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Dps Ece Denison Montessori School

A child care center in Denver, Colorado 80219

1821 S Yates ST, Denver, Colorado 80219.

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The short answer

Record last released by Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 29 citations in 6 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. Every month

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What these words mean5
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Quality rating
Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

CDEC’s file lists 18 inspections, investigations and complaints from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026, the latest on Sep 15, 2026 (Supervisory).

29 citations in all.

Where Colorado posts its reports: Colorado Shines.

Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

When those citations happened

29 citations in 6 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

29 citations by month over the last 4 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each citation, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

Sep 15, 2026: supervisory (case 264692)3 citations
  • If a medication is out of date or left over, the parent(s)/guardian(s) is responsible for picking up the medication. If the parent(s)/guardian(s) do not respond, the center must dispose of the medications as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

    Rule 2.220.J. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 15, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 28, 2026.

  • The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.

    Rule 2.223.A.2. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 15, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 28, 2026.

  • Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 15, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 28, 2026.

Oct 16, 2025: supervisory (case 249318)2 citations
  • Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 16, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 22, 2025.

  • Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

    Rule 2.229.G. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 16, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 22, 2025.

May 6, 2025: injury (case 255943)2 citations
  • All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.

    Rule 2.212.A. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 6, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2025.

  • There must be assigned at least one (1) qualified early childhood teacher supervising each group of children unless otherwise specified in rules. A director may be the assigned teacher for one (1) group of children.

    Rule 2.217.A.7. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 6, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2025.

May 6, 2025: injury (case 255940)1 citation
  • There must be assigned at least one (1) qualified early childhood teacher supervising each group of children unless otherwise specified in rules. A director may be the assigned teacher for one (1) group of children.

    Rule 2.217.A.7. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 6, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2025.

Nov 22, 2024: supervisory (case 215043)1 citation
  • The Trails child abuse or neglect records request must be made on the state-prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee within the following required time frames: Child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt providers must meet the following: For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.

    Rule 2.120.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 22, 2024.

Jan 3, 2024: supervisory (case 193983)2 citations
  • Every five (5) years, all child abuse and neglect inquiry background checks must be renewed by resubmitting an inquiry form and current fee to the Department for processing. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the inquiry form must be obtained before five (5) years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.

    Rule 2.120.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 3, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 11, 2024.

  • The results of the abuse and neglect inquiry must be maintained at the center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

    Rule 2.120.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 3, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 11, 2024.

Jan 20, 2023: supervisory (case 176370)18 citations
  • Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a State Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness. For seasonal children’s resident camp programs, operating no more than 90 days per calendar year, at least one on site director must be trained in the State Department-approved training

    Rule 7.701.100.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Emergency drills, lockdown and active shooter on premises drills must be held at least quarterly, but often enough so that all occupants are familiar with the drill procedure and their conduct during a drill is a matter of established routine. Fire drills must be held monthly and be consistent with local fire department procedures. Tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. A record of all emergency drills held over the past twelve (12) months must be maintained by the facility or center, including date and time of drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate.

    Rule 7.701.100.F.2.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.

    Rule 7.701.32.D.1.a.. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Each applicant listed below must submit to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or any third party vendor approved by CBI including county departments of human or social services that use fingerprint machines pursuant to Section 19-3-406(1)(C),(2), C.R.S., to obtain any fingerprint criminal history record held by the CBI and FBI. If a third party takes the individual?s fingerprints, the fingerprints may be electronically captured using CBI?s approved LiveScan equipment. Payment of the fee for the criminal record check is the responsibility of the individual being checked, identified as follows:

    Rule 7.701.33.A.1. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • The following background check requests must be submitted and successfully completed for each state an individual has resided in, in the past five years, prior to an individual caring for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access to children in child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-aged child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes: a. State criminal history check b. State sex offender registry check c. State abuse and neglect registry check

    Rule 7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Staff and children’s records must be available, upon request, to authorized personnel of the Department.

    Rule 7.702.36.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • All staff must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training that meets current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 7.702.42.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees caring for children, not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR, must complete the Department-approved Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. The module must be renewed every two (2) years.

    Rule 7.702.42.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (listed in Section 7.702.33, d) must complete the Department-approved training course: Introduction to the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

    Rule 7.702.42.H. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 19, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Staff Aides, without supervision from an Early Childhood Teacher or Director, may supervise no more than two (2) preschool age children while assisting the children with diapering or toileting.

    Rule 7.702.45.G.3. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Maximum Group Size for Children by AGES OF CHILDREN and MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE: 6 weeks to 18 months: 10 infants 12 months to 36 months: 10 toddlers 24 months to 36 months: 14 toddlers 2-1/2 years to 3 years: 16 children 3 years to 4 years: 20 children 4 years to 5 years: 24 children 5 years and older: 30 Children Mixed age group 2-1/2 to 6 years of age: 20 Children

    Rule 7.702.46.A.15. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Centers licensed under the same governing body that provide care for preschool-age children only at multiple locations are not required to have a large center Director qualified staff member assigned to each program. to qualify, centers must have an organizational structure that includes employees of the center that provide at least ten (10) administrative support elements from the following:

    Rule 7.702.46.A.3.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • All Department-approved Child Care Health Consultants must complete the Department- approved Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment immunization course annually. The center must obtain and maintain proof of course completion.

