Randy Throw
Data last updated · May 2026
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. 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
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:5 10 Toddlers 1:5 10 Preschool 1:12 24
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 4 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Child Maltreatment Prevention (1), Children's Records & Files (1), and Building & Premises Safety (1). None of the 4 findings were critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Oct 22, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Prior to Working with Children, if Working with Children Less Than Three (3) Years of Age, the Primary Provider, Applicant 2, the Equally Qualified Provider, Qualified…2.312.G
Reviewed the provider and applicant 2 staff files. The most recent "Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma" training completed by the applicant 2 at the time of inspection expired on 5/27/2025.
✓ Corrected at visit
Oct 28, 20241 Finding1 Important
- At the Time of Admission, the Parent or Guardian Must Provide the Following Information to the Provider for Each Child Entering the Family Child Care Home: Documentation Of…2.321.A.2.c
Reviewed four (4) child files. Two (2) child files did not contain documentation of immunization status or medical or nonmedical exemption documentation.
Jun 12, 20241 Finding1 Important
- All Climbing Equipment, Sliding Equipment, or Equipment with Attached Platforms, Eighteen (18) Inches or Higher Must Have Resilient Surfacing of at Least Six (6) Inches in the Use…2.337.B.1.a
The wood chip resilient material measured a depth of one (1) inch in the use zone below the two (2) green slides, the spiral slide, and under the yellow swings in the outdoor play area.
Jun 30, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Any Provider's, Employee's, Substitute's, Volunteer's, And/or Visitor's Animal(s) And/or Fish That Are Dangerous, And/or Pose a Potential Threat to a Child's Safety or Health Must…7.707.91.J
The provider has two (2) dogs in the home. Current vaccination records for both dogs were not available at the time of inspection.