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Early Connections @ South Chelton

A child care center in Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910

1465 S Chelton, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910.

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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 20 citations in 11 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 27 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Sep 24, 2026 (Injury).

20 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

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

20 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.

Jun 12, 2026: follow-up (case 273653)1 citation
  • The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The procedures followed when a child is picked up from the center after the center closes for the day or not picked up at all, and to ensure that all children are picked up before the staff leave for the day;

    Rule 2.206.B.17. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 12, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 12, 2026.

Apr 29, 2026: supervisory (case 257589)2 citations
  • 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: Apr 29, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 2, 2026.

  • 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: Apr 29, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 2, 2026.

Nov 14, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 246672)1 citation
  • 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: Nov 14, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 14, 2024.

Oct 18, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 245036)2 citations
  • 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: Oct 18, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child’s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child’s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.

    Rule 2.219.B.2. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 18, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 30, 2024.

Sep 23, 2024: limited Supervisory (case 238791)1 citation
  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child’s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child’s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.

    Rule 2.219.B.2. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 23, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

Jul 30, 2024: follow-up (case 234834)1 citation
  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child’s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child’s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.

    Rule 2.219.B.2. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 6, 2024.

Jul 1, 2024: injury (case 225834)1 citation
  • An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission. This record must be updated annually and when changes occur. The admission record must include: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s)/guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility;

    Rule 2.209.A.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 1, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 17, 2024.

May 16, 2024: follow-up (case 222997)1 citation
  • 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: May 23, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 23, 2024.

May 16, 2024: follow-up (case 222995)2 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. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 16, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 22, 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: May 16, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 22, 2024.

Nov 16, 2023: injury (case 212606)1 citation
  • All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

    Rule 7.702.72.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 29, 2023.

Sep 20, 2023: injury (case 208257)4 citations
  • At the time of admission, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child?s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child?s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.

    Rule 7.702.51.A.2.b. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2023.

  • Mattresses for cribs and futons must have a properly fitted, clean sheet.

    Rule 7.702.62.C.2.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2023.

  • 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 7.702.71.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2023.

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

    Rule 7.702.72.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2023.

Aug 23, 2023: supervisory (case 185135)1 citation
  • Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.

    Rule 7.702.72.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 31, 2023.

Feb 27, 2023: injury (case 195626)2 citations
  • 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 7.702.42.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 7, 2023.

  • All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise

    Rule 7.702.62.A.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 7, 2023.

All 27 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 24, 2026Injury (case 279830)No citations; cleared Sep 24, 2026.
Jun 12, 2026Follow-up (case 273653)1 citation; cleared Jun 12, 2026.
Apr 29, 2026Supervisory (case 257589)2 citations; cleared Jun 2, 2026.
Apr 8, 2026Injury (case 271916)No citations; cleared Apr 8, 2026.
Oct 20, 2025Injury (case 264747)No citations; cleared Oct 20, 2025.
Jul 21, 2025Injury (case 259531)No citations; cleared Jul 21, 2025.
Jun 2, 2025Supervisory (case 234150)No citations; cleared Jun 2, 2025.
Jun 2, 2025Injury (case 256571)No citations; cleared Jun 2, 2025.
Mar 18, 2025Follow-up (case 254162)No citations; cleared Mar 18, 2025.
Jan 14, 2025Injury (case 250988)No citations; cleared Jan 14, 2025.
Dec 6, 2024Follow-up (case 249769)No citations; cleared Dec 6, 2024.
Nov 14, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 246672)1 citation; cleared Nov 14, 2024.
Oct 18, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 245036)2 citations; cleared Oct 30, 2024.
Sep 23, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 238791)1 citation; cleared Oct 7, 2024.
Aug 27, 2024Limited Supervisory (case 238672)No citations; cleared Aug 27, 2024.
Jul 30, 2024Follow-up (case 234834)1 citation; cleared Aug 6, 2024.
Jul 5, 2024Supervisory (case 208188)No citations; cleared Jul 5, 2024.
Jul 1, 2024Follow-up (case 224240)No citations; cleared Jul 1, 2024.
Jul 1, 2024Injury (case 225834)1 citation; cleared Jul 17, 2024.
Jun 6, 2024Follow-up (case 223055)No citations; cleared Jun 6, 2024.
May 16, 2024Follow-up (case 222995)2 citations; cleared May 22, 2024.
May 16, 2024Follow-up (case 222997)1 citation; cleared May 23, 2024.
Nov 16, 2023Injury (case 212606)1 citation; cleared Nov 29, 2023.
Sep 20, 2023Injury (case 208257)4 citations; cleared Sep 29, 2023.
Aug 23, 2023Supervisory (case 185135)1 citation; cleared Aug 31, 2023.
Feb 27, 2023Injury (case 195626)2 citations; cleared Mar 7, 2023.
Jan 25, 2023Injury (case 193940)No citations; cleared Jan 25, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 68 children: 16 infants, 16 toddlers, 36 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 45684.
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 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 Aug 7, 2025, 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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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:

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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