Denver · Licensed center
Montessori School of Denver
At a glance
- Large Montessori center, licensed for 192 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Tuition Toddler $2,375, preschool $2,375 a month, full time. See costs
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state lists 3 visits below. Shortlist has not read the reports behind them, so there is no share of visits that cited something to set beside other providers yet.
State record — Colorado Department of Early Childhood
- Last visit
- February 11, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 11, 2026. 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, where it publishes one, 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.
Feb 2026 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · February 11, 2026
2.120.I · Correction due February 11, 2026
Reviewed 27 staff files and observed (1) staff member lacking an updated TRAILS clearance letter obtained prior to 5 years from the date reflected on the current clearance 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 above listed staff have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS clearance letter for staff members listed above with written response to Specialist. Correct by 02/11/2026
Mar 2025 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · March 12, 2025
2.120.I · Correction due March 12, 2025
Reviewed 28 staff files and observed R.N., V.R., M.K., E.K., C.G., M.B., J.P. and E.P. lacking documentation of updated TRAILS clearance letter obtained prior to 5 years from the date reflected on the current clearance 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 above listed staff have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS clearance letter for staff members listed above with written response to Specialist. Correct by 03/12/2025
2.221.C
Sunscreen in toddler classroom not labled with child's first and last name.
2.217.C.8 · Correction due April 11, 2025
Reviewed nurse consultant file and observed C.B. lacking documentation of an updated CDPHE immunization course.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring that the program obtains and maintains a current training certificate in the immunization course for the current child care health consultant. Correct by 04/11/2025
2.229.C · Correction due March 12, 2025
Lotion and Aquaphor in a child's cubby and Lotion and sunscreen in a small basket on the shelves accessible to children in the toddler classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (3/12/2025) ensure all items labeled "Keep out of reach of children" are in accessible to children at all times. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 03/12/2025
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 November 8, 2026 and covers complaints the department publishes today, and complaints back to January 2023 obtained by records request. The next request goes in November 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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What it costs
Montessori School of DenverMost Denver-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Denver-area full-time prices for that age; 10 toddler and 14 preschool programs publish one.
- Half day (morning)
- $1,471 a month
- Application fee
- $500
- Deposit
- $2,000
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Meals, outdoors and schedule
- Meals
- Tuition includes daily snacks; hot lunch is available separately through a catered lunch program at additional cost
- Outdoors
- Toddler classrooms have dedicated outdoor workspaces, a playground sized for toddlers, and a garden area
- Schedule
- Full-day, half-day
How they teach
Montessori
“our unique and documented curriculum is grounded in Montessori philosophy”
What staff are paid
- Classroom Assistants
- $22.15 an hourJob posting, seen October 2026
Details
- Address
- 1460 S Holly St, Denver, 80222
- License
- 46039
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
- Established
- 1964
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, ratios and staff, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 montessoridenver.org
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Deposit — Checked July 2026 bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/…/misc_232194.pdf
What staff are paid
- Classroom Assistants — Checked October 2026 montessoridenver.org/…/Classroom-Assistants-After-School-Staff.pdf
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors — Checked July 2026 montessoridenver.org
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/…/misc_232194.pdf
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 montessoridenver.org
- Address — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/…/misc_232194.pdf
- Established — Checked July 2026 montessoridenver.org
Large means the biggest quarter of Denver-area’s 1,145 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 320 children. Small is 8 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.