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102 Main Street, Kit Carson CO 80825 · License #1734195 · Center · Child Care Center
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2.121.D.4.a · 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.
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed 1 staff to be missing CBI/FBI background 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 staff member has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI, FBI Clearance Letters for staff member with written response to Specialist
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
2.213.A · All staff must complete a pre-service building and physical premises safety training prior to working with children. The training must include identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, vehicular traffic handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants.
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed 3 staff to be missing pre-service training. Correction: Obtain documentation of pre-service training and submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 09/18/2025
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Data synced from Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) on Jul 9, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.213.E · For every thirty (30) or fewer children in attendance, there must be at least one (1) staff member on duty who holds a current Department-approved first aid and safety certificate, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for all ages of children, and is responsible for administering First Aid and CPR to 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.
No staff at time of inspection with current First Aid and CPR training. Correction: Obtain documentation of current First Aid and CPR training. Submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 09/18/2025
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
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.
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed 2 staff to be missing child abuse prevention training. Correction: Obtain documentation of current child abuse prevention training and submit documentation of compliance to
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
2.214.A · Large center directors must have a current director qualifications letter issued by the Department or a current early childhood professional credential level III or higher in version 3.0 as determined by the Department prior to working as the director of a large center.
No documentation of a current directors letter for staff at time of visit when reviewing director's file. Correction: Large Center directors must have a current director qualifications letter issued by the department or a current early childhood professional credential level III or higher. Submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 09/18/2025
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
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:
No documentation of early childhood teacher qualifications for preschool classroom teacher. Correction: Obtain documentation of early childhood teacher qualifications and submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 09/18/2025
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.216.C.1.a · The toddler early childhood teacher, a staff member assigned responsibility for a single group and working under the supervision of the director, must meet at least one (1) of the following qualifications:
No documentation of toddler early childhood teacher qualifications for toddler classroom teacher. Correction: Obtain documentation of toddler early childhood teacher qualifications and submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 09/18/2025
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.217.A.9 · At least one (1) staff member with the current Department-approved medication administration FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ training and delegation must be on duty at all times.
No staff at time of visit with current delegation. Correction: At least 1 staff member with current department approved medication administration training and delegation must be on duty at all times. Submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 09/18/2025
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.122.C · 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.
Facility to be missing zoning letter. Correction: Obtain documentation of zoning letter and submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 09/18/2025
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
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:
Reviewed 3 staff files and observed 1 file to be missing out of state background clearance letter. 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 staff member has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of Out of state Clearance Letters for staff member with written response to Specialist prior to licensing. Correct by 09/18/2025
Corrected Corrected by Sep 18, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.219.B.4 · Health statements for children over two (2) years of age to seven (7) years of age must be updated in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care schedule for routine well child exams.
Reviewed 2 child files and observed 1 file to be missing a current health statement. Correction: Obtain documentation of current health statement, add to file. Correct by 06/23/2024
Corrected Corrected by Jun 23, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.220.G · All medications, except those medications specified in the Department-approved medication administration training as emergency medications, must be locked and inaccessible to children, but available to staff trained in administering medication. Controlled medications must be counted and safely secured, and specific policies regarding their handling require special attention in the center's policies. Access to these medications must be limited. FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________
Antiseptic wipes accessible to children in a backpack, on low shelf in the preschool classroom. Correction: All medications, except those medications specified in the department approved medication administration training as emergency medication, must be locked and inaccessible to children but available to staff trained in administering medication. Correct by 05/23/2024
Corrected Corrected by May 23, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.229.C · Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.
Toothpaste, deodorant and sanitary pads labeled keep out of reach of children, accessible to children in low cabinet with broken lock, in jr. preschool/staff bathroom. Clorox wipes labeled keep out of reach of children, accessible to children in unlocked closet in jr. preschool room. 3 bags of potting soil, labeled keep out of reach of children, accessible to children placed on the ground near the wall on playground. Lotion labeled keep out of reach of children, accessible to children in backpack on low shelf in preschool classroom. Correction: Items labeled keep out of reach of children must be inaccessible to children. Correct by 05/23/2024
Corrected Corrected by May 23, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
2.229.D · Staples must be inaccessible to children less than three (3) years of age.
Staples used to hold artwork, resources and bulletin boards in jr preschool classroom and main hallway, accessible to children under 3 years of age. Correction: Staples must be inaccessible to children less than 3 years of age. Correct by 05/23/2024
Corrected Corrected by May 23, 2024
Marked corrected in the state record.
2.229.G · Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Empty Grocery bags accessible to children on floor of unlocked closet in jr preschool classroom. Correction: Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. ***CORRECTED AT TIME OF VISIT*** Teacher locked closet making bags inaccessible to children. Correct by 05/23/2024
Corrected Corrected by May 23, 2024
Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.72.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.
Small slide placed on compacted sand on the toddler playground. Correction: All climbing equipment 18 inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least 6 inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.64.B · Children must not be subjected to physical or emotional harm, humiliation, or threats.
