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YMCA @ Schlessman

A school-age child care center in Denver, Colorado 80222

2625 S Colorado BLVD, Denver, Colorado 80222.

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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 28 citations in 10 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. Every month

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

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

What did inspectors find?

CDEC’s file lists 13 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Sep 28, 2026 (Complaints).

28 citations in all, 2 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

28 citations in 10 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

28 citations by month over the last 4 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each citation, in its source’s words

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

Source:

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

Sep 28, 2026: complaints (case 279150)1 citation
  • 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 the fact as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than twenty-four (24) hours after receiving the information, to the county department, the local law enforcement agency, or through the child abuse reporting hotline system as set forth in section 26-5-111.

    Rule 2.126.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 28, 2026.

Aug 19, 2026: follow-up (case 277530)2 citations
  • The maximum group size for children is thirty (30) children.

    Rule 2.510.D. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2026.

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

    Rule 2.522.B. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 19, 2026.

Jun 11, 2026: supervisory (case 258380)1 citation
  • If a medication is expired or left over, the parent(s) or guardian(s) are responsible for picking up the medication. If the parent(s) or guardian(s) do not respond, the center must dispose of the medications in accordance with 6 CCR 1007-2, Part 1, Regulations Pertaining to Solid Waste Sites and Facilities (March 30, 2024) and 6 CCR 1007-3, Parts 99 (June 30, 2018), 100 (July 15, 2020) and 260-265 (July 15, 2023), 266 (June 30, 2014), 267 (March 30, 2024), and 268 (July 15, 2023), and as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) https://cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-medication-take-back-program (2023), herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from CDPHE at https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR. The recommendations are available at no cost from CDPHE at https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/prep-med-waste-disposal and https://cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-medication-take-back-program. These regulations and recommendations 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 2.513.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 11, 2026.

Jul 18, 2025: staff/Child Files (case 259340)5 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. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 18, 2025.

  • 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: Aug 17, 2025.

  • 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: Aug 17, 2025.

  • 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: Aug 17, 2025.

  • Each program leader must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, demonstrate ability to work with children, and must have completed at least one (1) of the following qualifications:

    Rule 2.509.B.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 18, 2025.

Jul 15, 2025: complaints (case 259205)1 citation
  • Program aides, without supervision from a program director or program leader, may supervise no more than four (4) children when taking the children to the restroom, filling up water bottles, or obtaining water bottles or a coat from inside.

    Rule 2.510.I. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 15, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 5, 2026.

Jun 18, 2025: supervisory (case 226271)2 citations
  • Medications must be kept in the original labeled bottle or container. Prescription medications must contain the original pharmacy label.

    Rule 2.513.C. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 18, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 9, 2025.

  • If a medication is expired or left over, the parent(s) or guardian(s) are responsible for picking up the medication. If the parent(s) or guardian(s) do not respond, the center must dispose of the medications in accordance with 6 CCR 1007-2, Part 1, Regulations Pertaining to Solid Waste Sites and Facilities (March 30, 2024) and 6 CCR 1007-3, Parts 99 (June 30, 2018), 100 (July 15, 2020) and 260-265 (July 15, 2023), 266 (June 30, 2014), 267 (March 30, 2024), and 268 (July 15, 2023), and as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) https://cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-medication-take-back-program (2023), herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from CDPHE at https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR. The recommendations are available at no cost from CDPHE at https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/prep-med-waste-disposal and https://cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-medication-take-back-program. These regulations and recommendations 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 2.513.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 18, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 9, 2025.

Sep 5, 2024: staff/Child Files (case 237686)6 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. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 24, 2024.

  • A child care facility must require each staff member of the facility to read and sign a statement clearly defining child abuse and neglect pursuant to state law and outlining the staff member’s personal responsibility to report all incidents of child abuse or neglect according to state law.

    Rule 2.126.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 24, 2024.

  • Prior to working with children, the staff member must read and be instructed on all of the policies and procedures of the center outlined in rule section 2.505. Staff members must sign a statement indicating that they have read and understand the center’s policies and procedures.

    Rule 2.507.I. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 24, 2024.

  • Prior to working with children all staff members must complete a building and physical premises safety training. The training must include: Identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water and vehicular traffic; and Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants.

    Rule 2.508.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 24, 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 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: Oct 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 24, 2024.

