8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1402-1-2.536

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

Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.536 - OUTDOOR DAY CAMP

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

B. Facility Requirements

1. The outdoor day camp school-age child care centers may use a public park or playground as a gathering place if the outdoor day camp primarily includes field trips away from the gathering place. Such school-age child care centers must have a contingency plan/plans 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. Written schedules must be provided 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 in advance.

3. The outdoor day camp must have emergency evacuation plans and location.

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

5. In case a change in the planned itinerary, the headquarters of the outdoor 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.

6. In case of an emergency, the outdoor 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 should 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. Outdoor 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 over the age of seven (7).

3. The outdoor day camp must meet one 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 outdoor 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. A variety of developmentally appropriate materials, equipment, and learning activities from the following categories must be available so that for any one (1) time at least half (1/2) of the children for which the outdoor day camp is licensed can be individually involved:

a. Arts and Crafts supplies;

b. Manipulatives and Games;

c. Gross motor equipment;

d. Literature; and

e. Science and math equipment and materials.

8 CCR 1402-1-2.536

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