Kimberly Treadway

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 11, 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: Nov 24, 2025.

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: Aug 5, 2024.

Within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the occurrence of a critical incident at the facility or within twenty-four (24) hours of a child’s return to the facility the licensee must report in writing to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration the following critical incidents involving a child in the care of the facility or a staff member on duty: Any allegation of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect to a child that results in a mandatory report to law enforcement or a county department of human or social services agency, or the child abuse reporting hotline as described in section 19-3-304, C.R.S.

Rule 2.124.A.1.d. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Aug 5, 2024.

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: Nov 13, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

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.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

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.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

An operator of a licensed facility, guest child care facility as defined in Section 26-6-102 (16), C.R.S., or an exempt family child care home provider must submit a request to determine if an operator, applicant for employment or current employee has been found responsible for a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect in the State Department’s automated system (Trails).

Rule 7.701.32.A.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

Each owner or employee, who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, of a facility or agency must submit to CBI a complete set of fingerprints to obtain any criminal record held by the CBI and FBI. Payment of the fee for the criminal record check is the responsibility of the individual being checked or the facility or agency. The results of the criminal record check, the CBI and FBI clear letter, must be maintained at the home, center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 7.701.33.D.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

Criminal background check requests must be submitted and 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-aged child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes.

Rule 7.701.33.D.4.a.. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

The Department may deny, revoke, suspend, change to probationary or fine a child care facility or child placement agency if the applicant(s), an affiliate of the applicant, or any person living with or employed by the applicant has been found to violate any of the provisions set forth in section 26-6-108(2), C.R.S.:

Rule 7.701.33.F.. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Nov 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

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-aged child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes: a. State criminal history check b. State sex offender registry check c. State abuse and neglect registry check

Rule 7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: FCCH. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 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.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 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.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

Effective December 31, 2016, all providers and staff must complete a building and physical premises training prior to working with children. The training must include:

Rule 7.707.32.A.8.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

Personnel files for each employee, substitute, and volunteer must contain all required information within thirty (30) calendar days of the first day of employment, volunteering, or functioning as a substitute.

Rule 7.707.36.A. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission and updated annually, unless otherwise specified in these rules. The admission record must include:

Rule 7.707.51.A. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

All providers who administer medication must have daily face-to-face verbal contact with parents of children needing medication and must be currently trained through the State Department-approved medication administration course and must administer meditation in compliance with the concepts taught in the course.

Rule 7.707.71.C.4. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

Provider(s) must provide for children’s appropriate care and well-being, taking into consideration the individual needs of each child.

Rule 7.707.742.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

Rest or sleep periods must be scheduled appropriately for the age and development of the child(ren) and not forced. Children who do not sleep after thirty (30) minutes must be provided with developmentally appropriate alternative activities. Infants and toddlers must be placed in their approved sleeping equipment within ten (10) minutes of falling asleep, unless being held by the provider, while being transported on a field trip, or if children are not at the provider’s home.

Rule 7.707.75.D. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

Toddlers, preschoolers, and older children, as necessary, must have a suitable mat not less than two inches thick, cot, bed, or sofa, with a clean washable sheet that has been sanitized between uses by different children. Children must be provided with a clean blanket.

Rule 7.707.75.E. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

Physical, mechanical, and chemical restraint shall never be used.

Rule 7.707.81.D. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Guidance/Learning. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

By December 31, 2010, all pieces of permanently installed playground equipment must be surrounded by and have at least six inches (6” ) of a nationally recognized protective surface underneath the equipment

Rule 7.707.932.A2. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 11, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Nov 15, 2023.

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: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 13, 2023.

Health statements for children over two (2) years to seven (7) years of age must be updated annually.

Rule 7.707.71.A.6. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 20, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 13, 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: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 13, 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: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 13, 2023.

All hot tubs must have bolted and securely locked covers.

Rule 7.707.931.K. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 13, 2023.

By December 31, 2010, all pieces of permanently installed playground equipment must be surrounded by and have at least six inches (6” ) of a nationally recognized protective surface underneath the equipment

Rule 7.707.932.A2. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jul 6, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 13, 2023.

Stairways of more than four (4) steps 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 provider is providing direct supervision of the child who is learning climbing skills on the stairs. Because of the risk of serious physical injury to a child, providers, employees, substitutes, volunteers, and visitors must never lift children over the gates while on a stairway.

Rule 7.707.921.H. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 21, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 27, 2023.

