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Smoky Hill KinderCare

A child care center in Centennial, Colorado 80015

18585 E Smoky Hill Rd, Centennial, Colorado 80015.

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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 84 citations in 11 months of the last 46. Last cited Nov 2025. 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 36 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Sep 25, 2026 (Injury).

84 citations in all, 28 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

84 citations in 11 months of the last 46. Last cited Nov 2025. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

84 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.

Nov 17, 2025: probationary (case 264979)1 citation
  • Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 17, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 17, 2025.

Sep 24, 2025: stage II (case 262696)10 citations
  • 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.

    Rule 2.120.D. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

  • 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: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

  • An agency or facility must not interview staff or children regarding the specific allegation(s) of child abuse or child neglect until the county department of human or social services and/or local law enforcement agency has had the opportunity to interview all appropriate individuals and completed their investigation.

    Rule 2.126.D.3. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

  • The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The center’s procedure on positive guidance, behavior expectations, positive instruction, supporting positive behaviors, as well as strategies and techniques for supporting children with challenging behaviors, including how the center will:

    Rule 2.206.B.8. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

  • The center must maintain and update annually and upon changes, a record on each child that includes: A written record of any serious accident, illness, or injury occurring during care must be retained in each child’s record, with a copy provided to the parent(s)/guardian(s).

    Rule 2.209.B.1. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

  • 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: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.225.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

  • Physical activity and outdoor time must not be withheld as a disciplinary measure.

    Rule 2.225.E. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

  • Separation, when used for guidance, must not exceed five (5) minutes and must be appropriate for the child’s development. The child must be in a safe, lighted, well-ventilated area and be within sight and hearing of an adult. The child must not be isolated in a locked, closed room, or closet.

    Rule 2.225.F. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

  • Verbal abuse and derogatory remarks about the child are not permitted.

    Rule 2.225.G. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025.

Sep 24, 2025: probationary (case 262535)4 citations
  • All facilities, except family child care homes must post in every room of the child care facility, excluding bedrooms and living areas, the license capacity of the room and the staff-to-child ratio required by regulation to be maintained for the age of children cared for in the room.

    Rule 2.127.D. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 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: Sep 24, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.223.D.5.a.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025.

  • Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

    Rule 2.237.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025.

Sep 24, 2025: injury (case 263557)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: Sep 24, 2025.

Sep 3, 2025: probationary (case 261134)1 citation
  • Any center having a director assigned to a classroom must have qualified and adequate staff, allowing the director or qualified staff the ability to attend to the duties of a director as they arise.

    Rule 2.205.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 3, 2025.

Aug 29, 2025: complaints (case 261204)4 citations
  • 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: Aug 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 15, 2025.

  • When caring for children, staff must refrain from the personal use of electronics including, but not limited to, cell phones and portable electronic devices.

    Rule 2.212.E. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 15, 2025.

  • Guidance must not be associated with food, rest, or toileting. No child should be punished for toileting accidents. Food must not be denied to or forced upon a child as a disciplinary measure.

    Rule 2.225.D. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 15, 2025.

  • Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

    Rule 2.237.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 15, 2025.

Aug 4, 2025: complaints (case 259225)3 citations
  • A fitted sheet and a blanket, or suitable covering, must be provided for each child to be used only by that child.

    Rule 2.223.D.4.c. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2025.

  • For every five (5) infants for which the center is licensed, there must be at least one (1) piece of sturdy mobile equipment that is easily accessible to safely and effectively evacuate infants.

    Rule 2.229.I. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2025.

  • Evacuation equipment must not block exit routes. Nothing may be stored in or under any evacuation equipment.

    Rule 2.229.K. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2025.

Jul 30, 2025: probationary (case 259356)4 citations
  • 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: Jul 30, 2025.

  • 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: Jul 30, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.229.H. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2025.

  • Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

    Rule 2.237.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2025.

Jul 15, 2025: limited Supervisory (case 258361)1 citation
  • Staff aides, without supervision from an early childhood teacher or director, may supervise no more than two (2) preschool age children while assisting the children with diapering or toileting.

    Rule 2.216.G.3. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 15, 2025.

May 23, 2025: follow-up (case 257315)5 citations
  • 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: May 23, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.223.D.5.a.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 23, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.225.B. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 23, 2025.

  • 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: May 23, 2025.

  • A variety of material and equipment from the following categories must be available: Music

    Rule 2.229.R.7. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 23, 2025.

Feb 6, 2025: follow-up (case 252301)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: Feb 6, 2025.

Jan 22, 2025: injury (case 251190)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: Jan 22, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 23, 2025.

Jan 10, 2025: follow-up (case 251049)4 citations
  • Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness: Evacuation, Shelter in Place, Lockdown, and Active Shooter on Premises Plans for Children in Care. For seasonal children’s resident camp programs, operating no more than 90 days per calendar year, at least one on site director must be trained in the Department approved training.

    Rule 2.133.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 10, 2025.

