Caliche Little Buffs Preschool

All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

Rule 2.230.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 27, 2026.

Centers must comply with the locally adopted fire code, including but not limited to the following: In every building or structure, exits must be arranged and maintained so as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it is occupied. No lock or fastening to prevent free escape from the inside of any building can be installed. Only panic hardware or single-action hardware is permitted on a door or on a pair of doors. All door hardware must be within the reach of children.

Rule 2.238.C. CDEC’s category: Building Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jan 14, 2026. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 27, 2026.

The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.

Rule 2.223.A.2. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 21, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

Staff must be awake, alert, and actively supervising all children.

Rule 2.223.A.3. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 21, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

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

Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 21, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

The center must have enough play materials and equipment so that at any one time each child for which the center is licensed for can be individually involved. Separate play rooms or separate interest centers must be provided for each category of equipment required for the program. A variety of material and equipment from the following categories must be available:

Rule 2.229.R. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 21, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

Each owner and employee sixteen (16) years of age or older of a facility or agency shall complete the fingerprint process at an approved vendor. 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/or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) response letters, must be maintained at the home, center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 2.121.D. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 22, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 2, 2024.

All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually.

Rule 2.212.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 22, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 2, 2024.

Except as required per Section 7.701.33.D.3, any adult volunteer, working as a staff member to meet the required staff-child ratio or staff qualifications, who works fourteen (14) days (112 hours) or more in a calendar year, must submit to CBI a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or any party approved by CBI to obtain a criminal record check. The results of the criminal record check must be maintained at the facility or agency and must be available for inspection by a Licensing Specialist. An employee operating as a volunteer to meet required staff-child ratio that do not have a completed background check on file must be supervised at all times by a qualified staff member who has successfully completed all background checks.

Rule 7.701.33.D.2. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 15, 2023.

Prior to the original license being issued, following the renovation of the facility that would affect the licensing of the facility and at least every two (2) years thereafter, all child care facilities except family child care homes and Neighborhood Youth Organizations must be inspected and obtain an approving inspection report from the local department of health or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and from the local fire department. These reports must be maintained at the facility and be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 7.701.34.A.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 15, 2023.

The Director of the center, or the Director’s delegated substitute, must have a means for determining at all times who is present at the center.

Rule 7.702.32.D. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 15, 2023.

At nap time, the child to staff ratio may be doubled for children two and one half (2 ½) years of age and older in preschool classrooms when the following conditions have been met: Staff member supervising children is qualified as an Early Childhood Teacher or Assistant Early Childhood Teacher.

Rule 7.702.46.A.10.d. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 15, 2023.

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

Rule 7.702.71.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 15, 2023.

All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

Rule 7.702.72.C.1.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 15, 2023.

All outdoor play areas used for children?s activities must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to children to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.

Rule 7.702.72.C.8. CDEC’s category: Outdoor Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 15, 2023.

Volatile substances such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items must not be stored in any area of the building used for childcare.

Rule 7.702.91.D. CDEC’s category: Indoor/Safety Requirements. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Apr 28, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: May 15, 2023.