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.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Violation of any provision of the Child Care Licensing Act or intentional false statements or reports made to the State Department or to any agency lawfully delegated by the State Department to make an investigation or inspection may result in fines assessed of not more than $100 a day to a maximum of $10,000.

Rule 7.701.12.A.. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

For each adult eighteen (18) years of age or older, who begin residing in the home after care begins, requests must be submitted within five (5) calendar days of when he or she begins residing in the home, and these adults must not be allowed unsupervised access to children in care until all background checks have been successfully completed.

Rule 7.701.32.D.1.c.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Each owner or employee, who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, of a facility or agency must submit to CBI a complete set of fingerprints to obtain any criminal record held by the CBI and FBI. Payment of the fee for the criminal record check is the responsibility of the individual being checked or the facility or agency. The results of the criminal record check, the CBI and FBI clear letter, must be maintained at the home, center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 7.701.33.D.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

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-aged child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes: a. State criminal history check b. State sex offender registry check c. State abuse and neglect registry check

Rule 7.701.33.J.1.a.b.c. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: FCCH. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Effective December 31, 2016, all providers and staff must complete a building and physical premises training prior to working with children. The training must include:

Rule 7.707.32.A.8.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Parents or guardians must be notified each time a substitute is used to provide supervision of all children in care in the absence of the primary provider.

Rule 7.707.331.D. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Personnel files for each employee, substitute, and volunteer must contain all required information within thirty (30) calendar days of the first day of employment, volunteering, or functioning as a substitute.

Rule 7.707.36.A. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

An admission record must be completed for each child prior to or at the time of the child’s admission and updated annually, unless otherwise specified in these rules. The admission record must include:

Rule 7.707.51.A. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

All forms contained in the admission record must be current and accessible to providers, substitutes and to representatives of the State Department.

Rule 7.707.51.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Reports/Records/Security. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Release of Children The provider must release the child only to the person(s) to whom the parent or guardian has given written authorization. Written authorization must be maintained in the child’s record. In an urgent and/or emergency situation, the child may be released to a person twelve (12) years of age or older for whom the child’s parent or guardian has given verbal authorization. If the provider who releases the child does not know the person, picture identification must be required to assure that the person is authorized to pick-up the child.

Rule 7.707.6.B. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Reports/Records/Security. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

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 7.707.6.C. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Reports/Records/Security. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Statements of health status of children under two (2) years of age must be updated in accordance with the national pediatric recommended schedule for routine health supervision or as required in writing by health care provider.

Rule 7.707.71.A.5. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Health statements for children over two (2) years to seven (7) years of age must be updated annually.

Rule 7.707.71.A.6. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Admission/Child Care Services. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

All providers who administer medication must have daily face-to-face verbal contact with parents of children needing medication and must be currently trained through the State Department-approved medication administration course and must administer meditation in compliance with the concepts taught in the course.

Rule 7.707.71.C.4. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

The home must have a designated diaper change area for all children in need of diaper changing. The diaper change area must: Have a smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable surface; and

Rule 7.707.72.B.1.a.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Health/Sanitation/Children’s Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

The primary provider must supervise and know the location and activity of all children at all times while they are in care.

Rule 7.707.741.A. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Health/Sanitation/Children’s Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Provider(s) must provide for children’s appropriate care and well-being, taking into consideration the individual needs of each child.

Rule 7.707.742.B. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Toddlers, preschoolers, and older children, as necessary, must have a suitable mat not less than two inches thick, cot, bed, or sofa, with a clean washable sheet that has been sanitized between uses by different children. Children must be provided with a clean blanket.

Rule 7.707.75.E. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Infants who fall asleep in a car safety seat, bean bag chair, bouncy seat, infant seat, swing, jumping chair, play pen or play yard, highchair, chair, sofa, adult futon, adult bed or any other piece of equipment not approved for sleep must immediately be moved to their approved sleep area and placed on their back to sleep.

Rule 7.707.75.H.12.. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Sleep/Waking Time. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

All exercise equipment must be inaccessible to children.

Rule 7.707.91.N. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.

Stairways of more than four (4) steps 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 provider is providing direct supervision of the child who is learning climbing skills on the stairs. Because of the risk of serious physical injury to a child, providers, employees, substitutes, volunteers, and visitors must never lift children over the gates while on a stairway.

Rule 7.707.921.H. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Indoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 24, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 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. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 22, 2023.