Denver · Licensed center
Lowry Montessori (Mile High Early Learning)
- Large center, licensed for 171 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- 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
- July 21, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 10, 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.
Jul 2026 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · July 21, 2026
Dec 2025 Supervisory visit 14 findings
Supervisory visit · December 10, 2025
2.212.A · Correction due December 10, 2025
The provider continues to employ an individual who did not demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children during a reportable incident that occurred on 11/18/2023.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure that all staff demonstrate knowledgeable decision making , judgment, and concern for the proper care and well being of children. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response Correct by 12/10/2025
2.230.C.1.a
Green slide on the toddler playground with 1" of resilient, a second green slide in the preschool playground with 2" of resilient surfacing within the use zone.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure that all climbing equipment over 18 inches has a department approved
2.213.F · Correction due January 10, 2026
Reviewed (26) staff files and observed (3) employee lacking current Department approved training in First Aid and CPR module.
Required correction: Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response ensuring that all staff, to include the above listed staff, have completed the Department-approved training for Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. Correct by 01/10/2026
2.219.B.1
Reviewed (13) child files and observed (1) file to lacking documentation of a current immunization record.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure child files have documentation of school required immunizations on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Certificate of Immunization or an "approved alternate" Certificate
2.229.C · Correction due December 10, 2025
Sanitizer located on a shelf within the bathroom of the P1. Wipes located on a low shelf in the bathroom and Bleach water on a shelf accessible to children in P5.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure all items labeled "Keep out of reach of children" are in accessible to children at all times. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 12/10/2025
2.229.G · Correction due December 10, 2025
Empty, loose plastic bags on a shelf in the bathroom of P5 accessible to children in the classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) remove plastic bags and make sure they are inaccessible to children. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 12/10/2025
2.229.K · Correction due December 10, 2025
Toys stored in and under the evacuation cribs within the I1 classroom.
Required correction: The director immediately, 12/10/2025, removed the toys from the evacuation crib. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 12/10/2025
2.209.B.4 · Correction due December 10, 2025
Reviewed (13) child files and observed (1) child lacking documentation of a current health statement.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure the center must maintain and update annually and upon changes a copy of the child's health statement completed by a health provider. Provide written statement of compliance within the overall repsonse. Correct by 12/10/2025
2.230.F · Correction due December 10, 2025
Trampoline located on the Preschool playground accessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure all trampolines and inflatbale bouncers are inacessible to children in care and prohibited. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 12/10/2025
2.213.B · Correction due December 10, 2025
Reviewed 27 staff files and observed (1) staff to be lacking documentation of a current certificate of training in Standard Precautions.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure that the program obtains and maintains documentation of a current standard precautions training for all staff to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 12/10/2025
2.213.G · Correction due December 10, 2025
Reviewed 27 staff files and observed (1) staff lacking documentation of the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Mandated reporter (Child Abuse Preventions and reporting) training to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 12/10/2025
Reviewed (27) staff files and observed (1) staff lacking a the Department-approved training Prevention of
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due December 10, 2025
Reviewed 27 staff files and observed 1 staff file lacking a current FBI letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that the above listed staff have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI clearance letters for all staff members lacking current clearance letters with written response to Specialist. Correct by 12/10/2025
2.236.A.1 · Correction due December 10, 2025
Unlocked open door to front office, not attended by staff, with hazardous items such as office supplies and medications accessible to children in care.
Required correction: Immediately (12/10/2025) ensure all office spaces are locked or does not contain any hazards.Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 12/10/2025
Jan 2025 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · January 15, 2025
2.213.B · Correction due January 15, 2025
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed J.L., and M.B. to be lacking documentation of a current certificate of training in Standard Precautions.
Required correction: Immediately (1/15/25) ensure that the program obtains and maintains documentation of a current standard precautions training for all staff to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 01/15/2025
2.213.G
Reviewed 25 staff files and observed A.M., J.L., and K.C. lacking documentation of the Department-approved training regarding child abuse prevention.
2.213.C · Correction due January 15, 2025
Reviewed (25) of staff files and observed K.C. lacking a completed Department-approved Safe Sleep training.
Required correction: Immediately (1/15/2025) ensure that the program obtains and maintains current documentation of the Safe Sleep training certificates for all staff who work with children less than 12 months of age to include the above listed staff. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 01/15/2025
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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Details
- Address
- 957 Ulster Way
- License
- 1514332, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
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Details
- Address — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 usaspending.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.