BASE Program

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: Aug 17, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 1, 2026.

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

Rule 2.522.C. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 17, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 1, 2026.

The Trails child abuse and neglect records request must be made within ten (10) calendar days of the first day of employment for each employee or facility on the state-prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee.

Rule 2.120.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 4, 2025.

Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness: Evacuation, Shelter in Place, Lockdown, and Active Shooter on Premises Plans for Children in Care. For seasonal children’s resident camp programs, operating no more than 90 days per calendar year, at least one on site director must be trained in the Department approved training.

Rule 2.133.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 4, 2025.

Within (30) calendar days of employment all staff members and regular volunteers must complete 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 know child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 2.508.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 4, 2025.

Within ninety (90) calendar days of employment all staff must complete the Department-approved course in playground safety for School-Aged Child Care Centers. This training is required once (1 time) and will count toward ongoing training requirements.

Rule 2.508.H. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 4, 2025.

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

Rule 2.522.C. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 4, 2025.

The Trails child abuse and neglect records request must be made within ten (10) calendar days of the first day of employment for each employee or facility on the state-prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee.

Rule 2.120.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 17, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2025.

Prior to working with children all staff members must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 2.508.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 17, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 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 a Department-approved basic First Aid and CPR module within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and the module must be renewed every two (2) years.

Rule 2.508.F.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 1, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2025.

At all times, school-age child care personnel must be directly supervising the children.

Rule 2.510.H. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 17, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2025.

The Trails child abuse and neglect records request must be made within ten (10) calendar days of the first day of employment for each employee or facility on the state-prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee.

Rule 2.120.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 6, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 9, 2025.

Prior to working with children all staff members must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 2.508.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 6, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 9, 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 a Department-approved basic First Aid and CPR module within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and the module must be renewed every two (2) years.

Rule 2.508.F.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 6, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 9, 2025.

Every five (5) years, all child abuse and neglect inquiry background checks must be renewed by resubmitting an inquiry form and current fee to the Department for processing. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the inquiry form must be obtained before five (5) years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.

Rule 2.120.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 22, 2024.

The results of the abuse and neglect inquiry must be maintained at the center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 2.120.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 22, 2024.

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 2.122.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 22, 2024.

At all times, school-age child care personnel must be directly supervising the children.

Rule 2.510.H. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 22, 2024.

Every five (5) years, all child abuse and neglect inquiry background checks must be renewed by resubmitting an inquiry form and current fee to the Department for processing. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the inquiry form must be obtained before five (5) years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.

Rule 2.120.I. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

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: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness: Evacuation, Shelter in Place, Lockdown, and Active Shooter on Premises Plans for Children in Care. For seasonal children’s resident camp programs, operating no more than 90 days per calendar year, at least one on site director must be trained in the Department approved training.

Rule 2.133.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

Emergency drills, lockdown and active shooter on premises drills must be held at least quarterly but often enough so that all occupants are familiar with the drill procedure and their conduct during a drill is a matter of established routine. Fire drills must be held monthly and be consistent with local fire department procedures. Tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. A record of all emergency drills held over the past twelve (12) months must be maintained by the facility or center, including date and time of drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate.

Rule 2.138.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 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 2.507.I. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

All staff members must complete a building and physical premises safety training prior to working with children. The training must include:

Rule 2.507.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

All staff member responsible for the collection, review and maintenance of the child immunizations records must show evidence they have completed the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) immunization course within (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 2.507.K. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

All staff members and regular volunteers must complete a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, including common symptoms and signs of child abuse within (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 2.507.L. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

All Child Care Health Consultants must show evidence they have completed the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) immunization course annually.

Rule 2.508.D.5. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

All employees caring for children, not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR, must complete a Department-approved basic First Aid and CPR module within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and the module must be renewed every two (2) years.

Rule 2.508.G.3. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

Volatile substances, such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, and oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items, must be stored away from the area used for child care and be inaccessible to children.

Rule 2.524.A.3. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024.

The results of the abuse and neglect inquiry must be maintained at the center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 7.701.32.K.. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 21, 2023.

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 7.712.41.J. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 21, 2023.

The center office must maintain a record for each staff member that includes the: Verification of the staff member’s certifications, qualifications and training requirements;

Rule 7.712.82.A.4. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 27, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 21, 2023.

The request must be made within ten (10) calendar days of the first day of employment for each employee or facility on the State prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee paid by check or money order (for fee assessment see Section 7.000.73).

Rule 7.701.32.E.. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

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-aged child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes: a. State criminal history check b. State sex offender registry check c. State abuse and neglect registry check

Rule 7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

A child care facility must require each staff member of the facility to read and sign a statement clearly defining child abuse and neglect pursuant to state law and outlining the staff member’s personal responsibility to report all incidents of child abuse or neglect according to state law.

Rule 7.701.53.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

Perjury Statement- Application forms for Employment with a Child Care Provider. Every application used in the State of Colorado for employment with a child care provider or facility, or for the certification of a foster home, must include the following notice to the applicant: ?Any applicant who knowingly or willfully makes a false statement of any material fact or thing in the application is guilty of perjury in the second degree as defined in Section 18-8-503, C.R.S., and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly.?

Rule 7.701.8. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

Each staff member and regular volunteer as defined in section 7.712.44.C must complete an annual health history. The health history must be maintained in a secure location.

Rule 7.712.41.D.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

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 7.712.41.J. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

All staff members must complete a building and physical premises safety training prior to working with children. The training must include:

Rule 7.712.41.K. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

Each program leader must be at least 18 years of age, demonstrate ability to work with children, and must meet the following qualifications: Complete the Department-approved course in injury prevention;

Rule 7.712.42.B.1.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

Each program leader must be at least 18 years of age, demonstrate ability to work with children, and must meet the following qualifications: Complete the Department-approved course in playground safety for School-Aged Child Care Centers. This requirement does not apply to day camps that do not regularly use a playground.; and

Rule 7.712.42.B.2.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

All employees caring for children, not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR, must complete a Department-approved basic First Aid and CPR module within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and the module must be renewed every two (2) years.

Rule 7.712.42.G.3. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

Volatile substances, such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, and oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items, must be stored away from the area used for child care and be inaccessible to children.

Rule 7.712.73.A.3. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.

The center office must maintain a record for each staff member that includes the: Verification of the staff member’s certifications, qualifications and training requirements;

Rule 7.712.82.A.4. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 14, 2023.