Code of Colorado Regulations
1400 - Department of Early Childhood
1402 - Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration
8 CCR 1402-1 - CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING RULES AND REGULATIONS
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.506 - COMMUNICATION, EMERGENCY, AND SECURITY PROCEDURES

Universal Citation: 1400 CO Code Regs 8 CCR 1402-1-2.506

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

A. For security purposes, a sign-in/sign-out sheet or other mechanism for parent(s) or guardian(s) must be maintained daily 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(s) or guardian(s) signature or other unique identifier.

1. Staff must verify attendance before and after every group transition from one physical space to another. Written or electronic documentation of attendance verification must be maintained for at least twelve (12) months.

2. With a parent(s) or guardian(s) approval, a child five (5) years of age or older may sign in and out instead of the parent(s) or guardian(s).

B. The center must provide an office and/or monitored telephone number known to the public and available to parents/guardians in order to provide immediate access to the center. The telephone must be available to staff at all times the center is in operation.

C. Emergency telephone numbers must be posted at each permanent site and taken on all field trips and during mobile school-age child care centers. The emergency numbers must include, at a minimum, 911, or a rescue unit if 911 isn't available; a hospital or emergency medical clinic nearest to the activity location; fire, police, and health departments; and Rocky Mountain Poison Control.

D. The center must be able to provide emergency transportation to a health care facility at all times.

E. The director of the center or the director's delegated substitute must have a means for determining who is present at the center at all times.

F. A written policy regarding visitors to the center must be posted and a record maintained daily by the center that includes, at a minimum, the date, time, the visitor's name and the purpose of the visit. At least one piece of photo identification must be inspected for individuals who are unknown to personnel at the center.

G. The center must release a child only to an individual for whom written authorization has been given by the parent(s) or guardian(s) and is maintained in the child's record (see rule section 2.525).

1. In an emergency, the child(ren) may also be released to an individual for whom the child's parent(s) or guardian(s) has given verbal authorization..

H. The center must have a procedure for dealing with individuals not authorized by the parent(s) or guardian(s) of a child who attempts to have the child released to them (see rule section 2.505(A)(15)).

I. The center must have a written procedure for closing the center at the end of the day to ensure that all children are picked up (see rule section 2.505(A)(16)).

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