8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1402-1-2.535

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.535 - MOBILE DAY CAMP

A. The minimum age of children is six (6) years old.

B. Facility Requirements

1. The mobile day camp school-age child care centers may use a public park or playground as a gathering place if the mobile day camp primarily includes field trips away from the gathering place. Such school-age child care centers must have a contingency plan for facilities to use during adverse weather and Air Quality Index Advisory Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. The plan must be available to parent(s) or guardian(s) on a daily basis.

2. If using the same building or designated area on a regular basis as a gathering place, time spent in the building cannot exceed two (2) total hours which is divided evenly between the morning drop off one (1) hour and evening pick up one (1) hour.

3. If the mobile day camp is using the same building or designated area on a regular basis for more than one (1) hour a day not to exceed a total of three and a half (3 1/2) hours per day:

a. The building-based capacity must meet the thirty (30) square feet per child requirement.

b. The building-based capacity must meet the one (1) for every fifteen (15) children toilet requirements.

c. A variety of developmentally appropriate materials, equipment, and learning activities from the following categories must be available so that for any one (1) or all of the children in attendance can be individually involved:

1. Arts and Crafts supplies;

2. Manipulatives and Games;

3. Gross motor equipment;

4. Literature; and

5. Science and math equipment and materials.

4. Mobile day camps must have a way to be contacted while in transit.

5. The mobile day camp must provide written schedules to parent(s) or guardian(s) and the Department. Any changes to location must be provided to parent(s) or guardian(s) and the Department prior to the change in location.

6. The mobile day camp must have an emergency evacuation plan and location.

7. The mobile day camp must develop a plan for transporting children, specific to each mobile day camp, in the case of an emergency. The plan must be approved by the Department prior to caring for children.

8. In case of a change in the planned itinerary, the headquarters of the mobile day camp must be notified immediately. parent(s) or guardian(s) must be instructed to contact the main headquarters to determine the exact location of their child.

9. In case of an emergency the mobile day camp must have emergency plans for all field trip locations.

a. Plans must be available for the Department to review.

b. Plans must be available for parent(s) or guardian(s)

c. All staff must be trained in emergency plans for all field trip locations prior to field trips.

C. Staff Qualifications

1. All staff must receive a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of pre-camp training. Pre-camp training must include all training activities that staff members participate in. Training must include, but not be limited to, familiarizing staff with the camp mission, site emergency policy and procedures, how to supervise and facilitate activities with campers, and health care policies and procedures. Mobile day camps must have a system in place to provide staff the essential training information for late hires.

2. There must be one (1) staff member for each ten (10) children in attendance if any six (6) year olds are present. There must be (1) staff member for each (15) children in attendance when all children are seven (7) years or older.

3. The mobile day camp must meet one (1) of the following:

a. There must be at least one (1) program director and one (1) program leader at all times with each group of children.

b. There must be at least two (2) program leaders at all times with each group of children.

c. If the mobile day camp is less than fifteen (15) minutes away from the base camp the camp may have one (1) program leader and one staff aide who is at least (18) years of age and has a current department approved CPR and First Aid certification with each group of children.

D. Equipment and Materials

1. If children are not actively engaged in a scheduled activity, children at the mobile day camp must have access to age-appropriate materials and equipment from at least the following categories:

a. Arts and Crafts;

b. Manipulatives and Games; and

c. Literature

8 CCR 1402-1-2.535

47 CR 15, August 10, 2024, effective 8/30/2024