Denver · Licensed center
Montessori Children's House Denver
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 56 children.
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 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 20, 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.
Feb 2025 Supervisory visit 2 findings
Supervisory visit · February 20, 2025
2.121.D · Correction due February 20, 2025
Reviewed 9 staff files and observed 1 staff (A. M.) lacking documentation of a CBI clearance letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members listed above have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI clearance letter for staff member listed above with written response to Specialist. Correct by 02/20/2025
2.220.J · Correction due February 20, 2025
Reviewed medications for 5 children and observed 2 children to have expired medications on site. Specialist observed a expired bottle of Zyrtec in the toddler classroom and an expired inhaler in the Main Level classroom.
Required correction: Immediately (2/20/25) ensure that the parent/guardian is responsible for picking up all out of date or left over medication. If the parent/guardians do not respond the center must dispose of the expired medications per CDPHE guidelines. Provide a written statement of compliance with in the overall response." Correct by 02/20/2025
Mar 2024 Original-Change of Owner visit 3 findings
Original-Change of Owner visit · March 22, 2024
2.229.H · Correction due March 22, 2024
Pin pokers accessible to children in the preschool classrooms posing a possible hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (3/22/24) ensure that all sharp tools to include the above listed items are made inaccessible to children at all times. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 03/22/2024
2.229.L · Correction due March 22, 2024
Small items (beads, small wooden blocks) accessible to children less than 3 years of age in the preschool classrooms posing a possible choking hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (3/22/24) ensure that all toys, toy parts, furnishings and equipment that is accessible to children less than 3 years of age is large enough to not be a choke hazard or able to be swallowed. Provide a written statement of compliance within the overall response. Correct by 03/22/2024
2.229.M · Correction due March 22, 2024
Glass and ceramic flower pots, vases, and jars accessible to children less than 5 years of age in the preschool classrooms posing a possible hazard.
Required correction: Immediately (3/22/24) ensure that all toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and materials made of brittle, easily breakable plastic or glass are not permitted for children less than five (5) years of age. Staff removed the picture frames at the time of the inspection making them inaccessible to children. Correct by 03/22/2024
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 11, 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
“MCHD is a 10 step- fully accredited Montessori school offering authentic Montessori education and meeting all the standards for the American Montessori Society.”
What it costs
- Application fee
- $200
- Siblings
- 10% off tuition for the second sibling and any additional sibling
A day here
- Schedule
- Full-day and half-day programs, plus optional before-school and after-school care
- Closed
- 6 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day
Details
- Website
- mchdenver.org
- Address
- 1467 Birch St
- License
- 1778999, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
- Ages they serve
- 15 months to 6 years
- Established
- 1991
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 mchdenver.org
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 mchdenver.org
- Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 mchdenver.org/…/MCHD-Tuition_FY27-FINAL.pdf
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 mchdenver.org/…/MCHD-Tuition_FY27-FINAL.pdf
- Closed — Checked July 2026 mchdenver.org/…/MCHD-School-Year-Calendar-2026-2027.pdf
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 mchdenver.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 mchdenver.org
- Established — Checked July 2026 mchdenver.org/…/FosteringtheDevelopmentofLifeSkillsatHome.pdf
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.