Boulder · Licensed center
Mountain Shadows Montessori School
- Medium center, licensed for 100 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
- July 21, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023 · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 21, 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 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · July 21, 2026
2.213.B · Correction due July 21, 2026
Reviewed thirteen staff files and identified SM4 and SM5's files missing documentation of current Department-approved standard precautions training.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of current Department-approved standard precautions training. Correct immediately and respond with verification of compliance by 8/21/26. Correct by 07/21/2026
2.121.D.4.a
Reviewed thirteen staff files and identified SM11's file missing documentation of an FBI clearance letter.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review 'Navigating the Background Check', the Investigation
2.121.J.1 · Correction due July 21, 2026
Reviewed thirteen staff files and identified SM2 and SM7's files missing documentation of out of state clearance letters. Both SM2 and SM7 have lived out of state in the last five years.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review 'Navigating the Background Check', the Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification (via email) that SM2 and SM7 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Correct immediately and submit documentation of out of state clearance letters for SM2 and SM7 with written response to Specialist by 8/21/26. Correct by 07/21/2026
2.219.B.2
Reviewed four child files and identified Ch2's file missing documentation of a health statement. Ch2 has been enrolled for more than 30 calendar days.
Required correction: Obtain documentation of a current health statement for Ch2. Correct and respond with a statement of
Oct 2025 Complaint Unfounded
Complaint · October 21, 2025
Sep 2025 Supervisory visit 4 findings
Supervisory visit · September 4, 2025
2.230.C.7 · Correction due September 4, 2025
Several "S" hooks at the top of the swings had gaps wider than the thickness of a dime.
Required correction: Ensure all "S" hooks are secured. Correct immediately and respond with a statement of compliance by 9/11/25. Correct by 09/04/2025
2.220.G.2 · Correction due September 4, 2025
In the Red Fox classroom, identified an emergency medication was being stored in the classroom while children were outside on the playground. Identified through staff statements this is not regular practice and it had been forgotten to transfer the medication to the emergency backpack.
Required correction: Ensure staff carry emergency medications when away from the classroom. Correct immediately and respond with a plan for ongoing compliance by 9/11/25. Correct by 09/04/2025
Reviewed three health care plans and associated medications and identified one health care plan missing a starting date and an indicated dosage for the medication.
2.120.I · Correction due September 4, 2025
Reviewed sixteen staff files and identified SM1's file containing a Trails clearance letter dated more than five years ago.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review 'Navigating the Background Check', the Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification (via email) that SM1 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Correct immediately and submit documentation of TRAILS clearance letter for SM1 with written response to Specialist by 9/11/25. Correct by 09/04/2025
Oct 2024 Supervisory visit 3 findings
Supervisory visit · October 3, 2024
2.121.J.1 · Correction due October 3, 2024
Reviewed ten staff files and identified K.'s file (DOH: 7/2024) missing documentation of an out-of-state clearance letter. K. has lived out-of-state in the last five years.
Required correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review 'Navigating the Background Check', the Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification (via email) that Director P. has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Correct immediately and submit documentation of out-of-state clearance letter for K. with written response to Specialist by 10/10/24. Correct by 10/03/2024
2.220.A
Reviewed four health care plans and associated medications and identified one health care plan not signed by the parents. Identified one health care plan indicating two doses of emergency medication and only one dose was available on site.
2.217.A.14 · Correction due October 3, 2024
In the Chickadees toddler room, SM1 left the room with one child leaving SM2 with seven children. The staff to child ratio for this classroom is 1:5.
Required correction: Ensure the required staff to child ratio is maintained at all times. **Corrected at the time of visit; the Director went into the classroom ensuring a 1:5 staff to child ratio.** No response required. Correct by 10/03/2024
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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Details
- Address
- 4154 N 63rd St
- License
- 67978, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 2
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All checked July 2026.
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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.