Identified through staff statement that a preschool aged child was brought to the toddler room and threatened to be left in toddler room "for acting like a baby". FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ Correction: Children must not be subjected to physical or emotional harm, humiliation, or threats. Correct by 07/31/2023 Stage II Licensing Concern : Staff leave children unsupervised. Children are hurting other children and staff are not aware. - FOUNDED
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.64.F · Separation, when used for guidance, must not exceed five (5) minutes and must be appropriate for the child's development. The child must be in a safe, lighted, well-ventilated area and be within sight and hearing of an adult. The child must not be isolated in a locked, closed room, or closet.
Identified through staff statement that children have been placed in time out for more than 5 minutes. Correction: Separation, when used for guidance must not exceed 5 minutes and must be appropriate for child's development. Correct by 07/31/2023 Stage II Licensing Concern : Staff forcefully brought a preschool aged child to the toddler room for discipline. - FOUNDED
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.62.A.1 · All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise
Identified through staff statement that staff have briefly left classroom unsupervised with up to 4 children during nap time. Correction: All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise. Correct by 07/31/2023 ________________________________________________ Stage II Licensing Concern : Staff have children use toothbrush to scrub bathroom floor. Staff made child hold a craft box for extended period of time. Staff dragging and pulling children down hallway. Staff yelling at children. - UNFOUNDED Stage II Licensing Concern : Staff withhold food and do not allow enough time for children to finish meal/snack. Staff limit amount of fluids children receive during the day. - UNFOUNDED Stage II Licensing Concern : Bathrooms shared by others in the building - UNFOUNDED Stage II Licensing Concern : Staff are not qualified. - UNFOUNDED Stage II Licensing Concern : Staff are not documenting diaper changes and meals consistently. - UNFOUNDED ________________________________________________
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.62.C.1 · Each infant up to eighteen (18) months of age and enrolled in the infant program must be provided with an individual crib, futon approved for infants, or other approved sleep/rest equipment meeting Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards. Individual cribs or futons must provide each infant with sufficient space for the infant’s length, size, and movement.
3 cots used for nap time in the infant room. Correction: Appropriate equipment must be provided for infants in the infant room. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.71.C · Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.
Hand soap labeled keep out of reach of children accessible to children in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the jr preschool bathroom. Observed 7 bottles of sunscreen and 4 bottles of mosquito replent labeled keep out of reach of children accessible to children in bucket on teachers desk in preschool classroom. Observed hand sanitizer labeled keep out of reach of children accessible to children on check in table in the preschool classroom. Correction: Items labeled keep out of reach of children must be inaccessible to children. ***CORRECTED AT TIME OF VISIT*** Teacher moved items making them inaccessible to children. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.71.G · Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Empty grocery bags accessible to children in an unlocked closet in the Jr preschool classroom. Observed empty grocery bags accessible to children in an unlocked cabinet under the sink ibn the jr preschool bathroom. Observed empty grocery bags accessible to children on island counter in preschool classroom. Correction: Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. ***CORRECTED AT TIME OF VISIT*** Plastic bags moved and locked making them inaccessible to children. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.71.H · Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________
Teacher scissors accessible to children on island counter in the preschool classroom. Correction: Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. ***CORRECTED AT TIME OF VISIT*** Teacher scissors moved making them inaccessible to children. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.71.K · Evacuation equipment must not block exit routes. Nothing may be stored in or under any evacuation equipment.
1 evacuation crib in the infant classroom to be used as storage. Correction: Evacuation equipment must not block exit routes. Nothing may be stored in or under any evacuation equipment. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.91.D · 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.
Staff purses and a monster energy drink accessible to children on island counter in the preschool classroom posing a potential safety hazard. Correction: Make all hazardous items inaccessible to children. ****CORRECTED AT TIME OF VISIT*** Staff removed hazardous items making them inaccessible to children. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.72.C.3.a · Toddler climbing equipment must have a three (3) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ Toddler slides require a six (6) foot use zone extending out from the base of the slide.
3 pieces of climbing equipment placed on the toddler playground not allowing for a 3 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Correction: Toddler climbing equipment must have a 3 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.72.C.3.c · Preschool and school-age climbing equipment must have a six (6) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. For slides exceeding six (6) feet in height, the use zone from the base of the slide must be as long as the slide height.
Climbing equipment placed towards the edge of the preschool playground not allowing for the 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Correction: Preschool and school-age climbing equipment must have a 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
7.702.72.A · A variety of play equipment and materials appropriate for children's age, size, developmental needs, and activities must be provided for both indoor and outdoor structured and free play.
Climbing equipment on the toddler playground labeled for ages 2 to 8 years of age accessible to children ages 1 to 3 years. Correction: A variety of play equipment and materials appropriate for children's age, size, developmental needs and activities must be provided for both indoor and outdoor structured and free play. Correct by 07/31/2023
Corrected Corrected by Jul 31, 2023
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.