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Little Angel’s Daycare

A child care center in Aurora, Colorado 80012

13963 E Exposition, Aurora, Colorado 80012.

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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 26 citations in 5 months of the last 46. Last cited Dec 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 7 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Dec 11, 2025 (Supervisory).

26 citations in all, 15 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

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

26 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.

Dec 11, 2025: supervisory (case 251108)2 citations
  • 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: Dec 11, 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: Dec 11, 2025.

Jan 13, 2025: supervisory (case 218606)3 citations
  • 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 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.230.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 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 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 2025.

Jun 13, 2024: complaints (case 223401)11 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: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

  • 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.213.C. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 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. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

  • Children must be allowed to form and observe their own pattern of sleep and waking periods. Special provision must be made so that children requiring a morning nap time have a separate area for their nap apart from space used for play.

    Rule 2.223.B.4. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

  • All sleep/rest equipment must be safe, sturdy, and free from hazards including, but not limited to broken or loose slats, torn mattress, chipping paint or loose screws.

    Rule 2.223.C.5. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

  • Any form of restraint is not permitted.

    Rule 2.225.H. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.229.C. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 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: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

  • Evacuation equipment must: Be labeled for easy identification;

    Rule 2.229.K.2. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 13, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

Apr 4, 2024: stage II (case 220145)4 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: 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: Apr 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 22, 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. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 22, 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: Apr 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 22, 2024.

Mar 6, 2024: supervisory (case 197881)6 citations
  • Every five (5) years, all child abuse and neglect inquiry background checks must be renewed by resubmitting an inquiry form and current fee to the Department for processing. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the inquiry form must be obtained before five (5) years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.

    Rule 2.120.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 2025.

  • Every five (5) years, requests for FBI criminal record checks must be renewed by completing the fingerprint process at an approved vendor. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the request must be obtained prior to five (5) years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.

    Rule 2.121.D.5. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 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: Mar 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 2025.

  • In rooms used for napping, the lighting must be dim at nap time to promote an atmosphere conducive to sleep but must be bright enough for supervision of children.

    Rule 2.223.D.2. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 2025.

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

    Rule 2.224.B.2. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 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: Mar 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 4, 2025.

All 7 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Dec 11, 2025Supervisory (case 251108)2 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jan 13, 2025Supervisory (case 218606)3 citations; cleared Apr 4, 2025.
Jun 13, 2024Complaints (case 223401)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Unfounded; 11 citations; cleared Jan 9, 2025.
Jun 13, 2024Injury (case 223555)No citations; cleared Dec 19, 2024.
Apr 4, 2024Stage II (case 220145)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 4 citations; cleared Apr 22, 2024.
Mar 6, 2024Supervisory (case 197881)6 citations; cleared Apr 4, 2025.
Mar 22, 2023Supervisory (case 179883)No citations; cleared Mar 22, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 177 children: 20 infants, 20 toddlers, 137 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 43525.
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 2 complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026. Outcomes, in CDEC’s words: Founded (1), Unfounded (1).
  • Neither CDEC’s roster nor its file of inspections lists enforcement actions, such as fines or the revocation of a licence.
Source:

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

Complaints and Stage II investigations, newest first
ReceivedCase and outcome, in CDEC’s wordsIn CDEC’s file
May 22, 2024Complaints: UnfoundedReceived May 22, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Jun 13, 2024; 11 citations; cleared Jan 9, 2025; case 223401.
Mar 26, 2024Stage II: FoundedReceived Mar 26, 2024; CDEC contacted the provider Apr 4, 2024; 4 citations; cleared Apr 22, 2024; case 220145.

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 Jul 31, 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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Place
Little Angel’s Daycare 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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