Little Explorers Preschool

2.229.C · Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

Multiple packs of wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" stored on a low shelving unit in the toddler bathroom accessible to children. Correction: Immediately (12/17/25) ensure that items labeled "keep out of reach of children" are inaccessible to children. Teacher corrected at time of visit by moving wipes to a location above the reach of children. No further response required. Correct by 12/17/2025

Corrected by Dec 17, 2025

2.121.D · Each owner and employee sixteen (16) years of age or older of a facility or agency shall complete the fingerprint process at an approved vendor. 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/or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) response letters, must be maintained at the home, center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Identified through staff file review SM1 to be missing CBI/FBI background request. Identified through staff file review, SM1 resigned and returned to facility. Facility flag removed SM1 from license and did not resubmit CBI/FBI background request. Correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's

2.209.A.3 · 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: Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to pick up the child from the center.

Identified through child file review all enrollment records to be missing authorized pick-up address. Correction: Obtain and update all child files with requried documentation. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.121.J.1 · 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-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes:

Identified through staff file review that SM 3 and SM11 to have lived out-of-state within the last five years and to be missing out-of-state clearance letters. Correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification that SM3 and SM11 have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of (CBI, FBI, TRAILS, Or Out of State background check, Out of State Clearance Letters) for SM3 and SM11 with written response to Specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.120.C.1.a.1 · The Trails child abuse or neglect records request must be made on the state-prescribed form, FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ 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: Individuals who have obtained a successfully completed CBI or FBI record check may care for children, for no longer than ninety (90) calendar days, while waiting for all other required background checks to be completed. The individual must be supervised at all times by an individual who has successfully completed all required background checks.

Identified through staff file review the following staff members SM3 (DOH 4/24/2022) and SM11 (DOH 6/4/2024) to be working in classrooms over ninety days without successfully completing all background checks. Correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification that SM3 and SM11 have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of (CBI, FBI, TRAILS, Or Out of State background check, Out of State Clearance Letters) for SM3 and SM11 with written response to Specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.127.D · 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.

Observed all classrooms to not have the capacity posted. Correction: All rooms must have capacity posted. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.209.A.1 · 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:The child's full name, birth date, current address, and date of enrollment;

Identified through child file review all enrollment records to be missing date of enrollment. Correction: Obtain and update all child files with requried documentation. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.209.A.2 · 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:Parent(s)/guardian(s) names; home and e-mail addresses; telephone numbers, including home, work, and cell numbers; employer name and work address; and, any special instructions as to how the parent(s)/guardian(s) may be reached during the hours that the child is in care at the center;

Identified through child file review all enrollment records to be missing parent/guardian work address and FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ phone number. Correction: Obtain and update all child files with requried documentation. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.120.C.1 · 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:

Identified through staff file review SM1 to be missing Trails background request. Identified through staff file review, SM1 resigned and returned to facility. Facility flag removed SM1 from license and did not resubmit Trails background request. Correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification that SM1 have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of (CBI, FBI, TRAILS, Or Out of State background check, Out of State Clearance Letters) for SM1 with written response to Specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.209.A.5 · 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: Name, address, and telephone numbers of the child's health care provider, dentist, and if applicable, their hospital of choice. FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________

Identified through child file review all enrollment records to be missing hospital of choice address and phone number. Correction: Obtain and update all child files with requried documentation. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.220.A · Any unexpired routine medication, prescription or non-prescription (over the counter), must be administered only with a current written order of a health care provider with prescriptive authority and with written parental consent. Home remedies, homeopathic medication, vitamins, and supplements must not be administered to children in child care.

Reviewed four child files, one child file to have an over-the-counter medication prescribed with a blanket health care form lacking an end date. Correction: Obtain and update all child files with requried documentation. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.223.C.2.a · Mattresses for cribs and futons must have a properly fitted, clean sheet.

Observed multiple cribs to have loose fitting sheets in Bear Cub Cave. No infants were sleeping in cribs at the time. Correction: Facility will submit a plan of action for compliance to ensure cribs have properly fitted sheets. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.229.C · Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

Observed in Owlet bathroom hand soap labeled 'Keep out of reach of children' on shelf next to sink accessible to children. Observed in Fox Hollow, unlocked draw containing batteries accessible to children. Correction: All items labeled 'Keep out of reach of children' must be inaccessible to children at all times. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.229.L · 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.

Observed in Fox Hollow the following choking hazards accessible to children: small magnets on whiteboard FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ and small pieces of chalk. Correction: All items posing a choking hazard to children under 3 years of age must be inaccessible at all time. Correct Immediately. Director corrected at time of visit. Director placed all items on a shelf inaccessible to children. No reponse needed. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.230.C.1.a · 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.

Observed a small house with slide over eighteen inches on toddler playground without 6 inches of resilient surfacing in the use zone. Correction: All climbing equiptment eighteen inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least 6 inches in the use zone. Correct Immediately. Submit verification of documentation and written compliance to specialist. Correct by 11/19/2025

Corrected by Nov 19, 2025

2.213.G · Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using 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 known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

In a review of 9 staff files, one staff member (Alexa) was found to be missing current department approved training about child abuse prevention. Correction: Within thirty calendar days of employement, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention. This training must be renewed annually. Correct immediately. Submit written verification to licensing specialist when training has been completed and documentation has been placed in employee file. Correct by 12/16/2024

Corrected by Dec 16, 2024

2.213.I · 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.

In a review of 9 staff files, one staff member (Katherine) was found to be missing documentation of the Department-approved training on Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals. Correction: Within ninety (90) days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System must complete the Department-approved training on Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals. Submit written verification to licensing specialist when training is complete and place documentation in employee file. Correct by 01/15/2025

Corrected by Jan 15, 2025