Brighton · Licensed center
Meadow Lark Montessori School
- Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
- 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 16, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 9, 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 6 findings
Supervisory visit · October 9, 2025
2.213.B
Reviewed 3 staff files and found 1 with an expired standard precautions training.
2.120.C.1.a.1 · Correction due October 9, 2025
Reviewed 3 staff files and found 1 without dicumentation of a completed TRAILS 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 staff member reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of the TRAILS background check Clearance Letters for the staff member with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/09/2025
2.213.G · Correction due October 9, 2025
Reviewed 3 staff files and found 2 with an expired child abuse training.
Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required training. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 11/9/25. Correct by 10/09/2025
2.213.N · Correction due October 9, 2025
Reviewed 3 staff files and found 1 with an expired immunization training
Required correction: Obtain and maintain the required training. Correct immediately and submit compliance by 11/9/25. Correct by 10/09/2025
2.219.B.2
Reviewed 6 children files and found 1 with an expired health statement.
2.229.L · Correction due October 9, 2025
In the preschool room there was jewel counters accessible to children under the age of 3 years that fit into a choke tube.
Required correction: Ensure that all items that fit into a choke tube are inaccessible to children under the age of 3 years. Correct immediately. ** Corrected at time of visit by removing from the room. No response required. Correct by 10/09/2025
Nov 2024 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · November 7, 2024
2.229.C · Correction due November 7, 2024
ice melt marked keep out of reach of children on the playground accessible to children.
Required correction: Ensure all keep out of reach of children items are inaccessible to children at all times. Correct immediately 11/7/24. Corrected at time of visit, no response is required. Correct by 11/07/2024
2.214.D.4 · Correction due November 7, 2024
the Director L. to have a level 6 credential but not a current director letter.
Required correction: Obtain and submit documentation of current director letter. Correct immediately 11/7/24 and submit compliance by 12/7/24. Correct by 11/07/2024
Nov 2023 Supervisory visit 7 findings
Supervisory visit · November 30, 2023
Correction due November 30, 2023
The carbon monoxide detector not in working condition.
Required correction: There must be a carbon monoxide detector installed in the area where children sleep. Correct immediately, 11/30/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 12/30/23. Correct by 11/30/2023
7.702.51.A.2.b
In reviewing 4 children's records: the health statement does not include when the next visit is required by the health care provider.
7.702.71.C · Correction due November 30, 2023
Santizer spary accessible to children that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" next to the soapy water.
Required correction: Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Correct immediately, 11/30/23. ***Corrected at time of visit by making inaccessible to children. No response required. Correct by 11/30/2023
7.702.71.L · Correction due November 30, 2023
In the preschool classroom that has children enolled under the age of 3 years: small acrons posing a potentials choking hazard.
Required correction: Toys. toy parts, furnishings, equipment and any materials accessible to children under the age of 3 yeas must not be a choke hazard. Correct immediately, 11/30/23. Document compliance to Specialist by 12/30/23. Correct by 11/30/2023
7.702.72.C.7 · Correction due November 30, 2023
The swings in the outdoor play area with "S" hooks open more than 1/8 of an inch posing a potential strangulation hazard.
Required correction: Swings must have seats made of flexible materials and all "S" hooks must be secured. Correct immediately, 11/30/23. ***Corrected at the time of visit by securing " S" hooks so they did not pose a strangulation hazard. No response required. Correct by 11/30/2023
In the outdoor play area the following hazardous areas: The border around the building blocks to be broken
7.702.43.A · Correction due December 30, 2023
No current Director qualifications issued by the department or credential level III or higher.
Required correction: Center directors must have a current director qualification letter issued by the Department or current Early Childhood Professional Credential level III or higher. Document compliance and send verification to Specialist by 12/30/23. Correct by 12/30/2023
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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Details
- Address
- 15161 Shadow Wood St
- License
- 1545180, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
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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.