Denver · Licensed center
DPS ECE Gust Elementary School
- Large center, licensed for 120 children.
- A public school program, per Colorado's licensing records.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state lists 7 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 14, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since January 2024
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 7, 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.
Apr 2026 Limited Supervisory visit 2 findings
Limited Supervisory visit · April 7, 2026
2.229.C · Correction due April 7, 2026
In Room 128, observed hand soap labeled "keep out of reach of children" next to the sink and accessible to children, posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member removed the soap on 4/7/2026.** No response is required. Correct by 04/07/2026
2.229.H · Correction due April 7, 2026
In Room 128, observed sharp scissors in an unsecured drawer, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all sharp tools and instruments inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member locked the drawer on 4/7/2026.** No response is required. Correct by 04/07/2026
Feb 2026 Limited Supervisory visit 2 findings
Limited Supervisory visit · February 23, 2026
2.229.G · Correction due February 23, 2026
In the bathroom between Room 129 and Room 130, observed an empty plastic bag on top of the plastic drawers, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all plastic bags inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member removed the plastic bag on 2/23/26.** No response is required. Correct by 02/23/2026
2.223.A.2 · Correction due February 23, 2026
In Room 124, observed 15 children in attendance, however, 9 children were signed in.
Required correction: The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recoreded. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member signed the children in on 2/23/26.** No response is required. Correct by 02/23/2026
Oct 2025 Supervisory visit 5 findings
Supervisory visit · October 15, 2025
2.229.C · Correction due October 15, 2025
In Room 127, observed white out labeled "keep out of reach of children" in an unsecured drawer, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all items labeled "keep out of reach of children" inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member locked the drawer on 10/15/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/15/2025
2.229.H · Correction due October 15, 2025
In Room 125, observed teacher scissors on the counter and in Room 128, observed teacher scissors in an unsecured drawer. Both were accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all sharp tools and instrucments inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member locked the drawer and removed the scissors on 10/15/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/15/2025
2.230.B
In Room 123, charging cords longer than 18 inches were observed on both turquoise shelves, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
2.237.D · Correction due October 15, 2025
In Room 123 and Room 127, personal bags were in an unsecured closet. In Room 127, a battery was in an unsecured drawer. These items were accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.
Required correction: Keep all volatile substances inaccessible to children at all times. **Corrected at time of visit, staff member locked the drawer and closet on 10/15/25.** No response is required. Correct by 10/15/2025
2.121.D.4.a · Correction due October 15, 2025
Reviewed 13 staff files. Observed SM3 lacking documentation of an FBI 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 SM3 has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of FBI clearance letter for SM3 with written response to the Specialist by 10/22/2025. Correct by 10/15/2025
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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Details
- Address
- 3440 W Yale Ave
- License
- 84968, active
- Quality program
- Colorado Shines Level 4
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Details
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 data.colorado.gov
- 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.