  • Each program leader must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, demonstrate ability to work with children, and must have completed at least one (1) of the following qualifications:

    Rule 2.509.B.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 24, 2024.

Jun 20, 2024: supervisory (case 204523)1 citation
  • When supplied for an individual child, the sunscreen must be labeled with the child’s first and last name.

    Rule 2.512.D.2. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 28, 2024.

Aug 4, 2023: injury (case 206152)1 citation
  • 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 Office of Early Childhood, Division of Early Care And Learning the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: An injury to a child or staff member that requires emergency 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 State Department within 24 hours of the incident.

    Rule 7.701.52.B.1.b.. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 4, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023.

Jul 28, 2023: injury (case 204945)2 citations
  • For every thirty (30) or fewer children in attendance, there must be at least one (1) staff member who holds current Department-approved First Aid and CPR certificate for all ages of children. Such individuals must be with the children at all times when the center is in operation. If children are at different locations, there must be a First Aid and CPR qualified staff member at each location.

    Rule 7.712.42.G.1.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023.

  • Each center must submit a report in writing to the Department using the online injury reporting system of any accident or illness occurring at the center that resulted in medical treatment by a physician or other health care professional, hospitalization, or death. This report must be made within twenty-four (24) hours after the accident or illness occurred.

    Rule 7.712.83.B.. CDEC’s category: Records/Reports. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023.

Jul 27, 2023: staff/Child Files (case 205094)4 citations
  • The 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 paid by check or money order (for fee assessment see Section 7.000.73).

    Rule 7.701.32.E.. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023.

  • Each owner or employee, who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, of a facility or agency must submit to CBI a complete set of fingerprints to obtain any criminal record held by the CBI and FBI. Payment of the fee for the criminal record check is the responsibility of the individual being checked or the facility or agency. The results of the criminal record check, the CBI and FBI clear letter, must be maintained at the home, center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

    Rule 7.701.33.D.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023.

  • 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-aged child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes: a. State criminal history check b. State sex offender registry check c. State abuse and neglect registry check

    Rule 7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023.

  • For every thirty (30) or fewer children in attendance, there must be at least one (1) staff member who holds current Department-approved First Aid and CPR certificate for all ages of children. Such individuals must be with the children at all times when the center is in operation. If children are at different locations, there must be a First Aid and CPR qualified staff member at each location.

    Rule 7.712.42.G.1.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023.

Jun 28, 2023: supervisory (case 182164)2 citations
  • 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 7.701.34.C.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 29, 2023.

  • At the time of enrollment, the parent(s) /guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Documentation of immunization status or exemption as required by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Colorado law requires proof of immunization be provided prior to or on the first day of admission.

    Rule 7.712.52.A.1.b.. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 29, 2023.

All 13 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 28, 2026Complaints (case 279150)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Aug 19, 2026Follow-up (case 277530)2 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jul 8, 2026Staff/Child Files (case 276007)No citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jun 11, 2026Supervisory (case 258380)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jul 18, 2025Staff/Child Files (case 259340)5 citations; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Jul 15, 2025Complaints (case 259205)Outcome, in CDEC’s words: Founded; 1 citation; cleared Dec 5, 2026.
Jun 18, 2025Supervisory (case 226271)2 citations; cleared Sep 9, 2025.
Sep 5, 2024Staff/Child Files (case 237686)6 citations; cleared Nov 24, 2024.
Jun 20, 2024Supervisory (case 204523)1 citation; cleared Jun 28, 2024.
Aug 4, 2023Injury (case 206152)1 citation; cleared Aug 7, 2023.
Jul 28, 2023Injury (case 204945)2 citations; cleared Aug 7, 2023.
Jul 27, 2023Staff/Child Files (case 205094)4 citations; cleared Aug 29, 2023.
Jun 28, 2023Supervisory (case 182164)2 citations; cleared Jun 29, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: School-Age Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 220 children: 220 school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 44719.
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 (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
Sep 8, 2026Complaints: FoundedReceived Sep 8, 2026; CDEC contacted the provider Sep 28, 2026; 1 citation; case 279150.
Jul 10, 2025Complaints: FoundedReceived Jul 10, 2025; CDEC contacted the provider Jul 15, 2025; 1 citation; cleared Dec 5, 2026; case 259205.

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 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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Place
YMCA @ Schlessman 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:

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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