Aurora · Licensed center
Flame Lily Montessori
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 30 children.
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
- August 14, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 14, 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 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.
Aug 2026 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · August 14, 2026
2.133.A · Correction due August 14, 2026
Reviewed 2 staff files. 1 staff missing the Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training prior to working with children.
Required correction: Immediately, all staff must complete the Emergency and Disaster preparedness training prior to working with children. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 08/14/2026
2.138.A
The facility is missing documentation of emergency drills from May - August, 2026.
2.213.E · Correction due August 14, 2026
Identified there were no staff on site with a current CPR/First Aid certificate.
Required correction: Immediately, for every 30 or fewer children in attendance, there must be at least one staff member with a current CPR/First Aid certificate during the center hours of operation. Submit a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 08/14/2026
2.223.A.2 · Correction due August 14, 2026
Identified the facility is not conducting attendance verification throughout the day to include transitions
Required correction: Immediately, attendance verification must be completed periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Submit a written statement of compliance to the licensing specialist. Correct by 08/14/2026
Sep 2025 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · September 29, 2025
2.219.B.1 · Correction due September 29, 2025
Reviewed five children's records and observed one child's record to be missing documentation of the immunization records.
Required correction: Obtain immunization records prior to children's attendance. Correct immediately by 9.29.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 10.29.2025. Correct by 09/29/2025
2.219.B.2 · Correction due October 29, 2025
Reviewed five children's records and observed one child's record to have an expired medical statement.
Required correction: Obtain current health statements for all children's records. Correct by 10.29.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist. Correct by 10/29/2025
2.209.A.7 · Correction due September 29, 2025
Reviewed five children's records and observed one child's record to be missing documentation of the required and updated emergency medical authorization.
Required correction: Obtain current emergency medical authorizations for all children. Correct immediately by 9.29.2025, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 10.29.2025. Correct by 09/29/2025
Nov 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · November 7, 2024
2.120.J · Correction due November 7, 2024
Reviewed two staff records and observed both staff members A. C. (DOH 7.1.2022) and C.A. (DOH 7.1.2022) to be missing documentation of the required Trails background checks.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of the required background check and maintain the documentation of the check at the center. Correct immediately by 11.7.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist by 12.7.2024. Correct by 11/07/2024
2.219.B.4 · Correction due November 7, 2024
Reviewed five children's records and observed one child to be missing documentation of the required health statement.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of the required health statement for all children as required, Correct by 12.7.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist. Correct by 11/07/2024
Dec 2023 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · December 7, 2023
7.702.34.B.4 · Correction due January 6, 2024
Reviewed three chidren files and all files were missing Childs Health Statements. ( enrolled 1/23)
Required correction: Obtain current health statements for all children and maintain in children files. Correct by 01/06/2024
7.702.42.B · Correction due December 7, 2023
Reviewed two staff files and A.C. and C.A. were missing current Department Approved Standard Precautions training. (expired A. 11/22/2023, C. 5/3/2023).
Required correction: Obtain current Department Approved Standard Precautions Training and Maintain in staff file. Correct Immediately or prior to working with children. Correct by 12/07/2023
Reviewed two staff files and A.C. and C.A. were missing current Department Approved Child Abuse prevention training. (expired A. 11/22/2023, C. 5/3/2023).
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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How they teach
Montessori
“We provide an inclusive and authentic Montessori environment that protects the potential of all of the children of Aurora, Colorado”
Who cares for your child
Caroline Alsmeyer (Founding Teacher Leader and Primary Guide), 10 years in early childhood.
Details
- Website
- flamelilymontessori.org
- Address
- 1666 Elmira St
- License
- 1758665, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 flamelilymontessori.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff flamelilymontessori.org
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 flamelilymontessori.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked October 2026 data.colorado.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Denver-area’s 1,147 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 10 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 to 402.