Westminster Police Investigate Arvada Home Daycare After Infant Suffers Brain Injury
A state suspension order found the operator cared for four infants under a license permitting two, and cited a prior misdemeanor child abuse charge from February 2026.
By Carolina Wood ·
A Colorado home daycare is under criminal investigation after an infant was hospitalized in critical condition last month, with Westminster police saying no arrests have been made. The Colorado Department of Early Childhood suspended the facility's license following the incident.
Hannah Fuller, whose two sons attended the daycare, said she received a call from an assistant to the operator, who is also the operator's daughter, telling her to pick up her children. The caller said an infant had choked and needed CPR. Fuller said she was given little detail when she arrived beyond assurances that the situation would be fine.
A state suspension order documented that the child was transported to a hospital in critical condition. The order also noted a previous misdemeanor child abuse charge against the owner connected to an incident in February 2026, and found that the operator had been caring for four infants while her license permitted only two. The injured child and one of Fuller's sons were among the four.
The injured child's family asked that the name not be made public but permitted Fuller to share an update. She said the boy has a traumatic brain injury and retinal hemorrhaging and faces a long recovery. "They do know he will never be the same," Fuller said.
Fuller said police have asked parents to bring children in for physical exams to check for internal damage, and that investigators have not told parents what they believe happened at the daycare that day. "Why is no one being held accountable? It's really frustrating," Fuller said.
A police spokesperson said in a statement that investigations involving children's safety require careful review and that the department must protect the integrity of the investigation. The daycare's owner is scheduled to appear in court on October 29 on the earlier child abuse charge. A family member at the facility declined to comment and referred questions to an attorney, who also declined to comment.
