Women’s Wilderness Institute

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: For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.

Rule 2.120.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 13, 2026.

Each owner and employee sixteen (16) years of age or older of a facility or agency shall complete the fingerprint process at an approved vendor. Payment of the fee for the criminal record check is the responsibility of the individual being checked or the facility or agency. The results of the criminal record check, the CBI and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) response letters, must be maintained at the home, center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 2.121.D. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 13, 2026.

Upon arrival the camp health care worker must meet with campers, except for campers enrolled in a seasonal adventure day camp, who have medications, health procedures, special diet restrictions, known severe allergies, chronic health conditions, or any known physical or mental health care needs, to verify all required medications and plans are in place..

Rule 2.417.F. CDEC’s category: Child Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 13, 2026.

The written order by the health care provider with prescriptive authority must include:Date authorized;

Rule 2.418.C.3. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 13, 2026.

Medications must be kept in the original labeled bottle or container. Prescription medications must contain the original pharmacy label and must match the written medication authorization and health care plans.

Rule 2.418.D. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 13, 2026.

If a medication is out of date or left over, the medication must be returned to the parent(s)/guardian(s) or disposed of as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 6 CCR 1010-7 rule section 7.10.4(B) (Jan. 14, 2016), herein incorporated by reference, no later editions or amendments incorporated These regulations are available from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at no cost at https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/Welcome.do. These regulations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Denver, CO 80246, during regular business hours..

Rule 2.418.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 13, 2026.

Prior to working with campers, each staff member and volunteer must read and be instructed on the policies and procedures of the resident camp. Staff members and volunteers must sign a statement, hard copy or electronic, indicating that they have read and understand the camp’s policies and procedures.

Rule 2.410.J. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2025.

Prior to working with campers each staff member and volunteer must sign a statement indicating that the individual has read and understands the rules applicable to their position in “Rules Regulating Children’s Resident Camps,” the “General Rules for Child Care Facilities,” and the “Rules Regulating Special Activities,” if applicable.

Rule 2.410.K. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2025.

If the resident camp heath care worker is not a licensed physician or registered nurse, they must complete Department-approved medication administration training part 1 & 2, and receive delegation pursuant to sections 12-240-107(3)(n) and 12-255-131, C.R.S. which are part of the Colorado Medical Practice Act and the Nurse and Nurse Aide Practice Act to administer medications and perform designated health procedures. The delegating physician or registered nurse must be aware of the specific medical needs of campers; be available for consultation while the camp is in session; and accept responsibility for monitoring the therapeutic effects of medications administered at camp.

Rule 2.412.F.4. CDEC’s category: Personnel/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2025.

Any un-expired routine medication, prescription and non-prescription (over-the-counter), must be administered only with: 1) a current (unexpired) written order of a health care provider with prescriptive authority; and 2) written parental consent.

Rule 2.418.A. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2025.

Home remedies and homeopathic medications, must not be administered at camp without written parental consent, authorization of the prescribing practitioner, and delegation as required in rule section 2.418(E).

Rule 2.418.B. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2025.

Medications must be kept in the original labeled bottle or container. Prescription medications must contain the original pharmacy label and must match the written medication authorization and health care plans.

Rule 2.418.D. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2025.

Over-the-counter medication must be kept in the originally labeled container and be labeled with the child’s first and last name.

Rule 2.418.E. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 28, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 29, 2025.

For hardship appeals and materials waiver requests, the official decision letter must be posted next to the child care license until its expiration date. If there is no expiration date, the letter expires three (3) years from its date.

Rule 2.118.C.1. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 2, 2024.

There must be at least three (3) references for each staff member of the camp attesting to the individual’s character and suitability to work with children. The written references must be in the personnel file or there must be an indication in the personnel file that a reference has been obtained.

Rule 2.410.D. CDEC’s category: Personnel/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 2, 2024.

At each permanent camp there must be one health care worker who is responsible for monitoring the overall health of the campers and staff. A health care worker must be one of the following: a licensed physician, a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, a licensed physician’s assistant, a certified nursing aid,e or an individual who holds current certification in emergency medical services. All health care workers must work within their scope of practice, including the ability to work independently or with required oversight.

Rule 2.411.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 2, 2024.

All staff members must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 2.411.D. CDEC’s category: Personnel/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 2, 2024.

At least ten (10) calendar days prior to admission, each camper must furnish a health history which indicates communicable diseases and chronic illnesses or injuries the individual has had, any known drug reactions and allergies, medications being taken, and any necessary health procedures or special diets.

Rule 2.413.B. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 2, 2024.

The camp must verify that all drivers meet minimum requirements, including: Drivers must complete a minimum of four (4) hours of driver training that includes at a minimum: behind the wheel training; participant transport attendance procedures including taking attendance at the destination; managing behavioral issues; loading and unloading procedures; daily vehicle inspection procedure; proper tire inflation; emergency equipment and how to use it; accident procedures; passenger illness procedures; procedures for backing up; and, if buses are used, evacuation procedures;

Rule 2.417.C.2.e. CDEC’s category: Meals/Food/Transportation. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 25, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 2, 2024.

An operator of a licensed facility, guest child care facility as defined in Section 26-6-102 (16), C.R.S., or an exempt family child care home provider must submit a request to determine if an operator, applicant for employment or current employee has been found responsible for a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect in the State Department’s automated system (Trails).

Rule 7.701.32.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.

Prior to the original license being issued, following the renovation of the facility that would affect the licensing of the facility and at least every two (2) years thereafter, all child care facilities except family child care homes and Neighborhood Youth Organizations must be inspected and obtain an approving inspection report from the local department of health or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and from the local fire department. These reports must be maintained at the facility and be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 7.701.34.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.

Every facility must carry public liability insurance. The applicant or licensee must submit the amount of the insurance and the name and the address of the insurance agency providing the insurance to the camp. The camp must maintain information about the insurance at the campsite.

Rule 7.711.14.. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.

There must be at least three references for each staff member of the camp attesting to the individual’s character and suitability to work with children. The written references must be in the personnel file or there must be an indication in the personnel file that a reference has been obtained.

Rule 7.711.21.D.. CDEC’s category: Personnel/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.

Each camp must have an onsite director who must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age. The director must have 12 months (1820 hours) verified leadership experience in an administrative or supervisory position, with groups of children five (5) years of age or older, since he or she attained the age of eighteen (18) years.

Rule 7.711.22.A.. CDEC’s category: Personnel/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.

At each permanent camp there must be one health care worker who is responsible for monitoring the overall health of the campers and staff. A health care worker must be one of the following: a licensed physician, a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, a licensed physician’s assistant, a certified nursing assistant or an individual who holds current certification in emergency medical services. All health care workers must work within their scope of practice, including the ability to work independently or with required oversight.

Rule 7.711.22.B.. CDEC’s category: Personnel/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.

At least ten (10) calendar days prior to admission, each camper must furnish a health history which indicates communicable diseases and chronic illnesses or injuries the individual has had, any known drug reactions and allergies, medications being taken, and any necessary health procedures or special diets.

Rule 7.711.31.B.. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.

The camper must submit documentation of immunization status or exemption as required by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Colorado law requires proof of immunization or exemption be provided prior to or on the first day of admission.

Rule 7.711.31.E.. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.

The camp must report to the local law enforcement office or department the dates of the camp sessions and the location of the camp.

Rule 7.711.33.B.. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 20, 2023.