Littleton · Licensed center
Montessori Peaks Academy
- Large Montessori center, licensed for 150 children.
- A public school program, per Colorado's licensing records.
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 2, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 30, 2024. 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 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · October 30, 2024
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due October 30, 2024
Reviewed 2 staff files, identified J. (DOH 6/3/24) to be missing the FBI clearance letter and E.F. (DOH 8/6/24) to be missing the 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 have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI, FBI, Clearance Letters for staff members with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 10/30/2024
Jan 2024 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · January 11, 2024
2.217.A.14 · Correction due January 11, 2024
Specialist witnessed staff member M. walk into the classroom for 30 seconds leaving co-staff member outside with 18 children.
Required correction: Immediately, facility must remain in ratio at all times. Corrected at the time of visit: M. returned to the playground. No written response needed. Correct by 01/11/2024
Reviewed 10 children files, identified 2 students missing a current health appraisals.
2.213.I · Correction due February 11, 2024
Reviewed 9 staff files, identified G.G. missing the recognizing the impact of bias training.
Required correction: Obtain the Department approved training on Recognizing the impact of Bias. Submit a written response to the Specialist. Correct by 02/11/2024
2.213.B · Correction due January 11, 2024
Reviewed 9 staff files, identified M.D.'s certificate not signed by authorized person.
Required correction: Immediately, review standard precaution protocol with employee and obtain correct signature on training. Submit a statement of compliance to Specialist. Correct by 01/11/2024
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 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
“Our philosophy and methodology is based on Maria Montessori's belief in the education of the whole child, honoring each child, and preparing them to be life-long learners and responsible world citizens.”
What it costs
$544 to $1,213 a month
Denver-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Half day
- $648 to $701 a month
- Siblings
- Multi-Student Discount 10% off (lowest bill)
A day here
- Outdoors
- 8.5 acres with gardens, a natural watershed, and a bee/pollinator habitat used for outdoor learning
- Updates for parents
- Infinite Campus Parent Portal (fees, attendance, billing)
- Calendar
- School year
- Schedule
- Full Day and 1/2 Day, Monday-Thursday or Monday-Friday
- Closed
- Care is not offered on staff work days or over breaks (before/after care program)
Policies
- Special needs
- IEP/504 plan students encouraged to apply; Learning Lab Team reviews services to meet documented needs
Details
- Address
- 9904 W Capri
- License
- 19359, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 1
- Ages they serve
- ages 3 and 4 (preschool)
- Established
- 1997
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 montessoripeaks.jeffcopublicschools.org
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 montessoripeaks.jeffcopublicschools.org
A day here
- Outdoors — Checked July 2026 montessoripeaks.jeffcopublicschools.org
- Updates for parents, Calendar, Schedule, Closed — Checked July 2026 montessoripeaks.jeffcopublicschools.org
Policies
- Special needs — Checked July 2026 montessoripeaks.jeffcopublicschools.org
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 montessoripeaks.jeffcopublicschools.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 montessoripeaks.jeffcopublicschools.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 data.colorado.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.