Primrose School of Westwoods
A child care center in Arvada, Colorado 80007
16395 W 64th Ave, Arvada, Colorado 80007.
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The short answer
Record last released by Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) on Nov 2, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
CDEC’s file lists 25 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Oct 6, 2026 (Injury).
24 citations in all.
Where Colorado posts its reports: Colorado Shines.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.
When those citations happened
24 citations in 10 months of the last 46. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each citation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.
Jun 11, 2026: supervisory (case 259377)2 citations
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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.
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Staff aides must be at least sixteen (16) years of age, must work directly under the supervision of the director or a toddler early childhood teacher, and must have completed eight (8) hours of orientation at the toddler program.
Nov 20, 2025: injury (case 265161)1 citation
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Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Oct 14, 2025: limited Supervisory (case 263686)2 citations
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The Trails child abuse and neglect records request must be made within ten (10) calendar days of the first day of employment for each employee or facility on the state-prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee.
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When supplied for an individual child, the sunscreen must be labeled with the child’s first and last name.
Aug 27, 2025: limited Supervisory (case 260499)2 citations
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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.
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Volatile substances such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items must not be stored in any area of the building used for childcare.
Jul 15, 2025: supervisory (case 237959)8 citations
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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At least one (1) staff member with the current Department-approved medication administration training and delegation must be on duty at all times.
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The individual health care plan must be updated at least every twelve (12) months from the date of the initial plan and as changes occur. The plan must include all information needed to care for the child, must be signed by the health care provider, parent(s)/guardian(s) and must include, but not be limited to, the following: Medical equipment or adaptive devices, including instructions;
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Over-the-counter medication must be kept in the originally labeled container and be labeled with the child’s first and last name.
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Mattresses for cribs and futons must have a properly fitted, clean sheet.
Jun 16, 2025: follow-up (case 257987)2 citations
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All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise
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The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.
Mar 11, 2025: injury (case 253344)3 citations
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Mattresses for cribs and futons must have a properly fitted, clean sheet.
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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.
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Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Jan 8, 2025: capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 250918)1 citation
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One (1) diaper change area is required in every infant and toddler classroom.
Aug 19, 2024: supervisory (case 210934)2 citations
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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.
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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.
May 13, 2024: injury (case 222311)1 citation
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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:
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Oct 6, 2026 | Injury (case 280519) | No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file. |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Injury (case 276754) | No citations; cleared Aug 12, 2026. |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Supervisory (case 259377) | 2 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file. |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Injury (case 272606) | No citations; cleared Jun 27, 2026. |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Injury (case 270699) | No citations; cleared Jun 27, 2026. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Injury (case 265161) | 1 citation; cleared Dec 3, 2025. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Injury (case 265702) | No citations; cleared Dec 3, 2025. |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Limited Supervisory (case 263686) | 2 citations; cleared Oct 29, 2025. |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Injury (case 264066) | No citations; cleared May 22, 2026. |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Injury (case 264112) | No citations; cleared May 22, 2026. |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Limited Supervisory (case 262158) | No citations; cleared Oct 14, 2025. |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Injury (case 263471) | No citations; cleared Oct 14, 2025. |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Limited Supervisory (case 260499) | 2 citations; cleared Oct 14, 2025. |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Injury (case 261116) | No citations; cleared Oct 14, 2025. |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Supervisory (case 237959) | 8 citations; cleared Jul 25, 2025. |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Follow-up (case 259312) | No citations; cleared Jul 18, 2025. |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Injury (case 257481) | No citations; cleared Jun 26, 2025. |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Follow-up (case 257987) | 2 citations; cleared Jun 26, 2025. |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Injury (case 253344) | 3 citations; cleared Mar 14, 2025. |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Injury (case 253820) | No citations; cleared Mar 14, 2025. |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 250918) | 1 citation; cleared Feb 18, 2025. |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Follow-up (case 247799) | No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file. |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Supervisory (case 210934) | 2 citations; cleared Aug 22, 2024. |
| May 13, 2024 | Injury (case 222311) | 1 citation; cleared Jun 5, 2024. |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Original (case 202870) | No citations; cleared Sep 26, 2023. |
Is it licensed?
- Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
- Licensed for 151 children: 16 infants, 47 toddlers, 88 preschool and school-age children.
- Colorado’s licence number: 1775099.
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.
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 CDEG3 Inc.
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 Jul 26, 2024, valid until Sep 30, 2027).
Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.
How does it compare nearby?
- Programs aren’t compared with each other here: CDEC’s file doesn’t grade its citations by how serious they are.
| Place | |
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| Primrose School of Westwoods This child care provider | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Inspections, investigations and complaints are from the file CDEC sent for a data request, from Jan 1, 2023, and the file it sends each month since. CDEC says its file may miss a program licensed during that time that is no longer licensed, and that its records may change as they are updated or finalized.
- CDEC’s file gives each rule cited, its category, and the days set to correct it and to clear the case, but not what the inspector wrote: Colorado Shines has each monitoring report. CDEC doesn’t grade citations by how serious they are.
- This page is built from the dataset of licensed child care facilities CDEC publishes monthly on data.colorado.gov, so a program licensed or closed since may be missing or still shown. It leaves out 24-hour licence types and care that is exempt from licensing.
- Colorado’s roster carries no enforcement actions, hours or staffing levels.
Sources
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Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report (data.colorado.gov, a9rr-k8mu).
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). data.colorado.gov’s terms ask for this disclaimer: “The data made available here has been modified for use from its original source, which is the State of Colorado. THE STATE OF COLORADO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTY AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. THE STATE OF COLORADO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The data is subject to change as modifications and updates are complete. It is understood that the information contained in the Web feed is being used at one’s own risk.” Facts are extracted; monitoring reports are not republished.
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Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023.
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it. No licence stated: CDEC sent this file for a data request that said it would be shown on a free public website. Its disclaimer says the data “is now subject to open records law”. Shown free, never sold.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC). Colorado’s own record is on coloradoshines.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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