7 Steps Academy - Arvada South
6711 GRANDVIEW STREET, ARVADA, CO 80002Childery Rating: 3/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.3 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.3 / 5
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Colorado Shines rating of Level 2 (out of 5). Structural quality reflects Colorado's licensing baseline. Colorado caps infant ratios at 1:5, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- Colorado Shines Level 2 (Max 5) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 80
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:5 10 Toddlers 1:5 10
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 7 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (2), Building & Premises Safety (2), and Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1). None of the 7 findings were critical.
See All 7 Inspection Visits
May 14, 20261 Finding1 Important
- Staffatthe Center Must Demonstrate Knowledgeabledecision-making,judgment, and Concern for the Propercare and Well-being Ofchildren.2.212.AAll
Identified through staffstatements that infants are fed only according to the brightwheel app timing and parentschedules.
Feb 5, 20261 Finding1 Important
- 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…2.219.B.2
Reviewed 5 child files and observed 3 children to have expired health statements.
Jan 8, 20261 Finding1 Important
- At All Times During the Operating Hours of the Facility, Except for Foster Care Homes, the Facility/agency Must Post the Current Child Care License in a Prominent and Conspicuous…2.127.A
The current probationary license to not be posted.
✓ Corrected at visit
Aug 1, 20251 Finding1 Important
- 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…2.209.A.7
Reviewed 5 children's files and observe four children to have expired written authorization for emergency medical health care treatment
Jul 7, 20251 Finding1 Important
- In the Infant Room, Soft Bedding or Materials That Could Pose a Suffocation Hazard Are Not Permitted in Cribs, Futons Approved for Infants, or Other Approved Sleep/rest Equipment.…2.223.C.2
Observed in the Infant Room three (3) mattresses covered with three (3) big loose fitting sheets. Children were not sleeping on the cribs. Previously cited on 6/12/2025.
Apr 24, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Indoor and Outdoor Equipment, Materials, and Furnishings Must Be Sturdy, Safe, and Free of Hazards.2.230.B
Inside: In Step 5 classroom, there were two blue chairs on a table with a child napping next to the table. In Step 2 classroom, there was an air purifier and AC unit on a shelf, a child was napping next to the shelf. In addition, identified upstairs contained asbestos, construction began before the abatement was completed. Outside: At the entrance outside there was a water table with water with a film on top/ sand/ debris and what looked like Name : 7 Steps Academy - Arvada South License Number : 1777055 toys that were not suitable to use and in a planter there was a flexible water hose approx. 3 ft. long. next to the planter, a broken yellow half of a hula hoop. An adult metal rake was leaned up on a fence in the preschool playground, both sheds were unlocked, both sheds were storage for building items (no toys were seen in either shed) all posing a potential hazard.
✓ Corrected at visit
Mar 13, 20251 Finding1 Important
- All Children Must Be Under the Direct Supervision at All Times of a Qualified Adult Who Has Been Assigned the Responsibility to Supervise2.223.A.1
Identified through staff members statements that during transition from the toddler playground to CH1's classroom, CH1 was left alone and unsupervised in the fenced in toddler playground for about three (3) minutes.
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