Paulette Munnerlyn

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: Sep 5, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

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: Sep 5, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

The seats of the vehicle must be constructed and installed according to the manufacturer’s specifications;

Rule 2.338.D.10. CDEC’s category: Transportation. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 5, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026.

The following emergency records must be kept and maintained at the family child care home for twelve (12) months: Dates of monthly smoke alarm testing.

Rule 2.318.C.3. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 23, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 17, 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 23, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 17, 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: 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: Jan 23, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 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 22, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 17, 2026.

All media that children are exposed to must be developmentally appropriate and must not contain explicit language or topics. Activities must not contain violence, profanity, nudity, or sexual content, and must have a rating appropriate for the age of children in care

Rule 2.334.C. CDEC’s category: Materials/Media/Indoor Equipment. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 23, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 17, 2026.

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: Jan 23, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 17, 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: Jan 23, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 17, 2026.

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: Jan 23, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 17, 2026.

Prior to license approval, the primary provider, applicant 2, and all persons residing in the home must obtain a medical statement signed and dated by a licensed physician or other health care provider.

Rule 2.311.A.13. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025.

Within thirty (30) calendar days of caring for children the primary provider and all individuals responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of the child immunization records must complete the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) immunization course. This training must be renewed annually.

Rule 2.312.J. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025.

The primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, qualified substitutes, and all staff members shall: Complete a minimum of fifteen (15) clock hours of ongoing professional development each year. At least three (3) of the fifteen (15) clock hours must be in social emotional development.

Rule 2.312.R.1. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025.

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: Feb 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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: Feb 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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: Feb 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 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 27, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025.

Toddlers, preschoolers, and older children, as necessary, must have a suitable mat at least two inches thick, cot, bed, or sofa, with a clean washable sheet and blanket or other suitable covering that has been laundered between uses by different children.

Rule 2.329.E. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025.

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, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025.

Any cooking stoves with controls within reach of a child shall have a safety guard.

Rule 2.336.C.10. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025.

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 2.337.D.2. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 25, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025.

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, by the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified providers, qualified substitutes, and all staff members including all amendments, and must include at a minimum the following information:

Rule 2.316.B. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 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: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 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. Scheduled field trips and excursions away from the family child care home require advanced notice by written or electronic methods, which must include: locations, estimated times of attendance, and a phone number to contact the family child care home provider during the trip; and written permission from the parent(s) or guardian(s) for each scheduled trip or excursion.

Rule 2.320.A.9.a. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 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: May 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 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: May 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 2025.

All medications in the family child care home, except those medications specified in the Department-approved medication administration training as emergency medications, must be locked and inaccessible to children, but available to the primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, qualified substitute, or staff members trained in administering medication.

Rule 2.321.B.8. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 2025.

All parents must have access to menus and must be notified of meals being served.

Rule 2.325.C. CDEC’s category: Food/Nutrition. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 2025.

The primary provider, applicant 2, equally qualified provider, qualified substitute, and staff members must pick-up children appropriately around their upper chest and under their arms, and based on the developmental needs of the child.

Rule 2.328.E. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 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: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 2025.

The use of any trampoline by children in care is prohibited. If there is a trampoline on the property of the family child care home, it must be stored in a way that makes it inaccessible to children.

Rule 2.337.A.13. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 2025.

The family child care home must include outdoor play for all ages each day except when the severity of weather, including temperature extremes, makes it a health hazard, or when a child must remain indoors as indicated in writing by a health care provider or in a health care plan.

Rule 2.337.C.1. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 2025.

Any child transported must be properly restrained in a child restraint system that meets the requirements of the Colorado child passenger safety laws in sections 42-4-236 and 42-4-237, C.R.S., that require:

Rule 2.338.C. CDEC’s category: Transportation. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 2025.

Agreement must be made annually between the provider and parents or guardians on transportation arrangements for school age children (e.g. walking, riding a bicycle, bus, or traveling in a vehicle) to and from the family child care home. It is the provider’s responsibility to ensure the child arrives to the destination at agreed upon time.

Rule 2.338.H. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 2, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 1, 2025.

Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a State Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness. 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 State Department-approved training

Rule 7.701.100.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 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: May 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023.

Effective December 31, 2016 each provider, staff member or regular volunteer working with children less than three (3) years of age must complete a department-approved Prevention of Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma training prior to working with children less than three (3) years of age. This training must be renewed annually and may count towards ongoing training requirements.

Rule 7.707.32.A.10.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 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: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023.

Prior to issuance of the license, the licensee and primary provider must complete:A State 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 and may be counted towards ongoing training requirements. This Standard Precautions training can be included as part of the Pre-Licensing training, in which case the total number of hours for Pre-licensing training required in 7.707.A1 is increased to sixteen (16) clock hours, and Standard Precautions training may count as no more than one (1) hour of the sixteen (16) clock hours; and,

Rule 7.707.32.A.4. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023.

Prior to issuance of the license, the licensee and primary provider must complete: First Aid and CPR training, for all ages of children from infant to twenty-one (21) years of age;

Rule 7.707.32.A.6. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023.

Effective December 31, 2016, each provider or staff member responsible for the collection, review, and maintenance of the child immunization records must complete the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) immunization course 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.9.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 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 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 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: May 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 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: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 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: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 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: Apr 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023.