Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Denver centers it cites something at about 55% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Denver with Denver and never with another state.
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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 · September 15, 2025
2.213.D · Correction due September 15, 2025
Reviewed four staff records and observed one staff record to be missing documentation of the required shaken baby/abusive head trauma training.
Required correction: Prior to caring for children obtain the required shaken baby/abusive head trauma training for all staff members. Correct immediately by 9.15.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 10.15.2025. Correct by 09/15/2025
2.219.B.4
Reviewed five children's records and observed one record to be missing documentation of a current and required health statement record.
Required correction: Obtain current health statements for all children as required. Correct by 10.15.2025, and submit a written
2.138.A · Correction due September 15, 2025
A fire drill to be documented in April for the 2025 school year posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Drills must be practiced and documented as required. Correct immediately by 9.15.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of drills practiced by 10.15.2025. Correct by 09/15/2025
2.230.C.1.a · Correction due September 15, 2025
The climbing equipment on the play area outside, including the slide, stairs, arch, and swings to have as little as one inch of resilient surfacing, posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: All climbing equipment must be at least surrounded with at least 6 inches of resilient surfacing. Correct immediately by 9.15.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 10.15.2025. Correct by 09/15/2025
Supervisory visit · October 22, 2024
2.122.A · Correction due November 22, 2024
Documentation of a current approving fire inspection report from the local fire department to be missing at the time of the inspection.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of a current and approving fire inspection report. Correct by 11.22.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the training to the Specialist. Correct by 11/22/2024
2.213.G
Reviewed five staff records and observed one staff member Nancy D. (DOH 5.17.2017) to be missing documentation of the required abuse prevention training.
2.213.F · Correction due November 22, 2024
Reviewed five staff records and observed one staff member Liz E. (DOH 2021) to be missing documentation of the required CPR and First Aid training module or certification.
Required correction: Obtain the required CPR and First Aid training module for all staff members as required. Correct by 11.22.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist. Correct by 11/22/2024
Supervisory visit · December 5, 2023
7.702.42.M · Correction due January 4, 2024
Reviewed 4 staff files and Nicole F., Director, had expired Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. (Expired 12/15/2022, Hired 5/2017).
Required correction: Obtain current Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment certificate and maintain in staff file. Correct by 01/04/2024
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.
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 EAST LAKE MONTESSORI’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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