Bright Horizons Children’s Centers, LLC.

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 2.213.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 9, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 25, 2026.

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: Individuals who have obtained a successfully completed CBI or FBI record check may care for children, for no longer than ninety (90) calendar days, while waiting for all other required background checks to be completed. The individual must be supervised at all times by an individual who has successfully completed all required background checks.

Rule 2.120.C.1.a.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 15, 2026.

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-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes:

Rule 2.121.J.1. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 15, 2026.

Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (listed in rule section 2.208(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 2.213.H. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (listed in rule section 2.208(D)) must complete the Department-approved Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training or other Department-approved training on implicit bias. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 2.213.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

All diaper change areas must: Have a place inaccessible to children for storing all diaper change supplies and disinfecting solutions and products;

Rule 2.222.A.1.b. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

If music is played in the infant sleep area, the music must not be played at a loud volume that would prevent infants from being heard by staff. Music equipment must not be placed under a crib or within three (3) feet of the sleeping infant.

Rule 2.223.C.17. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 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: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and materials made of brittle, easily breakable plastic or glass are not permitted for children less than five (5) years of age.

Rule 2.229.M. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

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

Rule 2.230.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

Rule 2.230.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

Rule 2.237.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 19, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026.

All staff must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 2.213.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 15, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 24, 2025.

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

Rule 2.230.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 25, 2025.

In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

Rule 2.237.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 29, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 25, 2025.

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: Feb 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 2025.

Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

Rule 2.229.H. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 2025.

In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

Rule 2.237.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 13, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 2025.

All staff must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 2.213.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 7, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 6, 2025.

Staff working with infants less than twelve (12) months old must complete a Department-approved safe sleep training prior to working with infants less than twelve (12) months old. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 2.213.C. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 7, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 6, 2025.

Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

Rule 2.213.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 7, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 6, 2025.

Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all staff required to register with the Colorado Shines Professional Development Information System (listed in rule section 2.208(D)) must complete the Department-approved Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals training or other Department-approved training on implicit bias. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 2.213.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 7, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 6, 2025.

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

Rule 2.230.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 7, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 6, 2025.

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 2.213.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.

Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all directors and assistant directors must complete the Department-approved training: Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 2.213.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.

Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all directors and assistant directors must complete the Department-approved training: Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 2.213.K. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.

Any unexpired routine medication, prescription or non-prescription (over the counter), must be administered only with a current written order of a health care provider with prescriptive authority and with written parental consent. Home remedies, homeopathic medication, vitamins, and supplements must not be administered to children in child care.

Rule 2.220.A. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.

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

Rule 2.230.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 6, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.

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: Sep 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 5, 2023.

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: Apr 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 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: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment, all Directors and Assistant Directors must complete the department-approved training: Introduction to Child Care Health Consultation. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 7.702.42.K. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

At the time of admission, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Documentation of school-required immunization status or Certificate of Medical or Nonmedical Exemption, is required by the Colorado Board of Health. Up-to-date school-required immunizations must be documented as specified on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Certificate of Immunization or on an “approved alternate” Certificate of Immunization. Colorado law requires proof of immunization status or exemption be provided prior to or on the first day of admission.

Rule 7.702.51.A.2.a. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

All sleep/rest equipment must be safe, sturdy, and free from hazards including, but not limited to broken or loose slats, torn mattress, chipping paint or loose screws.

Rule 7.702.62.C.5. CDEC’s category: Infant Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 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: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

Rule 7.702.71.H. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

Rule 7.702.71.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and materials made of brittle, easily breakable plastic or glass are not permitted for children less than five (5) years of age.

Rule 7.702.71.M. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

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

Rule 7.702.72.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

Rule 7.702.72.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

In rooms used by children, all electrical outlets that are accessible to children must have protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed.

Rule 7.702.91.H. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.