Springs of Life - Academy

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: Jul 30, 2026.

All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise

Rule 2.223.A.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2026.

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

Rule 2.230.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 10, 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. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 10, 2026.

All outdoor play areas used for children’s activities must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to children to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.

Rule 2.230.C.8. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 10, 2026.

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Rule 2.237.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 13, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 13, 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: Jan 13, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 13, 2026.

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 2.212.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 2, 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: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 2, 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: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 2, 2025.

Cots or pads must be spaced at least two (2) feet apart on all sides during rest time. Children must have a safe area in which to rest that is easily supervised, out of the path of traffic, and free of hazards.

Rule 2.223.D.5.a.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 2, 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: Sep 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 2, 2025.

Mattresses for cribs and futons must have a properly fitted, clean sheet.

Rule 2.223.C.2.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 25, 2025.

Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.

Rule 2.229.G. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 25, 2025.

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Rule 2.237.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 11, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 25, 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: Mar 8, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 13, 2024.

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: Mar 8, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 13, 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: Mar 1, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 8, 2024.

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Rule 2.237.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 1, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 8, 2024.

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: Mar 1, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 8, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 18, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024.

Any center having a director assigned to a classroom must have qualified and adequate staff, allowing the director or qualified staff the ability to attend to the duties of a director as they arise.

Rule 2.205.D. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 18, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024.

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The procedure for diapering, toilet training, and toileting.

Rule 2.206.B.22. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 18, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024.

The center must maintain and update annually and upon changes, a record on each child that includes: A written record of any serious accident, illness, or injury occurring during care must be retained in each child’s record, with a copy provided to the parent(s)/guardian(s).

Rule 2.209.B.1. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 18, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024.

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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 18, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024.

All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise

Rule 2.223.A.1. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 18, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024.

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Rule 7.702.91.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 21, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 22, 2023.

Staff members must sit with the children and encourage them to try a variety of food served. During meals, children should be encouraged to engage in conversation and to express their independence.

Rule 7.702.63.A.7. CDEC’s category: Meals/Snacks/Activities. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 27, 2023.

The Infant Program Staff Aide must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, must have completed eight (8) hours of orientation as listed above at the infant program, and must work under the direct supervision of an Infant Early Childhood Teacher.

Rule 7.702.45.B.1.d. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2023.

Loose fill resilient surface must be raked regularly to retain its resiliency and to retain a depth of at least six (6) inches.

Rule 7.702.72.C.1.c. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 23, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 30, 2023.

Staff members must sit with the children and encourage them to try a variety of food served. During meals, children should be encouraged to engage in conversation and to express their independence.

Rule 7.702.63.A.7. CDEC’s category: Meals/Snacks/Activities. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 1, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 10, 2023.

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Rule 7.702.91.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 1, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 10, 2023.

The admission record must include: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually by the parent(s)/guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility.

Rule 7.702.34.A.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023.

All staff at the center must demonstrate knowledgeable decision-making, judgment, and concern for the proper care and well-being of children.

Rule 7.702.41.A. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 21, 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 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023.

Staff working with children less than three (3) years of age must complete a Department-approved Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training prior to working with children less than three (3) years of age. This training must be renewed every two (2) years and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 7.702.42.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023.

Staff Aides must be at least sixteen (16) years of age, must work directly under the supervision of the Director or a Toddler Early Childhood Teacher, and must have completed eight (8) hours of orientation at the toddler program.

Rule 7.702.45.C.2. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023.

Rooms licensed for specific ages of children cannot be used for other ages of children without the prior written approval of the licensing authority.

Rule 7.702.81.A.3. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023.

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Rule 7.702.91.B. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023.

Centers must comply with the locally adopted fire code, including but not limited to the following: Regardless of the number of staff and children, exit doors shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort. Dead bolts may be installed on the main exit door, but the lock cannot be used during business hours, and there must a sign indicating that ?this door must remain unlocked during business hours.?

Rule 7.702.92.G. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023.

All children must be under the direct supervision at all times of a qualified adult who has been assigned the responsibility to supervise

Rule 7.702.62.A.1. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 16, 2023.

In the toddler room, a crib, sleeping cot, or two (2) inch mat must be provided for each child, and there must be a minimum of two (2) feet between each crib or cot. Aisles between cots or cribs must be kept free of all obstructions while cribs are occupied. No child less than the age of two (2) years should use a cot for sleeping without written permission of the parent or guardian.

Rule 7.702.62.D.4. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Toddler Program. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 20, 2023.

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

Rule 7.702.72.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 20, 2023.

Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.

Rule 7.702.91.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 20, 2023.