“Blending Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and nature-based approaches to build confidence, curiosity, and early leadership.” aspenacademy.org, July 2026
“Blending Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and nature-based approaches to build confidence, curiosity, and early leadership.” aspenacademy.org, July 2026
“Blending Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and nature-based approaches to build confidence, curiosity, and early leadership.” aspenacademy.org, July 2026
Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood lists each program’s complaints on its Colorado Shines page, with the department’s verdict on each and a report behind it, going back about three years. Older complaints are released only on request. The department does not rank complaints by severity in either place.
Supervisory visit · November 6, 2023
7.702.71.C · Correction due November 6, 2023
In Room 159, cleaning supplies were under the sink in an unlocked cabinet, accessible to children. In the same room on a shelf, disenfectant wipes were accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. At the time of visit, the director provided a new lock for the teacher, making the cleaning supplies inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 11/20/2023. Correct by 11/06/2023
The Department of Early Childhood keeps about three years of complaints on a program’s public page. Anything older is released only on request, as a single file covering the whole state. Shortlist asked for that file under the Colorado Open Records Act and renews it yearly; it is what this page shows for complaints older than the department’s own window.
The file this page is built from arrived on September 1, 2026 and covers complaints the department publishes today, and complaints back to January 2023 obtained by records request. The next request goes in September 2027.
The department publishes a report for each of these visits. Shortlist has not read those reports yet, so this page shows when the state came and not what it found.
The department will also review one program’s complete file on request, which is more than either source above contains. Leave your email and Shortlist will ask for Aspen Academy’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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