Ave Maria Catholic School

Center · Parker · 9056 E Parker Rd

What kind of place is this?

Size 65 children licensed In the middle half for Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 5
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
November 19, 2025
On file
3 visits since February 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 18, 2025. Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious
Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

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.

Nov 2025 Supervisory visit 8 findings

Supervisory visit · November 19, 2025

2.217.C.7 · Correction due December 18, 2025

The CCHC did not have documentation of a Department approved CCHC introductory training course.

Required correction: Obtain documentation of the CCHC introductory training for the CCHC. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/18/25. Correct by 12/18/2025

2.217.C.9 · Correction due December 18, 2025

The CCHC did not have documentation of a current Department-approved child abuse prevention training.

Required correction: Obtain documentation of a current Department approved child abuse prevention training for the CCHC. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/18/25. Correct by 12/18/2025

2.213.B · Correction due November 19, 2025

Reviewed 9 staff files. SM2 did not have documentation of a current standard precautions training.

Required correction: Immediately, obtain documentation of a current standard precautions training for SM2. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/18/25. Correct by 11/19/2025

2.213.G · Correction due December 18, 2025

Reviewed 9 staff files. SM2 did not have documentation of a current child abuse training.

Required correction: Obtain documentation of a current child abuse training for SM2. Submit documentation of a current child abuse training for SM2. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by 12/18/25. Correct by 12/18/2025

2.223.A.2 · Correction due November 19, 2025

Staff are not completing written attendance verification during transitions.

Required correction: Immediately, staff must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including transitions. Submit a written plan and statemetn of compliance by 12/18/25. Correct by 11/19/2025

2.229.C

There was soap and hand sanitizer labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in the JrK A classroom. There was a staff purse, clorox wipes and diaper wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in the JrK B classroom

2.229.H · Correction due November 19, 2025

There were sharp teacher scissors accessible to children in the JrK A classroom

Required correction: Corrected at the time of inspection. Staff removed the sharp scissors and placed them on a shelf inaccessible to children. A written response is not required. Correct by 11/19/2025

2.237.H · Correction due November 19, 2025

There were uncovered electrical outlets accessible to children under the white board in the JrK A classroom

Required correction: Immediately, ensure all electrical outlets accessible to children have protective covers. Submit a written statement of compliance by 12/28/25. Correct by 11/19/2025

State records file

Dec 2024 Supervisory visit 6 findings

Supervisory visit · December 11, 2024

2.217.C.4 · Correction due January 10, 2025

The facility did not have documentation of nurse consultation for the months of September, October and November.

Required correction: Ensure the date and content of each consultation must be recorded and maintained in the center's files for three (3) years. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/10/25. Correct by 01/10/2025

2.121.D

Reviewed 7 staff files. Candy R and Aubrianna M did not have documentation of the CBI clearance letter.

Required correction: Immediately, obtain the CBI clearance letter and maintain at the facility. All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification

2.212.G · Correction due January 10, 2025

Reviewed 7 staff files. Kari R, Candy R, Jackey L and Jane C did not have documentation of a current self-reported health history.

Required correction: Obtain a signed health statement within 30 days of employment and annual self-reported health history for all staff. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/10/25, Correct by 01/10/2025

2.220.K · Correction due December 11, 2024

Reviewed 7 child files. 3 child files did not have documentation of sunscreen authorization.

Required correction: Immediately, obtain written authorization from parents/guardians for sunscreen application. Submit a written statement of compliance by 1/10/25. Correct by 12/11/2024

2.229.C

There was soap labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in the Jr. PreK A and B classrooms. There were staff purses accessible to children in the Jr PreK B and Preschool classroom.

2.217.A.14 · Correction due December 11, 2024

At the time of inspection, the Jr PreK B classroom teacher was alone with 18 children while the assistant teacher stepped out of the classroom multiple times to walk children to the bathroom in the hallway.

Required correction: Immediately, ensure staff to child ratio's are maintained at all times. Submit a written plan for bathroom use and statement of compliance by 1/10/25. Correct by 12/11/2024

State records file

Feb 2024 Supervisory visit 5 findings

Supervisory visit · February 20, 2024

2.206.C · Correction due March 21, 2024

Reviewed 7 child files. 1 child file did not have documentation of a current annual policies and procedures acknowledgment.

Required correction: Policies and procedures must be reviewed for each child annually. Submit a written statement of compliance by 3/21/24. Correct by 03/21/2024

2.213.B · Correction due February 20, 2024

Stephanie H did not have documentation of a current Standard Precautions training.

Required correction: Immediately, ensure all staff complete the Standard Precautions training prior to working with children and the training is updated annually. Submit documentation of current Standard Precautions training and written statement of compliance by 3/21/24. Correct by 02/20/2024

Jane C did not have documentation of a child development training.

2.229.C · Correction due February 20, 2024

There were two bottles of lotion and a bottle of sunscreen labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in room 100.

Required correction: Immediately make all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" inaccessible to children. *** Corrected at the time of inspection. The Director placed the lotion and sunscreen in a cupboard that is inaccessible to children. A written response is not required. Correct by 02/20/2024

2.229.H · Correction due February 20, 2024

There were sharp teacher scissors accessible to children in room 100.

Required correction: Make all sharp tools and instruments inaccessible to children. ***Corrected at the time of inspection. Jane C placed the teacher scissors in a locked drawer. A written response is not required. Correct by 02/20/2024

State records file

Where this record comes from

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 13, 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.

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