 2025.
Sep 3, 2025Injury (case 261714)No citations; cleared Sep 3, 2025.
Aug 11, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 259128)No citations; cleared Aug 11, 2025.
Jul 9, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 257974)No citations; cleared Jul 9, 2025.
Apr 29, 2025Complaints (case 255941)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 1 citation; cleared Apr 30, 2025.
Mar 31, 2025Injury (case 254483)2 citations; cleared Mar 31, 2025.
Mar 31, 2025Follow-up (case 254689)No citations; cleared Apr 11, 2025.
Jan 7, 2025Supervisory (case 217397)2 citations; cleared Jan 10, 2025.
Sep 12, 2024Injury (case 242367)3 citations; cleared Sep 12, 2024.
Jul 8, 2024Injury (case 234153)No citations; cleared Jul 8, 2024.
May 15, 2024Injury (case 219172)No citations; cleared May 15, 2024.
May 15, 2024Stage II (case 222409)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 2 citations; cleared May 21, 2024.
May 15, 2024Stage II (case 222466)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; no citations; cleared May 15, 2024.
May 15, 2024Complaints (case 222510)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; no citations; cleared May 15, 2024.
Feb 14, 2024Supervisory (case 198694)1 citation; cleared Feb 26, 2024.
Jan 22, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 214636)1 citation; cleared Jan 24, 2024.
Jan 22, 2024Injury (case 215548)No citations; cleared Jan 22, 2024.
Nov 7, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 210909)No citations; cleared Nov 7, 2023.
Oct 10, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 209413)No citations; cleared Oct 13, 2023.
Sep 13, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 208088)No citations; cleared Sep 13, 2023.
Aug 23, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 206064)1 citation; cleared Aug 25, 2023.
Jul 27, 2023Limited Supervisory (case 204649)1 citation; cleared Aug 11, 2023.
May 19, 2023Follow-up (case 201813)2 citations; cleared Jun 8, 2023.
Apr 4, 2023Supervisory (case 180755)1 citation; cleared May 12, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 67 children: 10 infants, 17 toddlers, 40 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 1762617.
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 (2), Unfounded (2).
  • 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
Apr 28, 2025Complaints: FoundedReceived Apr 28, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider Apr 29, 2025; 1 citation; cleared Apr 30, 2025; case 255941.
May 3, 2024Stage II: FoundedReceived May 3, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider May 15, 2024; 2 citations; cleared May 21, 2024; case 222409.
May 6, 2024Stage II: UnfoundedReceived May 6, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider May 15, 2024; no citations; cleared May 15, 2024; case 222466.
May 7, 2024Complaints: UnfoundedReceived May 7, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider May 15, 2024; no citations; cleared May 15, 2024; case 222510.

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 Jan 3, 2023, 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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Thrive Golden Ltd. 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:

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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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