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Childery

Dps Discovery Link @ Teller

1150 GARFIELD ST, DENVER, CO 80206Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. 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. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

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
School-Age
Licensed capacity
165
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:510
Toddlers1:510
Preschool1:1224

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

4 Inspection Visits Since 2023 · 4 Findings · 25% Corrected at Visit
Most recent: Mar 11, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
4 Important

Across 4 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Medication Administration (1), Hazardous Materials Handling (1), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1). None of the 4 findings were critical.

See All 4 Inspection Visits
  1. Mar 11, 20261 Finding1 Important
    • Any Un-expired Routine Medication, Prescription and Non-prescription (Over-the-counter), Must Be Administered Only with a Current Written Order of a Health Care Provider With…2.513.A

      One child's emergency medication to be expired.

  2. Dec 5, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • At All Times, School-age Child Care Personnel Must Be Directly Supervising the Children.2.510.H

      Identified through SM2, SM4, SM5 and SM6's statements that they were assigned the responsibility to supervise CH1 on 11/24/2025. Identified through SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5 and SM6's statements that none of them saw or heard ch1 sustaining an injury that resulted in medical care on 11/24/2025 during recess.

  3. Sep 18, 20241 Finding1 Important
    • The Center Must Apply Sunscreen, Have the Parent(s) or Guardian(s) Apply Sunscreen, or Use Another Form of Parent(s) or Guardian(s) Approved Sun Protection for Children Prior To…2.514.B

      Identified through staff member's statement that children did not apply sunscreen before going outside because the facility was out of sunscreen.

      ✓ Corrected at visit

  4. Oct 23, 20231 Finding1 Important
    • All Personnel and Volunteers at the Center Must Demonstrate Knowledgeable Decision-making, Judgment, and Concern for the Proper Care and Well-being of Children.7.712.41.A

      Staff members did not notify supervisors of being over ratio to ask for additional staff to help meet staff to child ratio and due to size of group staff members were not able to directly supervise all children appropriately creating an unsafe environment for children. Staff members were not able to address all inappropriate behaviors creating an unsafe environment for children.

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