Greenwood Village · Licensed center
Aspen Academy
- Medium Reggio Emilia–inspired center, licensed for 45 children.
What the state has found
The state lists 2 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
- July 10, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since November 2023
- Fixed?
- Correction was due November 6, 2023. 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 2023 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · November 6, 2023
7.702.71.C · Correction due November 6, 2023
In Room 159, cleaning supplies were under the sink in an unlocked cabinet, accessible to children. In the same room on a shelf, disenfectant wipes were accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately, all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. At the time of visit, the director provided a new lock for the teacher, making the cleaning supplies inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 11/20/2023. Correct by 11/06/2023
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 October 10, 2026 and covers complaints the department publishes today, and complaints back to January 2023 obtained by records request. The next request goes in October 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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Openings, child care subsidies, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Reggio Emilia–inspired, Montessori–inspired and nature and outdoor–inspired
“Blending Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and nature-based approaches to build confidence, curiosity, and early leadership.”
Who cares for your child
Kristina Scala (Founder, President and Head of School) since 2005 and Lynda Sailor (Founder and Business & Operations Director) since 2005.
Of 1,717 Denver-area providers, 15 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.
What it costs
$2,286 a month for a preschooler
Higher than 71% of the 14 that publish a price.
Aspen AcademyMost Denver-area prices (middle 80%)
- Part time
- $1,372 to $1,871 a month
A day here
- Schedule
- 2 days, 3 days, or 5 days per week (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Details
- Website
- aspenacademy.org
- Address
- 5859 S University Blvd
- License
- 1798056, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
- Ages they serve
- ages 2-14
- Established
- 2005
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 aspenacademy.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff aspenacademy.org/about
- Staff aspenacademy.org/admissions
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price — Checked July 2026 aspenacademy.org
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 aspenacademy.org
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 aspenacademy.org
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 aspenacademy.org
- Established — Checked July 2026 aspenacademy.org
Medium means the middle half of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 10 to 40; large is 115 to 402.