  • All diaper change areas must: Have a place inaccessible to children for storing all diaper change supplies and disinfecting solutions and products;

    Rule 2.222.A.1.b. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 10, 2025.

  • Evacuation equipment must not block exit routes. Nothing may be stored in or under any evacuation equipment.

    Rule 2.229.K. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 10, 2025.

  • Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

    Rule 2.237.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 10, 2025.

Dec 11, 2024: follow-up (case 249996)3 citations
  • The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: 7. The procedure for identifying where children are at all times including times of transition;

    Rule 2.206.B.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 11, 2024.

  • 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. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 11, 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. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 11, 2024.

Dec 11, 2024: follow-up (case 216940)8 citations
  • The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The procedure for diapering, toilet training, and toileting.

    Rule 2.206.B.22. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024.

  • The center must maintain and update annually and upon changes, a record on each child that includes: A written record of any serious accident, illness, or injury occurring during care must be retained in each child’s record, with a copy provided to the parent(s)/guardian(s).

    Rule 2.209.B.1. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024.

  • 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. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024.

  • When caring for children, staff must refrain from the personal use of electronics including, but not limited to, cell phones and portable electronic devices.

    Rule 2.212.E. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024.

  • Prior to working with children, each staff member must read and be trained on the center’s policies and procedures for the administration of medications. Staff members must sign a statement indicating that they have read and have been trained on the center’s administration of medications policies and procedures

    Rule 2.212.N. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024.

  • 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: Dec 11, 2024.

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

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 18, 2024.

  • Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

    Rule 2.237.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 11, 2024.

Dec 5, 2024: injury (case 248831)1 citation
  • Staff must be awake, alert, and actively supervising all children.

    Rule 2.223.A.3. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

Oct 29, 2024: stage II (case 246430)2 citations
  • Within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the occurrence of a critical incident at the facility or within twenty-four (24) hours of a child’s return to the facility the licensee must report in writing to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: An injury to a child that requires medical attention by a health care professional or admission to a hospital, whether or not treatment was given. This report must be completed in the online injury system within 24 hours of an incident. If a provider is unable to access the online system, you must use the paper form, and submit the form to the Department within 24 hours of the incident.

    Rule 2.124.A.1.b. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 5, 2024.

  • Within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the occurrence of a critical incident at the facility or within twenty-four (24) hours of a child’s return to the facility the licensee must report in writing to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: Any 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 2.124.A.1.d. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 5, 2024.

Oct 29, 2024: stage II (case 246429)4 citations
  • The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: 7. The procedure for identifying where children are at all times including times of transition;

    Rule 2.206.B.7. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 11, 2024.

  • 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 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 11, 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: Oct 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 11, 2024.

  • 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 11, 2024.

Aug 19, 2024: supervisory (case 213913)17 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: Aug 19, 2024.

  • In order to obtain any Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint criminal history records, each applicant listed below must have their fingerprints taken and processed at a vendor approved by CBI. Approved vendors may be located using the CBI website at Colorado.gov/cbi. Payment of the fee for the criminal record check is the responsibility of the individual being checked, identified as follows: Each applicant for an original license for a center, facility, or agency and any adult eighteen (18) years of age or older who resides in the licensed center, facility or agency.

    Rule 2.121.A.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness: Evacuation, Shelter in Place, Lockdown, and Active Shooter on Premises Plans for Children in Care. For seasonal children’s resident camp programs, operating no more than 90 days per calendar year, at least one on site director must be trained in the Department approved training.

    Rule 2.133.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • 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. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • All staff must complete a pre-service building and physical premises safety training prior to working with children. The training must include identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, vehicular traffic handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants.

    Rule 2.213.A. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 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: Aug 19, 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: Aug 19, 2024.

  • 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: Sep 19, 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 training course: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 2.213.H. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 19, 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: Sep 19, 2024.

  • An early childhood teacher, assigned responsibility for a single group of children and working under the supervision of a director, must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and meet at least one (1) of the following qualifications:

    Rule 2.216.A.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 19, 2024.

  • All Department-approved child care health consultants must complete the Department- approved Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment immunization course annually. The center must obtain and maintain proof of course completion.

    Rule 2.217.C.8. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 19, 2024.

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

    Rule 2.220.G.2. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • All diaper change areas must: Have a place inaccessible to children for storing all diaper change supplies and disinfecting solutions and products;

    Rule 2.222.A.1.b. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024.

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

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

    Rule 2.237.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • 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.

    Rule 2.237.D. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024.

Aug 19, 2024: stage II (case 236890)5 citations
  • Within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the occurrence of a critical incident at the facility or within twenty-four (24) hours of a child’s return to the facility the licensee must report in writing to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: An injury to a child that requires medical attention by a health care professional or admission to a hospital, whether or not treatment was given. This report must be completed in the online injury system within 24 hours of an incident. If a provider is unable to access the online system, you must use the paper form, and submit the form to the Department within 24 hours of the incident.

    Rule 2.124.A.1.b. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 9, 2024.

