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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: Apr 27, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2026.

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: Apr 27, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2026.

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: May 27, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2026.

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: May 27, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2026.

Each program leader must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, demonstrate ability to work with children, and must have completed at least one (1) of the following qualifications:

Rule 2.509.B.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 27, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 21, 2026.

Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed 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.D.4.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

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 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 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: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 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: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

Each staff member of the facility must be trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms

Rule 2.133.B. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

Each staff member and regular volunteer as defined in rule section 2.509 must complete an annual self-reported health history. The health history must be maintained by the center in a secure location.

Rule 2.507.G. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

Prior to working with children, the staff member must read and be instructed on all of the policies and procedures of the center outlined in rule section 2.505. Staff members must sign a statement indicating that they have read and understand the center’s policies and procedures.

Rule 2.507.I. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

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

Rule 2.507.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 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: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

Prior to working with children all staff members must complete a building and physical premises safety training. The training must include: Identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water and vehicular traffic; and Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants.

Rule 2.508.B. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

At least one (1) staff member with current Department-approved medication administration training and delegation must be on duty at all times.

Rule 2.509.H. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission. This record must be updated annually and when changes occur. The admission record must include: An annual written authorization for emergency medical care signed and dated submitted by the parent(s) or guardian(s). The authorization must be notarized if required by the local hospital, clinic, or emergency health care facility;

Rule 2.530.A.7. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

A written or electronic record must be maintained by the center for each staff member, and volunteer, that includes the following: Name, address, and telephone number of the person(s) to be notified in the event of an emergency;

Rule 2.531.A.3. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 30, 2025.

Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed 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.D.4.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 20, 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: Aug 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024.

Program Leaders Each program leader must be at least eighteen (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 2.508.B.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024.

Program Leaders Each program leader must be at least eighteen (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 2.508.B.2. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024.

At least one staff member with current Department-approved medication administration training and delegation must be on duty at all times.

Rule 2.508.F. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 20, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024.

There must be one (1) staff member for each fifteen (15) children in attendance. When four (4) year olds are in attendance, there must be at least one staff member for each twelve (12) or fewer children cared for by the center.

Rule 2.509.F. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 8, 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: Mar 5, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 29, 2024.

There must be one (1) staff member for each fifteen (15) children in attendance. When four (4) year olds are in attendance, there must be at least one staff member for each twelve (12) or fewer children cared for by the center.

Rule 2.509.F. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 9, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 30, 2024.

For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.

Rule 7.701.32.D.1.a.. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

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: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

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: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

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: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

Prior to working with children, the staff member must read and be instructed on the policies and procedures of the center, including those relating to hygiene, sanitation, food preparation practices, proper supervision of children, and reporting of child abuse. Staff members must sign a statement indicating that they have read and understand the center’s policies and procedures.

Rule 7.712.41.F.. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

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: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

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: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

At least one staff member with current department-approved medication administration training and delegation must be on duty at all times.

Rule 7.712.42.F.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

A program director must be present at the center at least 60 percent of any day the center is in operation. An individual who meets one of the following requirements must be present for the remaining 40 percent of the day:

Rule 7.712.43.A.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

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

Rule 7.712.43.H.. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

For all individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or who have unsupervised access to children, requests must be submitted and successfully completed prior to caring for children or allowing unsupervised access to children.

Rule 7.701.32.D.1.a.. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 7, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 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 7.712.41.M.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 7, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

At the time of enrollment, the parent(s) /guardian(s) must provide for each child entering the center: Documentation of immunization status or exemption as required by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Colorado law requires proof of immunization be provided prior to or on the first day of admission.

Rule 7.712.52.A.1.b.. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 30, 2024.

All outdoor climbing equipment over eighteen (18) inches provided by the center must have least six (6) inches resilient surface throughout the use zone.

Rule 7.712.71.D.5.. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jan 15, 2024.

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

Rule 7.712.43.H.. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

All medications, except those medications specified in the department?s approved medication administration training as emergency medications, must be kept in an area inaccessible to children, but available to staff trained in administering medication. If refrigeration is required, the medication must be stored in either a separate refrigerator or a leak proof container in a designated area of a food storage refrigerator, separate from food and inaccessible to children. Controlled medications must be counted and safely secured, and specific policies regarding their handling require special attention in the center’s policies. Access to these medications must be limited (see section 12-22-318, C.R.S.).

Rule 7.712.52.C.7. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 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: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023.

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 7.701.34.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 31, 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: Mar 9, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 29, 2023.