Heart and Hands Montessori
1355 FOREST PARK CIRCLE, LAFAYETTE, CO 80026Childery Rating: 3/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.3 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.3 / 5
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Colorado Shines rating of Level 2 (out of 5). Structural quality reflects Colorado's licensing baseline. Colorado caps infant ratios at 1:5, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- Colorado Shines Level 2 (Max 5) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 37
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:5 10 Toddlers 1:5 10
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1) and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 2 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Nov 19, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Cots or Pads Must Be Spaced at Least Two (2) Feet Apart on All Sides During Rest Time. Children Must Have a Safe Area in Which to Rest That Is Easily Supervised, Out of the Path…2.223.D.5.a.1
Cots with children napping on them, located with less than two feet of space on each side in the Toddler 1 and Toddler 2 classrooms during rest time.
✓ Corrected at visit
Dec 12, 20241 Finding1 Important
- At the Time of Enrollment, and Upon Amendments to Policies and Procedures, the Center Must Give the Parent(s)/guardian(s) the Center’s Policies and Procedures and Provide The…2.206.A
Reviewed 3 children's files and observed 1 file lacking documentation of the program's policies and procedures document, signed and dated by a parent/guardian. N_a_m_e _: H_e_ar_t a_nd_ H_a_nd_s _M_on_te_ss_or_i ____________Lic_e_ns_e _Nu_m_b_er _: 1_7_85_43_9______ ________________________________________________
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