Denver · Licensed center

Family Star Montessori

What the state has found

The state lists 5 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
December 16, 2025
On file
5 visits since September 2023 · 5 complaint investigations
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 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.

Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding

Supervisory visit · December 16, 2025

2.213.G · Correction due December 16, 2025

One of twenty-six staff files reviewed to have an expired Department approved Child Abuse Prevention training.

Required correction: Obtain proof of completion of Department approved Child Abuse Prevention training.**Corrected at the time of visit- staff member completed Department approved Child Abuse Prevention training and provided proof of completion.** No response is required. Correct by 12/16/2025

State records file

Nov 2025 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · November 19, 2025

The state’s report (PDF)

Sep 2025 Complaint

Complaint · September 4, 2025

2.206.B.10

Identified through Director's statement and the program's policies and procedures. The facility did not provide an Injury Report at the end of day as stated in the program's policies and procedures.

State records file

Sep 2025 Complaint Founded

Complaint · September 4, 2025

The state’s report (PDF)

Feb 2025 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · February 25, 2025

The state’s report (PDF)

Jan 2025 Supervisory visit report not read State records file
Apr 2024 Complaint Unfounded

Complaint · April 1, 2024

The state’s report (PDF)

Feb 2024 Supervisory visit 4 findings

Supervisory visit · February 22, 2024

2.229.E · Correction due February 22, 2024

Thumb tacks used to hold up a tapestry in the front lobby.

Required correction: Thumb tacks must not be used in areas accesible to children less than three years of age. Correct immediately. Corrected at time of visit. No further respose required. Correct by 02/22/2024

2.230.B · Correction due February 22, 2024

A wooden planter in the southeast corner of the preschool yard was split exposing a sharp screw and sharp edges of wood.

Required correction: Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Correct immediately. Corrected at time of visit. No further response required. Correct by 02/22/2024

Four outlets on an extension plug were exposed and accessible to children in the IC3 classroom.

2.120.I · Correction due February 22, 2024

Four staff members to be missing documentation of updated TRAILS background checks within the past five years.

Required correction: All invidividuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of TRAILS for staff members M.K., R. and J. Correct by 02/22/2024

State records file

Jan 2024 Limited Supervisory visit 1 finding

Limited Supervisory visit · January 5, 2024

2.213.G · Correction due January 5, 2024

One of nineteen staff files reviewed to have expired Department approved child abuse training. This is in direct violation of stipulation P. All staff must complete the Department’s free online training on recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse/neglect, found in the CO Shines PDIS at https://www.coloradoshinespdis.com or, at http://coloradocwts.com/mandatedreporter-training.

Required correction: All providers and staff must complete the Department approved training about child abuse prevention and renew annually. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF VISIT, training was completed by staff member on 1/5/24. Document future compliance with written response. Correct by 01/05/2024

State records file

Sep 2023 Limited Supervisory visit 2 findings

Limited Supervisory visit · September 21, 2023

7.702.71.H · Correction due September 21, 2023

The following sharp tools to be accessible to children: Adult Scissors in room P4, and push pins in room P3.

Required correction: Make sharp tools and instruments inaccessible to children. Correct immediately. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, staff member moved to a cabinet making the adult scissors and push pins inaccessible to children, 9//21/23. No written response is necessary for this violation. Correct by 09/21/2023

7.702.71.C · Correction due September 21, 2023

The following items to be accessible to children and labeled "keep out of reach of children": Ever Spring Hand Soap in room P4, and Dial Soap in room IC6.

Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately. **CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, staff moved the hand soap to a higher shelf inaccessible to children, 9/21/23. No written response is necessary for this violation. Correct by 09/21/2023

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 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

Website
familystar.net
Address
2246 Federal Blvd
License
15573, active
Quality program
Colorado Shines Level 4
Ownership
Non-profit

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Details

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.