Mar Lee · Licensed center
DPS ECE Denison Montessori School
- Large center, licensed for 180 children.
- A public school program, per Colorado's licensing records.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state lists 4 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
- September 15, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 16, 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 2 findings
Supervisory visit · October 16, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due October 16, 2025
Observed during Discovery Link on the stage in the cafeteria where the children were eating breakfast, sanitizer spray was on a low shelf accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member removed the sanitzer spray on 10/16/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/16/2025
2.229.G · Correction due October 16, 2025
Observed during Discovery link on the stage in the cafeteria where children were present, loose plastic garbage bags were in an unsecured closet, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all loose plastic bags inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member removed the plastic bags on 10/16/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/16/2025
Nov 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · November 22, 2024
2.120.C.1.a · Correction due November 22, 2024
Reviewed 17 staff files and observed Para L.R.'s (DOH 8/14/24) file to be missing current documentation of TRAILS 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 staff member L. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS Clearance Letters for the staff listed above, with written response to the Specialist. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 11/29/24 Correct by 11/22/2024
Jan 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · January 3, 2024
2.120.1 · Correction due January 3, 2024
Reviewed 16 staff files and observed Aide C.'s file to have a TRAILS clearance letter which expired on 5/25/23.
Required correction: Every 5 years, all child abuse and neglect inquiry background checks must be renewed with an updated clearance letter. Obtain a renewed TRAILS clearance letter for C. Correct immediately and respond by 1/10/24. Correct by 01/03/2024
2.120.J · Correction due January 3, 2024
Reviewed 16 staff files and observed Aide L.'s (DOH 8/30/23) file to be missing documentation of TRAILS clearance letter.
Required correction: The results of the abuse and neglect inquiry must be maintained at the program and available for review. Obtain TRAILS clearance letter for L. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 1/10/24 Correct by 01/03/2024 Licensed Classrooms Include: 1. Classroom: 105 Classroom Type: Preschool Capacity: 30 Youngest Age: 2.5 Years Oldest Age: 8 Years 2. Classroom: 104 Classroom Type: Preschool Capacity: 30 Youngest Age: 2.5 Years Oldest Age: 8 Years 3. Classroom: 112 Classroom Type: Preschool Capacity: 30 Youngest Age: 2.5 Years Oldest Age: 8 Years 4. Classroom: 102 Classroom Type: Preschool Capacity: 30 Youngest Age: 2.5 Years Oldest Age: 8 Years 5. Classroom: 103 Classroom Type: Preschool Capacity: 30 Youngest Age: 2.5 Years Oldest Age: 8 Years
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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Details
- Address
- 1821 S Yates St
- License
- 1506442, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
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Details
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 data.colorado.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 402 children. Small is 10 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.