MEADOW LARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Center · Brighton · 15161 Shadow Wood St

What kind of place is this?

Size 50 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 1
License status Active

State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Last visit
October 9, 2025
On file
3 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was October 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.

Oct 2025 Supervisory visit 6 findings

Supervisory visit · October 9, 2025

2.120.C.1.a.1 · Correction due October 9, 2025

Reviewed 3 staff files and found 1 without dicumentation of a completed TRAILS Letter.

Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the staff member reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of the TRAILS background check Clearance Letters for the staff member with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/09/2025

2.213.B

Reviewed 3 staff files and found 1 with an expired standard precautions training.

2.213.G · Correction due October 9, 2025

Reviewed 3 staff files and found 2 with an expired child abuse training.

Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required training. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 11/9/25. Correct by 10/09/2025

2.213.N · Correction due October 9, 2025

Reviewed 3 staff files and found 1 with an expired immunization training

Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required training. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 11/9/25. Correct by 10/09/2025

2.219.B.2

Reviewed 6 children files and found 1 with an expired health statement.

2.229.L · Correction due October 9, 2025

In the preschool room there was jewel counters accessible to children under the age of 3 years that fit into a choke tube.

Required correction: Ensure that all items that fit into a choke tube are inaccessible to children under the age of 3 years. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by removing from the room. No response required. Correct by 10/09/2025

State records file

Nov 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings

Supervisory visit · November 7, 2024

2.229.C · Correction due November 7, 2024

ice melt marked keep out of reach of children on the playground accessible to children.

Required correction: Ensure all keep out of reach of children items are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately 11/7/24. Corrected at time of visit, no response is required. Correct by 11/07/2024

2.214.D.4 · Correction due November 7, 2024

the Director Lynn to have a level 6 credential but not a current director letter.

Required correction: Obtain and submit documentation of current director letter. Correct immediately 11/7/24 and submit compliance by 12/7/24. Correct by 11/07/2024

State records file

Nov 2023 Supervisory visit 7 findings

Supervisory visit · November 30, 2023

Correction due November 30, 2023

The carbon monoxide detector not in working condition.

Required correction: There must be a carbon monoxide detector installed in the area where children sleep. Correct immediately, 11/30/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 12/30/23. Correct by 11/30/2023

7.702.51.A.2.b

In reviewing 4 children's records: the health statement does not include when the next visit is required by the health care provider.

7.702.71.C · Correction due November 30, 2023

Santizer spary accessible to children that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" next to the soapy water.

Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately, 11/30/23. ***Corrected at time of visit by making inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 11/30/2023

7.702.71.L · Correction due November 30, 2023

In the preschool classroom that has children enolled under the age of 3 years: small acrons posing a potentials choking hazard.

Required correction: Toys. toy parts, furnishings, equipment and any materials accessible to children under the age of 3 yeas must not be a choke hazard. Correct immediately, 11/30/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 12/30/23. Correct by 11/30/2023

7.702.72.C.7 · Correction due November 30, 2023

The swings in the outdoor play area with "S" hooks open more than 1/8 of an inch posing a potential strangulation hazard.

Required correction: Swings must have seats made of flexible materials and all "S" hooks must be secured. Correct immediately, 11/30/23. ***Corrected at the time of visit by securing " S" hooks so they did not pose a strangulation hazard. No response required. Correct by 11/30/2023

In the outdoor play area the following hazardous areas: The border around the building blocks to be broken

7.702.43.A · Correction due December 30, 2023

No current Director qualifications issued by the department or credential level III or higher.

Required correction: Center directors must have a current director qualification letter issued by the Department or current Early Childhood Professional Credential level III or higher. Document compliance and send verification to Specialist by 12/30/23. Correct by 12/30/2023

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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MEADOW LARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, 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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All checked July 2026.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

State record

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