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Home › CO › Denver › Little Hands Learning Center LLC
150 Sheridan Blvd Ste 101, Denver CO 80226 · License #1773963 · Center · Child Care Center
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2.213.D · Staff working with children less than three (3) years of age must complete a Department-approved prevention of shaken baby/abusive head trauma training prior to working with children less than three (3) years of age. This training must be renewed every two (2) years and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.
Reviewed 7 staff files and observed SM1 to be missing the Department-approved training Prevention of Shaken Baby/ Abusive Head Trauma. Correction: Ensure that the program obtains a current documentation of the Shaken Baby Abusive Head trauma training certificates for all staff who work with children less than 3 years of age. Correct immediately. Provide a copy of the training certificate to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 02/03/2026
Corrected Corrected by Feb 3, 2026
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.213.B · 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.
Reviewed 7 staff files and observed SM2 and SM4 to be missing documentation of a current certificate of training in Standard Precautions. Correction: Ensure that the program obtains documentation of a current standard precautions training for all staff. Correct
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
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.
Disposition: Unfounded
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Reviewed 7 staff files and observed SM4 to be missing documentation of the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention. Correction: Ensure that the program obtains current documentation of the Mandated reporter (Child Abuse Preventions and reporting) training Correct immediately. Provide a copy of the training certificate to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 02/03/2026
Corrected Corrected by Feb 3, 2026
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.122.A · 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.
Program to be missing documentation of a current fire inspection. Correction: Ensure that a current fire inspection has been obtained. Correct immediately. Provide a copy of the current fire inspection to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 02/03/2026
Corrected Corrected by Feb 3, 2026
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.237.K · Kitchens, including all hazardous items, must be inaccessible to children at all times.
kitchen door to be open to main hallway where other classroom doors were open. Correction: the kitchen door to be open to main hallway where other classroom doors were open. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.217.A.14 · Staff to Child Ratios by ages of children and number of staff- 6 weeks to 18 months (infants):1 staff FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ member to 5 infants; 12 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 5 toddlers; 24 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 7 toddlers; 2-1/2 years to 3 years:1 staff member to 8 children; 3 years to 4 years: 1 staff member to 10 children; 4 years to 5 years: 1 staff member to 12 children; 5 years and older: 1 staff member to 15 children; Mixed-age group 2-1/2 yrs to 6 yrs: 1 staff member to 10 children.
the Butterfly classroom (4-5 year olds) to have 14 children present and two staff there kept going in and out of the classroom leaving one staff to 14 children at various times. Correction: Ensure staff to child ratio is always adhered to. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.211.B · Staff and children's records must be available, upon request, to authorized personnel of the Department.
staff and children records were inaccessible at the time of inspection as they were locked and no one present had a key. Correction: staff and children's records must be accessible at all times. Correct immediately. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, the co-Director arrived with a key, 3/7/2025. Document future compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.229.C · Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.
the following items to be labeled "keep out of reach of children" and accessible to children: Lysol wipes/Windex/ in the unlocked staff bathroom, cleaning solution under unlocked sink in the Frogs classroom, cleaning solution in unlocked staff break room, and ice melting solution in storage office. Correction: ensure that items labeled keep out of reach of children are kept inaccessible to children. Correct immediately. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, staff removed items or locked doors, 3/7/2025. Document future compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
2.230.C.6 · All pieces of playground equipment must be designed to guard against entrapment and strangulation. Any openings in gross motor equipment above ground must be smaller than three and one half (3 ½) inches or greater than nine (9) inches to prevent entrapment.
a gap between the purple twist slide and the playground platform creating a strangulation hazard. Correction: Ensure that areas around the playground don't have gaps where a child's loose clothing and/or strings can be caught. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.230.B · Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.
phone cord to be hanging from the top shelf to the ground and not secured against the wall causing a hazard. Observed a cracked crawling caterpillar in the preschool playground FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ Correction: ensure that all indoor and outdoor equipment are sturdy, safe and free of hazards. Correct immediately. Document compliance to licensing specialist. --- loose cords must be secured so they do not pose a danger to the children. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.233.C.2 · If the toddler program is combined with a large child care center or an infant program, toddler facilities, both indoor and outdoor, must be completely separate from facilities for other age groups, except as allowed by rule sections 2.232(A)(6) and (8). If the facility wishes to provide opportunities for a toddler to have occasional contact with siblings, plans must be approved by the Department licensing representative.