    Rule 7.702.46.C.8. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 19, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • At the time of admission, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Within thirty (30) calendar days of admission, and within thirty (30) calendar days following the expiration date of a previous health statement, the parent(s)/guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child?s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child?s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children less than two and one-half (2½) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the center.

    Rule 7.702.51.A.2.b. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 19, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.

    Rule 7.702.62.A.2. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • A fitted sheet and a blanket, or suitable covering, must be provided for each child to be used only by that child.

    Rule 7.702.62.D.4.c. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Items labeled ?keep out of reach of children? must be inaccessible to children.

    Rule 7.702.71.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

  • Volatile substances such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items must not be stored in any area of the building used for childcare.

    Rule 7.702.91.D. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2023.

All 18 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 15, 2026Supervisory (case 264692)3 citations; cleared Sep 28, 2026.
Dec 16, 2025Follow-up (case 267399)No citations; cleared Dec 19, 2025.
Dec 11, 2025Staff/Child Files (case 267006)No citations; cleared Dec 19, 2025.
Oct 16, 2025Supervisory (case 249318)2 citations; cleared Oct 22, 2025.
Oct 16, 2025Injury (case 263714)No citations; cleared Oct 22, 2025.
Sep 15, 2025Follow-up (case 263084)No citations; cleared Sep 18, 2025.
May 6, 2025Injury (case 255869)No citations; cleared May 21, 2025.
May 6, 2025Injury (case 255940)1 citation; cleared May 21, 2025.
May 6, 2025Injury (case 255943)2 citations; cleared May 21, 2025.
Jan 28, 2025Capacity/Age/Exhibit (case 251778)No citations; cleared Jan 28, 2025.
Nov 22, 2024Supervisory (case 215043)1 citation; no clearance date in CDEC’s file.
Nov 22, 2024Injury (case 248943)No citations; cleared Nov 25, 2024.
Sep 16, 2024Staff/Child Files (case 244482)No citations; cleared Sep 16, 2024.
Jan 3, 2024Supervisory (case 193983)2 citations; cleared Jan 11, 2024.
Jan 3, 2024Injury (case 213414)No citations; cleared Jan 3, 2024.
Jan 3, 2024Follow-up (case 214954)No citations; cleared Jan 3, 2024.
Oct 26, 2023Follow-up (case 211512)No citations; cleared Oct 26, 2023.
Jan 20, 2023Supervisory (case 176370)18 citations; cleared Apr 15, 2023.

Is it licensed?

  • Colorado’s service type: Child Care Center; licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Licensed for 180 children: 180 preschool and school-age children.
  • Colorado’s licence number: 1506442.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

What did complaints and investigations find?

  • CDEC’s file lists no complaints or Stage II investigations for this program from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026.
  • Neither CDEC’s roster nor its file of inspections lists enforcement actions, such as fines or the revocation of a licence.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023. Released Oct 28, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it.

Who does the caring?

  • Colorado doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual programs in this dataset.

Who owns it?

  • Colorado’s dataset lists its governing body as NA.
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

How is it rated?

  • Colorado Shines: Level 4 of five, as Colorado rates it (awarded Jan 30, 2026, valid until Jan 31, 2029).
Source:

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated monthly.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Programs aren’t compared with each other here: CDEC’s file doesn’t grade its citations by how serious they are.
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What the record doesn’t say

  • Inspections, investigations and complaints are from the file CDEC sent for a data request, from Jan 1, 2023, and the file it sends each month since. CDEC says its file may miss a program licensed during that time that is no longer licensed, and that its records may change as they are updated or finalized.
  • CDEC’s file gives each rule cited, its category, and the days set to correct it and to clear the case, but not what the inspector wrote: Colorado Shines has each monitoring report. CDEC doesn’t grade citations by how serious they are.
  • This page is built from the dataset of licensed child care facilities CDEC publishes monthly on data.colorado.gov, so a program licensed or closed since may be missing or still shown. It leaves out 24-hour licence types and care that is exempt from licensing.
  • Colorado’s roster carries no enforcement actions, hours or staffing levels.

Sources

  • Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report (data.colorado.gov, a9rr-k8mu).

    Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). data.colorado.gov’s terms ask for this disclaimer: “The data made available here has been modified for use from its original source, which is the State of Colorado. THE STATE OF COLORADO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTY AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. THE STATE OF COLORADO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The data is subject to change as modifications and updates are complete. It is understood that the information contained in the Web feed is being used at one’s own risk.” Facts are extracted; monitoring reports are not republished.

  • Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Data request 2026-967, delivered Oct 28, 2026 and each month since: licensing inspections, complaints and Stage II investigations from Jan 1, 2023.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 2026. CDEC sends the previous month’s records in the first week of each month; a person saves each file and loads it. No licence stated: CDEC sent this file for a data request that said it would be shown on a free public website. Its disclaimer says the data “is now subject to open records law”. Shown free, never sold.

If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC). Colorado’s own record is on coloradoshines.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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