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Serendipity Sanctuary LLC

A school-age child care center in Kiowa, Colorado 80117

31995 Private Rd 055, Kiowa, Colorado 80117.

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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 34 citations in 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Jun 2026. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean5
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Quality rating
Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

CDEC’s file lists 5 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Jun 24, 2026 (Supervisory).

34 citations in all.

Where Colorado posts its reports: Colorado Shines.

Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

When those citations happened

34 citations in 3 months of the last 46. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

34 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:

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Each citation, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

Jun 24, 2026: supervisory (case 260923)2 citations
  • Within (30) calendar days of employment all staff members and regular volunteers must complete 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 know child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

    Rule 2.508.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 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 a Department-approved basic First Aid and CPR module within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and the module must be renewed every two (2) years.

    Rule 2.508.F.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2026.

Aug 5, 2025: supervisory (case 225162)7 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 2.138.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 5, 2026.

  • Within (30) calendar days of employment all staff members and regular volunteers must complete 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 know child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

    Rule 2.508.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 5, 2026.

  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment all staff must complete the Department-approved course in playground safety for School-Aged Child Care Centers. This training is required once (1 time) and will count toward ongoing training requirements.

    Rule 2.508.H. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 5, 2026.

  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all program directors must complete the Department-approved training: Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. This course is required once (1 time) and will be counted towards ongoing training requirements.

    Rule 2.508.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 5, 2026.

  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all program directors must complete the Department-approved training: Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation. This course is required once (1 time) and will be counted towards ongoing training requirements.

    Rule 2.508.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 5, 2026.

  • The date and content of each consultation must be recorded and maintained in the center’s files.

    Rule 2.509.G.3.b. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 5, 2026.

  • Schools are required to comply with the immunization requirements as stated in 6 CCR 1009-2. Documentation of school-required immunization status or Certificate of Medical or Nonmedical Exemption, is required by the Colorado Board of Health. Up-to-date school-required immunizations must be documented as specified on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Certificate of Immunization or on an “approved alternate” Certificate of Immunization. Colorado law requires proof of immunization status or exemption be provided prior to or on the first (1st) day of admission. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regulation at 6 CCR 1009-2:VI(A), (May 15, 2023), no later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at no cost at https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/Welcome.do. These regulations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Denver, CO 80246, during regular business hours..

    Rule 2.512.B.2. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 5, 2026.

May 10, 2024: original (case 219997)25 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: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 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: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • 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: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • All child care facilities must operate in compliance with local planning and zoning requirements of the municipality, city and county, or county where the facility is located.

    Rule 2.122.C. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 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: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • All child care providers must have a written plan for: evacuating and safely moving children to an alternate site; lockdown; shelter in place; and an active shooter on premises. The plan must include provisions for multiple types of hazards, such as floods, fires, tornadoes, and active shooter situations. The plan must be updated as changes occur and reviewed annually. All employees of a child care provider must also be annually trained on the provider’s written plan prior to caring for children, and retrained as changes occur.

    Rule 2.134.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • All child care providers must have a written plan for emergency notification of parents and reunification of families following an emergency or disaster.

    Rule 2.135.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • All child care providers must have a written plan that accounts for children with disabilities as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 12102 and those with access and functional needs as defined in the State Emergency Operations Plan (2019) (SEOP). The State Emergency Operations Plan (SEOP) is hereby incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. The State Emergency Operations Plan (SEOP) is available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood at 710 S. Ash St., Bldg. C, Denver, CO 80246 during regular business hours. The State Emergency Operations Plan (SEOP) is also available for no cost from the Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management at https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhsem/state-eop. The plan must include a specific requirement indicating how all children with special needs will be included in the emergency plan.

    Rule 2.136.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • All child care providers must have a written plan for continuity of operations in the aftermath of an emergency or disaster. Components of the plan must include:

    Rule 2.137.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • Policies must address or include the each of the following: The procedure for transporting children, if applicable, including transportation arrangements and parental permission for excursions and related activities.

    Rule 2.505.A.12. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • Policies must address or include the each of the following: The procedure on children’s safety related to riding in a vehicle, seating, supervision, and emergency procedures on the road.

    Rule 2.505.A.14. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • Policies must address or include the each of the following: The procedure for releasing children from the center only to persons for whom the center has written authorization.

    Rule 2.505.A.15. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • Each staff member and regular volunteer as defined in rule section 2.510 must complete an annual health history. The health history must be maintained by the center in a secure location.

