Denver · Licensed center
Primrose School at Lowry
- Large developmental center, licensed for 188 children.
- A Primrose Schools franchise. The brand is owned by Roark Capital, a private-equity firm.
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 16, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 19, 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.
Aug 2025 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · August 19, 2025
2.213.B · Correction due August 19, 2025
Reviewed (34) staff files and observed (1) staff file lacking documentation of a current training in standard precautions.
Required correction: The staff member immediately (8/19/2025) completed the Department-approved training in standard precautions. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 08/19/2025
Sep 2024 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · September 24, 2024
2.229.L · Correction due September 24, 2024
Small counting animals, counting cubes and small sorting shapes on a shelf accessible to children within the Preschool classroom.
Required correction: The director immediately (9/24/2024) removed the small toys to a locked cabinet inaccessible to the children in care. No Response required. Correct by 09/24/2024
Oct 2023 Supervisory visit 1 finding
Supervisory visit · October 18, 2023
7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c · Correction due October 18, 2023
Reviewed 31 staff files and observed E.H. to be lacking documentation of the Out of State 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 the above staff have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of out of state clearance letter for staff members E. H. with written response to Specialist. Correct by 10/18/2023
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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How they teach
Developmental
“Our school uses the proprietary Primrose Schools Balanced Learning® curriculum, which is research-informed and designed to nurture the whole child — intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically.”
Who cares for your child
Shannan Meyer (Franchise Owner) since 2008 and Chris Lang (Franchise Owner) since 2008.
Of 1,717 Denver-area providers, 15 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.
A day here
- Hours
- 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Meals and snacks included in tuition (all Primrose schools)
- Updates for parents
- Procare app for daily updates and photos
- Schedule
- full-day (all Primrose schools)
Details
- Website
- primroseschools.com
- Address
- 150 Spruce St
- License
- 1610145, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
- Ages they serve
- ages 0–5
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Add what is missingSources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 primroseschools.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff primroseschools.com
A day here
- Meals, Schedule — Checked July 2026 primroseschools.com
- Updates for parents, Hours — Checked July 2026 primroseschools.com
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 primroseschools.com
- Website — Checked July 2026 primroseschools.com
- Address — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.colorado.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 primroseschools.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 primroseschools.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 roarkcapital.com
The private-equity firm Roark Capital lists Primrose Schools among its current investments and describes it as a franchisor of pre-K schools. roarkcapital.com
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.