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 1402-1-2.706 - COMMUNICATION, EMERGENCY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A. During the hours the Neighborhood Youth Organization is in operation, the Neighborhood Youth Organization must provide an office and/or monitored telephone number known to the public and available to parent(s)/guardian(s) in order to provide immediate access to the Neighborhood Youth Organization.
B. The Neighborhood Youth Organization must have a working telephone with the number available to the public.
C. The Neighborhood Youth Organization must have an established means of communication between employees and the program office when youth members are being transported or are away from the permanent site on a field trip.
D. Emergency telephone numbers must be posted at each permanent site and taken on all field trips and during mobile Neighborhood Youth Organization programs. The emergency numbers shall include, at a minimum, emergency 911, or rescue unit telephone number if 911 is not available. Phone numbers are also required for the clinic or hospital nearest to the activity location; ambulance service; local fire, police, and health departments; and, Rocky Mountain Poison Control.
E. The Neighborhood Youth Organization must
have a written emergency procedure for the reporting of communicable illnesses
to the local health department pursuant to regulations of the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment. The complete list of reportable
communicable illnesses can be found in
6 CCR
1009-1 (Apr. 19. 2023), rules and regulations
pertaining to Epidemic and Communicable Disease Control, herein incorporated by
reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations
are available at no cost from the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment at
F. The Neighborhood Youth Organization must be able to provide emergency transportation to a health care facility at all times either via program vehicle or the emergency medical services system.
G. The director of the Neighborhood Youth Organization or the director's delegated substitute must have a means for determining at all times who is present at the Neighborhood Youth Organization.
H. A written policy regarding visitors to the Neighborhood Youth Organization must be posted and a record maintained daily by the Neighborhood Youth Organization that includes, at a minimum, the visitor's name, phone number, and purpose of the visit.
I. Each Neighborhood Youth Organization must have a written plan for action in case of emergencies, including, but not limited to: floods, tornadoes, severe weather, injuries, and how youth will be evacuated to a safe area. This plan must be on file at the Neighborhood Youth Organization. Neighborhood Youth Organization employees must have received training from the Neighborhood Youth Organization regarding the implementation of the plan prior to assuming supervisory responsibility for youth. Written verification of the training shall be in the employees personnel file.
