Blue Heron Preschool

Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.

Rule 2.230.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 17, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 2026.

Children must not be subjected to physical or emotional harm, humiliation, or threats.

Rule 2.225.B. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 8, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 14, 2026.

The required staff to child ratio must be maintained at all times

Rule 2.227.C.7. CDEC’s category: Transportation. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 8, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 14, 2026.

A record must be maintained, either written or electronic, for each staff member that includes the following: All information from background checks as required in the “General Rules for Child Care Facilities” rule sections 2.120 and 2.121.

Rule 2.210.A.6. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 18, 2025.

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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 18, 2025.

Staff to Child Ratios by ages of children and number of staff- 6 weeks to 18 months (infants):1 staff member to 5 infants; 12 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 5 toddlers; 24 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 7 toddlers; 2-1/2 years to 3 years:1 staff member to 8 children; 3 years to 4 years: 1 staff member to 10 children; 4 years to 5 years: 1 staff member to 12 children; 5 years and older: 1 staff member to 15 children; Mixed-age group 2-1/2 yrs to 6 yrs: 1 staff member to 10 children.

Rule 2.217.A.14. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 18, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 18, 2025.

Children must not be subjected to physical or emotional harm, humiliation, or threats.

Rule 2.225.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 18, 2025.

Centers must not provide sugar sweetened beverages to children. These are beverages that have been sweetened with various forms of sugars that add calories and include, but are not limited to: soda, fruitades, fruit drinks, flavored milks, and sports and energy drinks.

Rule 2.224.A.3. CDEC’s category: Meals/Snacks/Activities. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 3, 2025.

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: Jan 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 3, 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: Jan 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 3, 2025.

All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise

Rule 2.223.A.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 16, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 18, 2024.

All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually.

Rule 7.702.41.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 19, 2023.

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information:

Rule 7.702.31.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 12, 2023.

The center must notify the children’s parents or guardians in advance of any field trip. The staff-child ratio found at Section 7.702.46 must be maintained at all times

Rule 7.702.65.C.1. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 12, 2023.