Courtney Liu

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: Jan 6, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 2026.

All equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and staff members must obtain a medical statement signed and dated by a licensed physician or other health care provider within thirty (30) days of employment.

Rule 2.311.A.13.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 6, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 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 6, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 2026.

The provider, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and any staff responsible for administering medications must have current Department-approved medication administration training; current Department-approved CPR certification; current Department-approved first aid certification; and the Department-approved standard precautions training prior to administering medication.

Rule 2.321.B.7. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 6, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 2026.

Toddler climbing equipment, sliding equipment, or equipment with attached platforms must have a three (3) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Toddler slides require a six (6) foot use zone extending out from the base of the slide.

Rule 2.337.B.3.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 6, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 17, 2026.

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: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

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 2.126.A. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

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 2.131.A.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 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: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

A large family child care home license allows a provider to care for up to twelve (12) children from birth to eighteen (18) years of age; the capacity includes the provider’s own children under ten (10) years of age. Care may be provided to no more than two (2) children under eighteen(18) months of age. This license may be approved with the following conditions:

Rule 2.309.A. CDEC’s category: LCCH. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

All equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and staff members must obtain a medical statement signed and dated by a licensed physician or other health care provider within thirty (30) days of employment.

Rule 2.311.A.13.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Prior to working with children, all equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must read and be trained on the policies and procedures for the administration of medications and sign a statement indicating that they have read and have been trained on the center’s administration of medications policies and procedures.

Rule 2.311.A.19. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department-approved training in standard precautions that meets current occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually.

Rule 2.312.C. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Prior to working with children, the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a building and physical premises training. The training must include identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, vehicular traffic, handing and storage of hazardous materials, and the appropriate storage of biological contaminants.:

Rule 2.312.F. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Prior to working with children the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department approved training about child abuse prevention, including common symptoms and signs of child abuse how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect within thirty (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually.

Rule 2.312.H. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Prior to working with infants, the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a Department-approved safe sleep training. This training must be renewed annually.

Rule 2.312.I. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

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: Mar 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Within thirty (30) calendar days of caring for children, the primary provider must ensure that equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must read and be trained on “Rules Regulating Family Child Care Homes,” the “General Rules for Child Care Facilities,” and the “Rules Regulating Special Activities,” if applicable.

Rule 2.312.L. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Within ninety (90) 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 introduction to the early intervention and preschool special education programs. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing training requirements;

Rule 2.312.M. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Within ninety (90) 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 for recognizing the impact of bias on early childhood professionals. This course is required once and will be counted towards ongoing training requirements;

Rule 2.312.N. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Within ninety (90) 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 “Injury Prevention for Homes.” This course is required once and will count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 2.312.P. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Within ninety (90) calendar days of caring for children the primary provider, applicant 2, and the equally qualified provider must complete the Department-approved training “Working with an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant.” This course is required once and will be counted toward ongoing professional development.

Rule 2.312.Q. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Prior to working with children, unless otherwise specified in rules, personnel files for equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must be available for review by the Department and must include: The name, address, telephone number, and birth date of the individual, and emergency contact information, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers;

Rule 2.313.A.1. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

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: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

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: Mar 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled.

Rule 2.336.B.1. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

All hazardous items and materials must be inaccessible to children including, but not limited to, office supplies, matches, plastic bags, cleaning and laundry materials, perfumes, curling irons, adult sharp scissors and knives, cosmetics, shaving lotions, hair products, poisonous plants, and all items labeled by manufacturer as “keep out of reach of children.”

Rule 2.336.C.1. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 24, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 11, 2025.

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: Apr 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 3, 2024.

Prior to working with children, if working with children less than three (3) years of age, the primary provider, applicant 2, the equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must complete a department-approved prevention of shaken baby/abusive head trauma. This training must be renewed every two (2) years and can be applied towards ongoing annual training hours in the year that it is completed.

Rule 2.312.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 10, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 3, 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: May 25, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023.

Subsequent health evaluations for the provider and children residing in the home who are less than twelve (12) years of age must be submitted every two (2) years or as required in a written plan signed by a physician or other health professional. A new family member and/or a new resident of the home must submit to the State Department, within thirty (30) days from the date the individual began living in the home, a State Department approved health evaluation form signed and dated by a licensed physician or other health professional.

Rule 7.707.31.A.10. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 25, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023.

Effective December 31, 2016 each provider, staff member or regular volunteer must complete a department-approved training about child abuse prevention, including common symptoms and signs of child abuse within thirty (30) calendar days of employment. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 7.707.32.A.11.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 25, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023.

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: May 25, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023.

Within thirty (30) days after admission, and within thirty (30) days following the expiration date, the parent or guardian 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 practitioner. The statement of the child’s current health statusmust 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 statementsmust be kept at the licensed child care home.

Rule 7.707.71.A.2. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 25, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023.

The provider must obtain written authority to arrange for emergency medical care for each child. Written authorization to obtain emergency medical care must be on file prior to or on the first day of admission and must be re-authorized annually.

Rule 7.707.71.B.1. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 25, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023.

Safe Sleep Training for Family Child Care Staff All staff who work with infants must complete Department-approved safe sleep training prior to working with infants and on an annual basis.

Rule 7.707.75.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 25, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023.

All outdoor play areas shall frequently be surveyed and must be kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris that could cause harm to children

Rule 7.707.934.B. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 25, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023.