Longmont · Licensed center
Gateway Montessori School
- Medium center, licensed for 68 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
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
- January 12, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 · 3 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 12, 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.
Jan 2026 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · January 12, 2026
2.217.A.15 · Correction due January 12, 2026
At the time of inspection, observed the Toddler rooms, D. and Daffodil, combined on the playground with 13 children present exceeding maximum group size. Identified through a staff statement that one of the children was under the age of two.
Required correction: Maximum group size for children by ages may not exceed the maximum group number. Respond with verification of ongoing plan of compliance Correct by 01/12/2026
Nov 2025 Complaint 4 findings
Complaint · November 4, 2025
2.217.A.15 · Correction due November 4, 2025
Observed 23 children on the Preschool playground and exceeding the maximum group size. Identified through staff statement that one third of the children were 3 years old.
Required correction: Maximum group size for children by ages may not exceed the maximum group number. Respond with ongoing plan of compliance. Correct by 11/04/2025
2.229.E
Observed thumb tacks hanging to display art work in the Toddler room.
Required correction: Thumb tacks must not be used in areas accessible to children less than three years of age. Respond with
2.237.H · Correction due November 4, 2025
Observed a power strip with uncovered outlets in the Lilac Preschool classroom accessible to children
Required correction: All electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers. Respond with ongoing plan of compliance. Correct by 11/04/2025
2.229.C · Correction due November 4, 2025
Observed keep out of reach of children items such as a sunscreen bottle on a low shelf and a magic eraser in a unsecured drawer all accessible to children.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Respond with ongoing plan of compliance. Correct by 11/04/2025
Nov 2025 Complaint
Complaint · November 4, 2025
2.237.E · Correction due November 4, 2025
Identified through staff statement that while filling a bottle with bleach in the classroom by the sink, the staff member dropped the top of the bottle and did not initially notice any bleach spilling. The staff later observed a small spot of bleach on the bottom of a child’s pants during hours of care.
Required correction: Cleaning compunds must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Respond with ongoing plan of compliance. Correct by 11/04/2025
Nov 2025 Complaint Founded
Complaint · November 4, 2025
Nov 2025 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · November 4, 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 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, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 1500 9th Ave
- License
- 45609, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 3
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All checked July 2026.
Details
- Address, License, Quality program data.colorado.gov
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.