  • The center must maintain and update annually and upon changes, a record on each child that includes: A written record of any serious accident, illness, or injury occurring during care must be retained in each child’s record, with a copy provided to the parent(s)/guardian(s).

    Rule 2.209.B.1. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 26, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 9, 2024.

  • 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: Aug 19, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 9, 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: Aug 19, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 9, 2024.

  • Staff must be awake, alert, and actively supervising all children.

    Rule 2.223.A.3. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 9, 2024.

Apr 8, 2024: follow-up (case 220675)4 citations
  • Over-the-counter medication must be kept in the originally labeled container and be labeled with the child’s first and last name.

    Rule 2.220.D. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 8, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

  • Guidance used at the center must be appropriate to the development of the child and is used as an opportunity to teach children social-emotional skills, such as self-regulation, problem-solving, and empathy for others.

    Rule 2.225.A. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 8, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

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

    Rule 2.225.B. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 8, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

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

    Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 8, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

All 36 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 25, 2026Injury (case 280051)No citations; cleared Sep 25, 2026.
Sep 9, 2026Complaints (case 278399)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; no citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jan 26, 2026Renewal-Probationary (case 264826)No citations; cleared Jan 26, 2026.
Dec 15, 2025Probationary (case 266145)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Nov 17, 2025Probationary (case 264979)1 citation; cleared Nov 17, 2025.
Oct 23, 2025Probationary (case 263688)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Sep 24, 2025Probationary (case 262535)4 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Sep 24, 2025Stage II (case 262696)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 10 citations; cleared Oct 3, 2025.
Sep 24, 2025Injury (case 263557)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Sep 3, 2025Probationary (case 261134)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Aug 29, 2025Complaints (case 261204)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 4 citations; cleared Sep 15, 2025.
Aug 4, 2025Complaints (case 259225)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 3 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jul 30, 2025Probationary (case 259356)4 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jul 15, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 258361)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jun 18, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 257044)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
May 23, 2025Follow-up (case 257315)5 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
May 19, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 255650)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Apr 21, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 254525)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Apr 21, 2025Injury (case 255164)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Mar 25, 2025Limited Supervisory (case 254323)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Feb 26, 2025Follow-up (case 253080)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Feb 6, 2025Follow-up (case 252301)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jan 22, 2025Injury (case 251190)1 citation; cleared Jan 23, 2025.
Jan 22, 2025Complaints (case 251245)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; no citations; cleared Jan 22, 2025.
Jan 10, 2025Follow-up (case 251049)4 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Dec 11, 2024Follow-up (case 216940)8 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Dec 11, 2024Follow-up (case 249996)3 citations; cleared Dec 11, 2024.
Dec 11, 2024Follow-up (case 249997)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Dec 5, 2024Injury (case 248831)1 citation; cleared Jan 15, 2025.
Oct 29, 2024Stage II (case 246429)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 4 citations; cleared Dec 11, 2024.
Oct 29, 2024Stage II (case 246430)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 2 citations; cleared Nov 5, 2024.
Aug 21, 2024Follow-up (case 238118)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Aug 19, 2024Supervisory (case 213913)17 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Aug 19, 2024Stage II (case 236890)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 5 citations; cleared Sep 9, 2024.
Apr 8, 2024Follow-up (case 220675)4 citations; cleared Apr 15, 2024.
Nov 22, 2023Original (case 204506)No citations; cleared Nov 22, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 112 children: 24 infants, 44 toddlers, 44 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 1775649.
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 8 complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026. Outcomes, in CDEC’s words: Founded (6), 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
Aug 24, 2026Complaints: UnfoundedReceived Aug 24, 2026; CDEC contacted the provider Sep 9, 2026; no citations; case 278399.
Sep 5, 2025Stage II: FoundedReceived Sep 5, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider Sep 24, 2025; 10 citations; cleared Oct 3, 2025; case 262696.
Aug 7, 2025Complaints: FoundedReceived Aug 7, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider Aug 29, 2025; 4 citations; cleared Sep 15, 2025; case 261204.
Jul 11, 2025Complaints: FoundedReceived Jul 11, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider Aug 4, 2025; 3 citations; case 259225.
Jan 15, 2025Complaints: UnfoundedReceived Jan 15, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider Jan 22, 2025; no citations; cleared Jan 22, 2025; case 251245.
Oct 15, 2024Stage II: FoundedReceived Oct 15, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Oct 29, 2024; 4 citations; cleared Dec 11, 2024; case 246429.
Oct 15, 2024Stage II: FoundedReceived Oct 15, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Oct 29, 2024; 2 citations; cleared Nov 5, 2024; case 246430.
Aug 7, 2024Stage II: FoundedReceived Aug 7, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Aug 19, 2024; 5 citations; cleared Sep 9, 2024; case 236890.

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 KinderCare Education LLC.
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 Jul 31, 2025, valid until Aug 1, 2030).
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.
1 compared
Place
Smoky Hill KinderCare 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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