It was identified through the Director's statement that the toddler classroom accesses the toddler playground by walking through the preschool playground. Correction: Toddler spaces must be completely separated from other age groups. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the licensing specialist with the written response. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.230.C.3.a · Toddler climbing equipment must have a three (3) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Toddler slides require a six (6) foot use zone extending out from the base of the slide.
the base of the pink toddler slide to be approximately two feet from the sidewalk. Correction: toddler slides must have a six foot use zone. Correct immediately. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, staff rearranged the play area, 3/7/2025. No written response is required for this violation. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.237.B · Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.
a gap, approximately six inches, between the bottom of the fence and the ground on the south side of the preschool playground. Correction: ensure that the building is kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Correct immediately.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: physical safety. Open / not marked corrected.
2.216.A.1 · An early childhood teacher, assigned responsibility for a single group of children and working under the supervision of a director, must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and meet at least one (1) of the following qualifications:
Rosa to be caring for children without ECT qualifications. Correction: a qualified staff member must be present with the children at all times. Correct immediately. Document compliance to the Licensing Specialist with the written response. Correct by 03/07/2025
Corrected Corrected by Mar 7, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.213.B · 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.
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed ECT Wendy's file to be missing current documentation of the Department-approved standard precautions training. Correction: Obtain current documentation of the Department-approved standard precautions training for Wendy. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 5/22/24. Correct by 04/22/2024
Corrected Corrected by Apr 22, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.230.C.1.b · Department-approved resilient surfacing includes loose fill materials such as wood chips, wood mulch, engineered wood fiber, pea gravel, synthetic pea gravel, shredded rubber tires, and sand. Solid unitary materials include poured in place surfacing, approved rubber mats, playground tiles, and Astroturf with built in resilient pad.
During walk through of outside area the resilient surfacing in the preschool playground was observed to be worn and deteriorating with cracks as big as 2 inches around the outside edges causing a potential tripping hazard. Correction: Ensure the cracks in the resilient surface are filled in and no longer causing a tripping hazard and the astroturf and outside edge/pavement are flush so there is no tripping hazard. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 5/22/24. Correct by 04/22/2024
Corrected Corrected by Apr 22, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.138.A · 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.
Reviewed program's drill logs and observed there to be missing required months of tornado, fire and emergency drills over the past 12 months as required. Correction: Ensure that all tornado, fire and emergency drills are conducted and documented with the above listed information. Correct immediately and respond with a written statement of compliance by 5/22/24. Correct by 04/22/2024
Corrected Corrected by Apr 22, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.213.J · Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all directors and assistant directors must complete the Department-approved training: Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed director Martha's file to be missing current documentation of the Department-approved training: Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. Correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring Director Martha has completed the Department-approved training: Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 5/22/24. Correct by 05/22/2024
Corrected Corrected by May 22, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.213.H · Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ Professional Development Information System (listed in rule section 2.208(D)) must complete the Department-approved training course: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed ECT Wendy's file to be missing current documentation of the Department-approved training for Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. Correction: Obtain current documentation of the Department-approved training for Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs for Wendy. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 5/22/24. Correct by 05/22/2024
Corrected Corrected by May 22, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
Reviewed 8 staff files and observed ECT Wendy's file to be missing current documentation of the Department-approved training for Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training or other Department-approved training on implicit bias. Correction: Obtain current documentation of the Department-approved training for Department-approved training for Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training or other Department-approved training on implicit bias for Wendy. Correct and respond with verification of compliance by 5/22/24. Correct by 05/22/2024
Corrected Corrected by May 22, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.