Side Creek Elementary Preschool

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The center’s procedure on positive guidance, behavior expectations, positive instruction, supporting positive behaviors, as well as strategies and techniques for supporting children with challenging behaviors, including how the center will:

Rule 2.206.B.8. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 26, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

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. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 26, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

Guidance used at the center must be appropriate to the development of the child and is used as an opportunity to teach children social-emotional skills, such as self-regulation, problem-solving, and empathy for others.

Rule 2.225.A. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 26, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 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: Aug 26, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

The director must not use, or permit a staff person or child to use, corporal punishment as defined in section 22-1-140, C.R.S.

Rule 2.225.C. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 26, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

Guidance must not be associated with food, rest, or toileting. No child should be punished for toileting accidents. Food must not be denied to or forced upon a child as a disciplinary measure.

Rule 2.225.D. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 26, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

Any form of restraint is not permitted.

Rule 2.225.H. CDEC’s category: Guidance. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 26, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

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: Jan 14, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 14, 2025.

Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a State Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness. 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 State Department-approved training

Rule 7.701.100.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 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: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 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: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2023.

A record must be maintained, either written or electronic, for each staff member that includes the following: Name, address, telephone number, and birth date of the individual.

Rule 7.702.35.A.1. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2023.

A record must be maintained, either written or electronic, for each staff member that includes the following: Immunization record or statement, and health history.

Rule 7.702.35.A.3. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2023.

A record must be maintained, either written or electronic, for each staff member that includes the following: Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons to be notified in the event of an emergency.

Rule 7.702.35.A.5. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2023.

Prior to working with children, each staff member must read and be instructed about all policies and procedures of the center. Staff members must sign a statement indicating that they have read and understand the center’s policies and procedures.

Rule 7.702.41.J. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2023.

All staff must complete a pre-service Building and Physical Premises Safety training prior to working with children. The training must include identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, vehicular traffic handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants.

Rule 7.702.42.A. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 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: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2023.

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 7.702.42.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 10, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 15, 2023.

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 7.701.100.F.2.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 30, 2023.

Children who do not sleep after thirty (30) minutes must be allowed to move to another area and be provided with quiet toys and equipment to play with such as puzzles or books; and,

Rule 7.702.62.D.5.c. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 30, 2023.