Cortney Stewart

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: Apr 29, 2026.

Any animals in the family child care home must be vaccinated as required by state law and local ordinance, and proof of vaccination must be available for review by the licensing specialist.

Rule 2.335.N. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 12, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 23, 2024.

Providers, employees, substitutes, and volunteers must demonstrate an interest in and knowledge of children and a concern for their proper care and well-being.

Rule 7.707.31.A.3. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 18, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.

Infants and toddlers must not be allowed to hold their own bottles or sippie cups when lying flat to prevent choking, ear infections, bottle mouth or tooth decay.

Rule 7.707.73.O.5. CDEC’s category: Food/Nutrition. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 18, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.

In the infant room, soft bedding or materials that could pose a suffocation hazard are not permitted in cribs, futons approved for infants or other approved sleep/rest equipment. 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, and stuffed animals.

Rule 7.707.75.H.2. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 18, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.

All hazardous items and materials must be inaccessible to children including, but not limited to, office supplies, matches, plastic bags, cleaning and laundry materials, medicines, 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 7.707.923.A. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 18, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.

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. Gas grills with propane tanks must have a safety on/off knob on it.

Rule 7.707.934.C. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 18, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.

In a regular (FCCH) home, care may be provided for six (6) children from birth to eighteen (18) years of age with no more than two (2) children under two (2) years of age.

Rule 7.707.22.B. CDEC’s category: FCCH. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 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: Aug 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 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: Sep 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 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: Aug 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.

Any provider’s, employee’s, substitute’s, volunteer’s, and/or visitor’s animal(s) and/or fish that are dangerous, and/or pose a potential threat to a child’s safety or health must be confined in a place away from the child care area and inaccessible to children. The provider’s animals must be vaccinated as required by state law and local ordinance, and proof of vaccination must be available for review by the licensing specialist.

Rule 7.707.91.J. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.

In rooms accessible to children, all electrical outlets and power strips must nave protective covers, or safety outlets must be installed; and all exposed light bulbs must have protective covers. Electrical cords must be in good condition and not posing a hazard, such as strangulation, falling or tripping.

Rule 7.707.923.B. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 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: Aug 17, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 25, 2023.