Andrea Martinez

Every five (5) years, requests for FBI criminal record checks must be renewed by completing the fingerprint process at an approved vendor. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the request must be obtained prior to five (5) years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.

Rule 2.121.D.5. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 14, 2026.

For all CBI fingerprint-based criminal history record information checks required in this rule section 2.121 , including those confirming a criminal history as well as those confirming no criminal history, the Department will conduct a comparison search on the Colorado Judicial Department’s State Courts Data Acess System, the sex offender registry of the Colorado Department of Public Safety and any other recognized database, if any, that is accessible on a statewide basis. The court case management search must be based on name, date of birth, and address, in addition to any other available criminal history data that the Department deems appropriate, is used to determine the type of crime(s) for which a person was arrested or convicted and the disposition thereof. The sex offender registry search is used to determine whether the address of a licensee or prospective licensee is listed as belonging to a registered sex offender, except that:

Rule 2.121.H. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 14, 2026.

Subsequent health evaluations for the primary provider, applicant 2, and children residing in the home who are less than ten (10) years of age must be obtained every two (2) years or as required in a written plan signed by a licensed physician or other health care provider. A new family member and/or a new resident of the home must obtain a health evaluation form signed and dated by a licensed physician or other health care provider within thirty (30) days from the date the individual began living in the home.

Rule 2.311.A.14. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 14, 2026.

Prior to working with children the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department approved training about child abuse prevention, including common symptoms and signs of child abuse how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect within thirty (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually.

Rule 2.312.H. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 22, 2024.

Toddlers, preschoolers, and older children, as necessary, must have a suitable mat not less than two inches thick, cot, bed, or sofa, with a clean washable sheet that has been sanitized between uses by different children. Children must be provided with a clean blanket.

Rule 7.707.75.E. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

A large child care home: Child care may be provided to children from birth to eighteen (18) years of age. The provider needs an assistant when the ninth child arrives at the facility.

Rule 7.707.22.E.1. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: LCCH. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

Sign In/Out Procedure The provider must maintain a daily sign in/out method containing the date, the child’s name, the time that the child arrived at and left the home, and the parent, guardian, or authorized person’s signature. A full signature is required by the parent or guardian every time the child arrives at or leaves the home. The provider may sign in or out children who arrive directly from school or an activity as needed on a daily basis. The provider must use their full signature. The parent/guardian must provide a signature on a weekly basis to verify the record.

Rule 7.707.6.C. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Reports/Records/Security. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

At the time of admission each child’s file contains:Documentation of immunization status or exemption, including month and year each immunization was administered. Immunizations must be updated and recorded as specified on the certificate of immunization or alternate certificate of immunization as supplied and approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Colorado law requires that proof of immunization be provided prior to the first day of admission.

Rule 7.707.71.A.1.c. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

Within thirty (30) days after admission, and within thirty (30) days following the expiration date, the parent or guardian 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 practitioner. The statement of the child’s current health statusmust 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 under two and one-half (2-1/2 ) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statementsmust be kept at the licensed child care home.

Rule 7.707.71.A.2. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

The provider must obtain written authority to arrange for emergency medical care for each child. Written authorization to obtain emergency medical care must be on file prior to or on the first day of admission and must be re-authorized annually.

Rule 7.707.71.B.1. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

Parent(s) or guardian(s) shall be allowed access to their children and all approved and licensed areas at all times.

Rule 7.707.742.K.2. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Health/Sanitation/Children’s Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

Children who are awake must not be confined for more than fifteen (15) minutes at a time to cribs, playpens, swings, high chairs, infant seats, or other equipment that inhibits freedom of movement. Children who are actively eating may be in a high chair or other approved feeding equipment for longer than fifteen (15) minutes. Children must be moved once feeding is complete.

Rule 7.707.75.H.14.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

Infants must not be placed to sleep in the same crib or futon as another infant or child, and must never sleep with an adult in a bed, on a couch, or in any other setting or manner.

Rule 7.707.75.H.18.. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

All weapons must be locked and inaccessible to children. Ammunition and arrows must be locked and stored separately. This includes, but is not limited to, firearms, air rifles, bb guns, paintball guns, bows, hunting knives, swords, hunting sling shots, and martial arts weapons. Trigger locks are acceptable. Antique and other guns used for decoration must be unloaded, inoperable and have the firing pin removed. An unstrung bow need not be stored in a locked container. Weapons must not be transported in any vehicle in which children are riding unless the weapons are made inoperable and inaccessible. The provider, employees and substitutes must know the location of any weapons in the home

Rule 7.707.91.E. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.