COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. -- Allegations of staff photographing babies in sexual poses, including one child shown in a suggestive manner and smoking a cigarette, prompted the closure of an employee child day care center at Copper Mountain Resort, state officials said.

The allegations are "ridiculous," said one of the women accused of child abuse.

Whether the pictures were doctored or were taken with the babies posed in that manner is part of an investigation, Colorado Human Services spokeswoman Liz McDonough said Monday.

"If indeed the possibility that this child was photographed in this way, that's serious enough for us to go forward and summarily suspend the license and we can sort the details out later," McDonough said. "Until we are 100 percent certain, in our cases we are going to err on the side of safety."

An Order of Summary Suspension, which in effect shut down the Pumpkin Patch Day Care Center, states that the staff admitted to taking photographs of two babies fighting and a naked baby in a sexually suggestive pose.

"Two staff working in the infant room of the facility took photographs of a baby looking like he was 'shooting a bird' and forcing him to hold his middle finger resulting in the child crying," according to written findings of the order.

The female employees allegedly involved and the supervisor of the facility have been "suspended indefinitely, pending further investigation," according to a release by the resort.

By phone, one of the three suspended women told 7NEWS, "This whole thing is ridiculous. There are no pictures. There's no proof of anything."

7NEWS confirmed she is one of the three suspended but is choosing not to use her name because no arrests have been made during the course of the three-week investigation.

The woman said she believes that she and the others have been unfairly accused by a disgruntled co-worker.

The closing of the Pumpkin Patch Day Care occurred last Thursday on orders from the Colorado Department of Human Services.

In the suspension order, the state finds "substantial evidence exists that a person or persons employed by this child care center have committed an act or acts of child abuse..."

In a statement signed by Stephan Bates, director to the Department of Human Services Office of Children, Youth, and Family Services, some of the allegations include:

"Two staff working in the infant room of the facility took photographs of a baby ... forcing him to hold his middle finger. Staff in the infant room placed a cigarette in an infant's mouth and took a photograph of this. On another occasion, staff at the facility stripped a baby and then took photographs of the baby bent forward showing his backside. At some time in the past, one of the staff carried a naked baby boy and walked around the office showing his genitals while laughing. Staff viewed a Web site of naked men fondling themselves while working at the facility. Took photos of two babies looking like they were fighting. There are reports the staff e-mailed the photos to others. The staff had inappropriate magazines in the infant room, watched movies and used personal laptops while they were responsible for supervising infants in their care,"

The day care is also accused of failing to comply with reporting requirements.

All the allegations are being investigated by Summit County law enforcement officers.

The resort said it has notified the parents of those children known to be directly involved.

Copper Mountain officials are helping the families affected by the closure find alternative day-care locations within the community.

The resort said it is in the process of a thorough review of all day-care policies and procedures to ensure children's health, safety and welfare are protected to the fullest extent possible.

7NEWS found two mothers Tuesday that brought their kids to work with them.