Ute Meadows Before & After School

The individual health care plan must be updated at least every twelve (12) months from the date of the initial plan, and as changes occur. The plan must include all information needed to care for the child, must be signed by the health care provider and parent(s) or guardian(s), and must include, but not be limited to, the following: a. Medication and dosing schedule; b. Nutrition and feeding instructions; c. Medical equipment or adaptive devices, including instructions; d. Medical emergency instructions; e. Toileting and personal hygiene instructions; f. Behavioral interventions; and g. Medical procedure/ intervention.

Rule 2.511.C.5.a-g. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 12, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 15, 2026.

Medications must be kept in the original labeled bottle or container. Prescription medications must contain the original pharmacy label.

Rule 2.513.C. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 12, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 15, 2026.

Over-the-counter medication must be kept in the originally labeled container and be labeled with the child’s first and last name.

Rule 2.513.D. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 12, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 15, 2026.

A written medication log must be kept for each child. This log is part of the child’s records. The log must contain the following: 1. Child’s name and birthdate; 2. Name of the medication, dosage, and route; 3. Time medication was administered; 4. Special instructions; 5. Name and initials of the individuals giving the medication; and 6. Notation if the medication was not given and the reason.

Rule 2.513.L.1-6. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 12, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Sep 15, 2026.

All medications, except those medications specified in the Department’s approved medication administration training as emergency medications, must be locked and 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 centers policies. Access to these medications must be limited (see sections 27-80-210 and 12-280-134(3), C.R.S.).

Rule 2.513.G. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 4, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 16, 2025.

Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

Rule 2.522.B. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 4, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 16, 2025.

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

Rule 2.524.A.4.a. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 4, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jun 16, 2025.

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

Rule 2.524.A.4.a. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 15, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 27, 2025.

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

Rule 2.510.H. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 23, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 30, 2025.

The room capacity must not be exceeded.

Rule 2.510.D.3. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 3, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

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

Rule 2.524.A.4.a. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 3, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 17, 2025.

All medications, except those medications specified in the Department’s approved medication administration training as emergency medications, must be locked and 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 centers policies. Access to these medications must be limited (see sections 27-80-210 and 12-280-134(3), C.R.S.).

Rule 2.513.G. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Dec 9, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 6, 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: Oct 24, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 25, 2024.

The maximum group size for children is thirty (30) children.

Rule 2.510.D. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Oct 24, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 25, 2024.

Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards.

Rule 2.522.C. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Sep 27, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 25, 2024.

Any un-expired routine medication, prescription and non-prescription (over-the-counter) medications must be administered only with a current written order of a health care provider with prescriptive authority and with written parental consent. Home remedies, including homeopathic medications, must never be given to a child.

Rule 2.512.C.1. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 1, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 25, 2024.

Medications must be kept in the original labeled bottle or container. Prescription medications must contain the original pharmacy label.

Rule 2.512.C.3. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 1, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 25, 2024.

Pursuant to section 19-3-304, C.R.S., any caregiver or staff member in a child care facility who has reasonable cause to know or suspect that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect or who has observed the child being subjected to circumstances or conditions that would reasonably result in abuse or neglect shall immediately upon receiving such information report or cause a report to be made of such fact to the county department of human or social services, the local law enforcement agency, or through the child abuse hotline reporting system as set forth in section 26-5-111, C.R.S.

Rule 2.126.B. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 27, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 15, 2024.

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 27, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 15, 2024.

For security purposes, a daily sign-in/sign-out sheet or other mechanism for parents/guardians must be maintained by the center. The sign-in/sign-out mechanism must include, for each child in care, the date, the child’s name, the time when the child arrived and left the center, and the parent/guardian’s signature or other identifier. With a parent/guardian’s approval, a child five (5) years of age or older may sign in and out instead of the parent/guardian. Staff must verify attendance periodically throughout the day.

Rule 2.506.B. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 27, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 15, 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: Jun 27, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 15, 2024.

There must be at least one (1) program leader providing supervision with each group of thirty (30) or fewer children cared for by the center. When four- (4) year-olds are in attendance, there must be at least one program leader providing supervision with each group of twenty-four (24) or fewer children cared for by the center.

Rule 2.509.C. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 27, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 15, 2024.

On a field trip or during a mobile school-age child care program: All groups of children must be directly supervised by a qualified program director or program leader at all times;

Rule 2.521.A.2. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials/Field Trips. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 15, 2024.

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 2.524.A.3. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 27, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 15, 2024.

The maximum group size for children over the age of five (5) is thirty (30) children. When four (4) year olds are in attendance the maximum group size is twenty-four (24). When the center has the capacity to care for multiple groups of children, they must be separated into developmentally and age appropriate activities. Groups are not required to be separated from each other by permanent or portable dividers or walls.

Rule 2.509.D. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 19, 2024.

The required staff to child ratio must be maintained at all times.

Rule 2.516.C.7. CDEC’s category: Transportation. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 19, 2024.

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 2.524.A.3. CDEC’s category: Building/Indoor/Fire/Safety. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 19, 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: Feb 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 18, 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: Feb 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 18, 2024.

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.G.3. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 18, 2024.

The building based school-age child care center must provide access to an outdoor play area. The outdoor play area may be a city park or public school ground. The play area must meet the following requirements: 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 2.522.D.5. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 29, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 18, 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 7.701.100.F.2.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 16, 2023.

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 injury prevention;

Rule 7.712.42.B.1.. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 16, 2023.

Emergency medications must be stored in accordance with the Child Care Health Consultant?s recommendation. Emergency medications are not required to be stored in a locked area. Emergency medications may be stored in an area easily accessible and identifiable to staff but out of reach of children. When away from the classroom, staff must carry emergency medications in a bag on their person.

Rule 7.712.52.C.8. CDEC’s category: Health/Medication/Hygiene. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 12, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 16, 2023.

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: May 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 16, 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: May 5, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 16, 2023.

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 7.712.42.G.3. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 22, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 13, 2023.

There must be at least one (1) program leader providing supervision with each group of thirty (30) or fewer children cared for by the center. When four (4) year olds are in attendance, there must be at least one program leader providing supervision with each group of twenty-four (24) or fewer children cared for by the center.

Rule 7.712.43.C.. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 8, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 13, 2023.

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.__Mixed age group with 4 year olds-1 staff member to 12 children and 24 children for maximum group size. Age Group of 5 years and older -1 staff member to 15 children and 30 children for maximum group size.

Rule 7.712.43.F.. CDEC’s category: Supervision. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 8, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 13, 2023.

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: Feb 8, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Feb 13, 2023.