Inspire Preschool

Center · Denver · 100 Colorado Blvd

What kind of place is this?

Size 20 children licensed Smaller than the middle half of Denver centers, where the middle half licenses 40–113. Measured across 1,156 Denver centers, 2026-08-17.
Approach reggio-emilia, developmental

In the program’s own words

“It is “Reggio-influenced” meaning we build curriculum around children’s interests and questions noted during their play.” inspirepreschool.com, July 2026
“Bibliotherapy Strategy to help children learn about self –actualization and cope with social and emotional struggles or developmental needs by identifying with a character in a book who shares a similar struggle or need.” inspirepreschool.com, July 2026

Will it fit our family?

Hours 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Days / week 5

What will it cost us?

Monthly tuition $1,455–$1,785 about $12–$15/hr
Application fee $100

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Colorado Shines Level 2
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
September 9, 2025
On file
3 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 9, 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.

Sep 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · September 9, 2025

2.223.A.2 · Correction due September 9, 2025

No documentation of written attendance verification made throughout the day.

Required correction: Create and implement an attendance tracking system to document attendance periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Correct by 09/09/2025

State records file

Sep 2024 Supervisory visit nothing cited State records file
Oct 2023 Supervisory visit 3 findings

Supervisory visit · October 4, 2023

7.702.34.A.7 · Correction due October 4, 2023

Reviewed 2 child files and observed 1 child to have no documentation of written autorization from a parent/guardian for emergency medical authorization.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain written authorization for emergency medical authorization. Correct by 10/04/2023

Reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff members Sharon and Catherine to have expired Trails clearance letters.

Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members Sharon, Catherine have reviewed the powerpoint within

7.701.33.D.5 · Correction due October 4, 2023

Reviewed 2 staff files and observed staff members Sharon and Catherine to have expired FBI clearance letters.

Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members Sharon, Catherine have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI Clearance Letters for staff members Sharon, Catherine with written response to Specialist. Correct by 10/04/2023

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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Before you tour

Inspire Preschool hasn’t published

A typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask which of these findings were serious, and what changed.Colorado Department of Early Childhood publishes a correction deadline, never whether the work was done or how serious it was.

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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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us

Pricing per provider website, checked July 2026.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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