Kefah Abouagina

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: All other requests except those specified in rule section 2.120(C)(1) must be submitted within ten (10) calendar days of the first day of employment for each employee or facility.

Rule 2.120.C.2. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 22, 2026.

Requests for a criminal record check, other than those required per this rule section 2.121(D)(4) must be completed at an approved vendor within five (5) working days of the day that the individual begins to work at the facility or agency.

Rule 2.121.D.4. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 22, 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: Jun 22, 2026.

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: Jun 22, 2026.

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: Jun 22, 2026.

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: Jun 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 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: Jul 14, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 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: Jul 14, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 2025.

At the time of enrollment and upon any amendments to policies and procedures, the provider must give the parent(s) or guardian(s) a written statement of the family child care home’s policies and procedures, and provide the opportunity to ask questions. Written copies must be available either electronically or in hard copy. The provider must obtain a signed document stating that the parent(s)/guardian(s) have received the policies and procedures. By signing the policies and procedures document, the parent(s)/guardian(s) agree to follow, accept the conditions of, and give authorization and approval for the activities described in the policies and procedures.

Rule 2.316.A. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 2025.

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: Written authorization for media use is required if the media use is not included in the written policies and procedures statement; including, but not limited to, television and video viewing, music, tablet and/or smart phone usage, video games, and computer use. The authorization must include approved time limits. The authorization form only needs to be on file if media use is not addressed in the home policies and procedures statement; and

Rule 2.320.A.10. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 2025.

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: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually 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 2.320.A.7. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 2025.

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: Written authorization for field trips and excursions can occur on a daily, weekly, monthly, or seasonal basis.

Rule 2.320.A.9. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 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: Jul 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 2025.

The primary provider must obtain written authorization and instructions from the parent(s) or guardian(s) for the application of sunscreen to their children’s sun exposed skin prior to outdoor play, year-round. The authorization must include instructions for the application of full-spectrum UVA/UVB rating sunscreen with an SPF of thirty (30) or greater; or the use of alternative forms of sun protection approved by the parent(s) or guardian(s), which may include but is not limited to: hats, long sleeves, umbrellas, and tents.

Rule 2.321.D.1. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 2025.

The premises of the family child care home must be kept safe and free from hazards to health at all times.

Rule 2.335.D. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 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: Jun 30, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 18, 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: Jun 24, 2024.

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: Jun 24, 2024.

All equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and all staff members must obtain a subsequent health evaluation every two (2) years or as required in a written plan signed by a licensed physician or other health care provider.

Rule 2.311.A.14.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

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: Jun 24, 2024.

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: Jun 24, 2024.

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:

Rule 2.313.A. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

Sign In/Out Procedure The provider must maintain a daily sign in/out method containing the date, the child’s name, the time that the child arrived at and left the home, and the parent, guardian, or authorized person’s signature. A full signature is required by the parent or guardian every time the child arrives at or leaves the home. The provider may sign in or out children who arrive directly from school or an activity as needed on a daily basis. The provider must use their full signature. The parent/guardian must provide a signature on a weekly basis to verify the record.

Rule 2.317.D.1. CDEC’s category: Reports/Records/Security. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

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: A dated, written authorization for emergency medical care signed and updated annually 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 2.320.A.7. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

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: Jun 24, 2024.

The written order by the health care provider with prescriptive authority must include: a. Child’s name and birthdate; b. Licensed prescribing health care provider’s name, telephone number, and signature; c. Date authorized; d. Name of medication and dosage; e. Time of day medication is to be given; f. Route of medication; g. Length of time the medication is to be given; h. Reason for medication (unless this information needs to remain confidential); i. Side effects or reactions to watch for; and j. Special instructions.

Rule 2.321.B.3.a-j. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

If a medication is expired or left over, parent(s) and or guardian(s) are responsible for picking up the medication. If the parent(s) and or guardian(s) do not respond, the medication shall be disposed of in accordance with 6 CCR 1007-2, Part 1, Regulations Pertaining to Solid Waste Sites and Facilities (Sept. 30, 2023) and 6 CCR 1007-3, Parts 99 (June 30, 2018), 100 (July 15, 2020) and 260-165 (July 15, 2023), 266 (June 30, 2014), 267 (Apr. 14, 2021), and 268 (July 15, 2023), and as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) https://cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-medication-take-back-program (2023), herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from CDPHE at https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR. The recommendations are available at no cost from CDPHE at https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/prep-med-waste-disposal and https://cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-medication-take-back-program. These regulations and recommendations 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 .

Rule 2.321.B.9. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

The primary provider must obtain written authorization and instructions from the parent(s) or guardian(s) for the application of sunscreen to their children’s sun exposed skin prior to outdoor play, year-round. The authorization must include instructions for the application of full-spectrum UVA/UVB rating sunscreen with an SPF of thirty (30) or greater; or the use of alternative forms of sun protection approved by the parent(s) or guardian(s), which may include but is not limited to: hats, long sleeves, umbrellas, and tents.

Rule 2.321.D.1. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

All meals and snacks provided by the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and staff members must meet current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal pattern guidance and requirements published by the USDA Food Nutrition Service at https://www.cacfp.org/meal-pattern-guidance/ (April 2016) and 7 C.F.R. sections 210.10 and 226.20 (July 1, 2022), herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from the USDA Food Nutrition Service at https://www.ecfr.gov. 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. Children who are at the family child care home for more than four (4) hours, day or evening, must be offered a meal. Arrangements must be made for feeding children who are in care before 6 a.m. or after 6 p.m.

Rule 2.325.A. CDEC’s category: Food/Nutrition. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

Water must be offered and available at all times and cannot be a substitute for milk during meals.

Rule 2.325.K. CDEC’s category: Food/Nutrition. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

Children who are actively eating may be in a highchair or other approved feeding equipment for longer than fifteen (15) minutes. Children must be moved away from the feeding location once feeding is complete. Older children must be allowed to leave the feeding location once they are finished eating.

Rule 2.325.U. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

Infant sound monitors must be used when infants are sleeping in a separate room out of the direct supervision of the primary caregiver. When in use, infant sound monitors must meet the following conditions: All sleeping infants must be physically observed at least every ten (10) minutes by the primary provider or a staff member;

Rule 2.329.H.11.c. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

Infant sound monitors must be used when infants are sleeping in a separate room out of the direct supervision of the primary caregiver. When in use, infant sound monitors must meet the following conditions: Sound monitoring equipment must be regularly checked to ensure it is working correctly; and

Rule 2.329.H.11.d. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

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: Jun 24, 2024.

Stairways of more than four (4) steps, in indoor and licensed outdoor areas, that are accessible to children must have gates that prevent access from the area being used when children under two (2) years old are present. The gate may be taken down as long as the family child care home primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, qualified substitute, or staff member is providing direct supervision of the child who is learning climbing skills on the stairs.

Rule 2.335.I. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

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: Jun 24, 2024.

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: Jun 24, 2024.

Tiered yards that have drop offs of more than twelve inches (12) must have a protective railing or other barrier.

Rule 2.337.A.6. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

Outdoor play space, including areas under decks must be free from safety hazards including, but not limited to, lawn mowers, tools, propane, gasoline, building scraps, and scrap metal.

Rule 2.337.D.3. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 24, 2024.

A large child care home: Care may be provided to no more than two (2) children under two (2) years of age.

Rule 7.707.22.E.2. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: LCCH. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Dec 25, 2023.