Delia Martinez

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 each adult eighteen (18) years of age or older, who begin residing in the home after care begins, requests must be submitted within five (5) calendar days of when he or she begins residing in the home, and these adults must not be allowed unsupervised access to children in care until all background checks have been successfully completed.

Rule 2.120.C.1.c. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

The fingerprint process shall be completed at an approved vendor within five (5) calendar days of when any new resident, eighteen (18) years of age or older, begins residing in a family child care home or qualified exempt provider home. Adults must not be allowed unsupervised access to children in care until all background checks have been successfully completed.

Rule 2.121.C.2. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

When an individual leaves employment, the facility must submit to the Department a completed Notification of Name Removal form to request the removal of the individual’s name from their facility license number in the CBI database.

Rule 2.121.D.1. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

The Department may deny, revoke, suspend, change to probationary or fine a child care facility if the applicant(s), an affiliate of the applicant, or any person living with or employed by the applicant has been found to violate any of the provisions set forth in section 26.5-5-317(2), C.R.S.

Rule 2.121.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Primary providers, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, staff members, and volunteers must demonstrate an interest in and knowledge of children and a concern for their proper care and well-being.

Rule 2.311.A.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Children who are awake must not be confined for more than fifteen (15) minutes at a time to cribs, high chairs (unless they are eating), swings, playpens, or other equipment that inhibit freedom of movement. Confinement must never be used as a form of discipline. Children must have an opportunity each day for freedom of gross motor movement.

Rule 2.329.B. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs, futons approved for infants, or other sleep/rest equipment that meets the CPSC standards incorporated by referenced in rule 2.329.A. Soft bedding means, but is not limited to; any soft sleep surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, comforters, sleep positioning devices, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diapers, bibs, plush toys, pacifiers with stuffed animals attached, and stuffed animals.

Rule 2.329.H.2. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Any other business activities that might be hazardous to the health, safety, or well-being of children, or that interferes with the supervision of children, cannot be operated or conducted on the premises of the family child care home during child care business hours.

Rule 2.335.B. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

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

Rule 2.335.Y. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Flammable or combustible items must be stored in a locked area remote from the kitchen, and at least three (3) feet from the furnace, hot water heater or any other heating device. These items include, but are not limited to, paints, fuels, insecticides, and other hazardous chemicals.

Rule 2.336.C.11. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Failure to submit the annual Continuation Notice and fee will constitute a consistent failure to maintain Department standards and may result in fines or the revocation of the license.

Rule 2.107.C. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 15, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 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: For each adult eighteen (18) years of age or older, who begin residing in the home after care begins, requests must be submitted within five (5) calendar days of when he or she begins residing in the home, and these adults must not be allowed unsupervised access to children in care until all background checks have been successfully completed.

Rule 2.120.C.1.c. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 15, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

The fingerprint process shall be completed at an approved vendor within five (5) calendar days of when any new resident, eighteen (18) years of age or older, begins residing in a family child care home or qualified exempt provider home. Adults must not be allowed unsupervised access to children in care until all background checks have been successfully completed.

Rule 2.121.C.2. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 15, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, and qualified substitutes must complete a Department approved course of training for medication administration. This course must be completed every three (3) years and can be applied towards ongoing annual training hours in the year that it is completed;

Rule 2.312.E. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 15, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Failure to submit the annual Continuation Notice and fee will constitute a consistent failure to maintain Department standards and may result in fines or the revocation of the license.

Rule 2.107.C. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 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: For each adult eighteen (18) years of age or older, who begin residing in the home after care begins, requests must be submitted within five (5) calendar days of when he or she begins residing in the home, and these adults must not be allowed unsupervised access to children in care until all background checks have been successfully completed.

Rule 2.120.C.1.c. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

The fingerprint process shall be completed at an approved vendor within five (5) calendar days of when any new resident, eighteen (18) years of age or older, begins residing in a family child care home or qualified exempt provider home. Adults must not be allowed unsupervised access to children in care until all background checks have been successfully completed.