    Rule 2.507.C. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • All staff members must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

    Rule 2.507.I. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • All staff member responsible for the collection, review and maintenance of the child immunizations records must show evidence they have completed the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) immunization course within (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

    Rule 2.507.K. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • Program Leaders Each program leader must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, demonstrate ability to work with children, and must meet the following qualifications: Complete the Department-approved course in injury prevention;

    Rule 2.508.B.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • Program Leaders Each program leader must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, demonstrate ability to work with children, and must meet the following qualifications: Complete the Department-approved course in playground safety for School-Aged Child Care Centers. This requirement does not apply to day camps that do not regularly use a playground; and

    Rule 2.508.B.2. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • As required by these rules, staff must consult with a current Department-approved Colorado Child Care Health Consultant. To be approved, the Child Care Health Consultant must be one of the following: a licensed registered nurse with knowledge and experience in maternal and child health; a pediatric nurse practitioner; a family nurse practitioner; or a pediatrician. The consultation must be specific to the needs of the center and include some of the following topics: training; delegation and supervision of medication administration and special health procedures; health care; hygiene; disease prevention; equipment safety; interaction between children and adult caregivers; and normal growth and development. Consultation must occur as often as the child care health consultant who is delegating medications and/or medical procedures requires.

    Rule 2.508.D.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • At least one staff member with current Department-approved medication administration training and delegation must be on duty at all times.

    Rule 2.508.F. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • The building based school-age child care center must provide access to an outdoor play area. The outdoor play area may be a city park or public school ground. The play area must meet the following requirements: All outdoor climbing equipment over eighteen (18) inches provided by the center must have least six (6) inches resilient surface throughout the use zone.

    Rule 2.522.D.5. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

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

    Rule 2.524.A.7. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • The center must maintain and update annually a record on each child that includes: Written authorization from a parent/guardian for the center to transport the child to and from school, whether by walking or driving; and

    Rule 2.525.A.10. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • The center must maintain and update annually a record on each child that includes: Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who can assume responsibility for the child in the event of an emergency if parents/guardians cannot be reached immediately;

    Rule 2.525.A.5. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • The center must maintain and update annually a record on each child that includes: Name, address, and telephone number of the child’s physician, dentist, and hospital of choice;

    Rule 2.525.A.6. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

  • The center must maintain and update annually a record on each child that includes:Written authorization from a parent or guardian for the child to participate in field trips and to participate in program activities, listing all exclusions from authorization;

    Rule 2.525.A.9. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2024.

All 5 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 24, 2026Supervisory (case 260923)2 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jun 24, 2026Capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 275310)No citations; cleared Jun 24, 2026.
Oct 6, 2025Capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 264192)No citations; cleared Oct 6, 2025.
Aug 5, 2025Supervisory (case 225162)7 citations; cleared Feb 5, 2026.
May 10, 2024Original (case 219997)25 citations; cleared May 30, 2024.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: School-Age Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 40 children: 40 school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 1781640.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

What did complaints and investigations find?

  • CDEC’s file lists no complaints or Stage II investigations for this program from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026.
  • Neither CDEC’s roster nor its file of inspections lists enforcement actions, such as fines or the revocation of a licence.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

Who does the caring?

  • Colorado doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual programs in this dataset.

Who owns it?

  • Colorado’s dataset lists its governing body as Jessica D. Heaton.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

How is it rated?

  • Colorado marks its rating system as not applying to this program (“NA”).
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Programs aren’t compared with each other here: CDEC’s file doesn’t grade its citations by how serious they are.
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What the record doesn’t say

  • Inspections, investigations and complaints are from the file CDEC sent for a data request, from Jan 1, 2023, and the file it sends each month since. CDEC says its file may miss a program licensed during that time that is no longer licensed, and that its records may change as they are updated or finalized.
  • CDEC’s file gives each rule cited, its category, and the days set to correct it and to clear the case, but not what the inspector wrote: Colorado Shines has each monitoring report. CDEC doesn’t grade citations by how serious they are.
  • This page is built from the dataset of licensed child care facilities CDEC publishes monthly on data.colorado.gov, so a program licensed or closed since may be missing or still shown. It leaves out 24-hour licence types and care that is exempt from licensing.
  • Colorado’s roster carries no enforcement actions, hours or staffing levels.

Sources

  • Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report (data.colorado.gov, a9rr-k8mu).

    Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). data.colorado.gov’s terms ask for this disclaimer: “The data made available here has been modified for use from its original source, which is the State of Colorado. THE STATE OF COLORADO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTY AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. THE STATE OF COLORADO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The data is subject to change as modifications and updates are complete. It is understood that the information contained in the Web feed is being used at one’s own risk.” Facts are extracted; monitoring reports are not republished.

  • Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it. No licence stated: CDEC sent this file for a data request that said it would be shown on a free public website. Its disclaimer says the data “is now subject to open records law”. Shown free, never sold.

If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC). Colorado’s own record is on coloradoshines.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.

Source:

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

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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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