Rule 2.121.C.2. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

The Department may deny, revoke, suspend, change to probationary or fine a child care facility if the applicant(s), an affiliate of the applicant, or any person living with or employed by the applicant has been found to violate any of the provisions set forth in section 26.5-5-317(2), C.R.S.

Rule 2.121.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

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 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

A regular family child care home (FCCH) license allows a provider to care for up to six (6) children from birth to eighteen (18) years of age with no more than two (2) children under eighteen (18) months of age.

Rule 2.306.A. CDEC’s category: FCCH. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Primary providers, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, staff members, and volunteers must demonstrate an interest in and knowledge of children and a concern for their proper care and well-being.

Rule 2.311.A.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, and qualified substitutes must complete a Department approved course of training for medication administration. This course must be completed every three (3) years and can be applied towards ongoing annual training hours in the year that it is completed;

Rule 2.312.E. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Within thirty (30) calendar days of caring for children the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff must complete a Department-approved training regarding playground safety for homes. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing training requirements;

Rule 2.312.K. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Visitors Visits from all non-family members to the home must be on the sign in/out log, including the name, date, and arrival/departure times.

Rule 2.317.E.1. CDEC’s category: Reports/Records/Security. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission and updated annually or when any changes occur, unless otherwise specified in these rules. The admission record must include:

Rule 2.320.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

At the time of admission, the parent or guardian must provide the following information to the provider for each child entering the family child care home: Documentation of school-required immunization status or 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 (CDPHE) certificate of immunization or on an “approved alternate” certificate of immunization as described in CDPHE regulations at 6 CCR 1009-2:VI(A), (May 15, 2023), no later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at no cost at www.sos.state.co.us/CCR. 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.. Colorado law requires that proof of immunization be provided prior to the first day of admission.

Rule 2.321.A.2.c. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Within thirty (30) days after admission, and within thirty (30) days following the expiration date, the parent(s) or guardian(s) of each child must submit a statement of the child’s current health status or written verification of a scheduled appointment with a health care provider. The statement of the child’s current health status must be signed and dated by a health care provider who has seen the child within the last twelve (12) months, or within the last six (6) months for children under two and one-half (2-1/2 ) years of age. The statement must include when the next visit is required by the health care provider. All health statements must be kept at the licensed family child care home.

Rule 2.321.A.3. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Children who are awake must not be confined for more than fifteen (15) minutes at a time to cribs, high chairs (unless they are eating), swings, playpens, or other equipment that inhibit freedom of movement. Confinement must never be used as a form of discipline. Children must have an opportunity each day for freedom of gross motor movement.

Rule 2.329.B. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs, futons approved for infants, or other sleep/rest equipment that meets the CPSC standards incorporated by referenced in rule 2.329.A. Soft bedding means, but is not limited to; any soft sleep surface like bumper pads, pillows, blankets, quilts, comforters, sleep positioning devices, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diapers, bibs, plush toys, pacifiers with stuffed animals attached, and stuffed animals.

Rule 2.329.H.2. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 5, 2026.

Every five (5) years, requests for FBI criminal record checks must be renewed by completing the fingerprint process at an approved vendor. An updated clearance letter or verification of the submission of the request must be obtained prior to five (5) years from the date reflected on the current clearance letter.

Rule 2.121.D.5. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 12, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 27, 2025.

At the time of admission each child’s file contains:Documentation of immunization status or exemption, including month and year each immunization was administered. Immunizations must be updated and recorded as specified on the certificate of immunization or alternate certificate of immunization as supplied and approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Colorado law requires that proof of immunization be provided prior to the first day of admission.

Rule 7.707.71.A.1.c. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 8, 2023.

Health statements for children over two (2) years to seven (7) years of age must be updated annually.

Rule 7.707.71.A.6. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 8, 2023.