8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1402-1-2.506
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.506 - COMMUNICATION, EMERGENCY, AND SECURITY PROCEDURESA. The center must notify the parents/guardians in writing of significant changes in its services, policies, or procedures so that they can decide whether the center continues to meet the needs of their child(ren).B. For security purposes, a daily sign-in/sign-out sheet or other mechanism for parents/guardians must be maintained 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/guardian's signature or other identifier. With a parent/guardian's approval, a child five (5) years of age or older may sign in and out instead of the parent/guardian. Staff must verify attendance periodically throughout the day.C. During the hours the center is in operation, 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.D. If the center has a permanent site, there must be a telephone at the site.E. Emergency telephone numbers must be posted at each permanent site and taken on all field trips and during mobile school-age child care programs. The emergency numbers must include, at a minimum, 911, or a rescue unit if 911 isn't available; the clinic or hospital nearest to the activity location; ambulance service; fire, police, and health departments; and Rocky Mountain Poison Control.F. Mobile school-age child care programs must have a way to be contacted while in transit.G. The center 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.H. 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.I. 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 visitor's name and address and the purpose of the visit. At least one piece of photo identification must be inspected for individuals who are strangers to personnel at the center.J. With the exception of children who are allowed to sign themselves in and out, the center must release a child only to the adult(s) for whom written authorization has been given and is maintained in the child's record (see rule section 2.525). In an emergency, the child(ren) may also be released to an adult for whom the child's parent or guardian has given verbal authorization. If the staff member who releases the child does not know the adult, photo identification must be required to assure that the adult is authorized to pick up the child.K. The center must have a procedure for dealing with individuals not authorized by the parent/guardian of a child who attempts to have the child released to them (see rule section 2.505(A)(15)).L. 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)).46 CR 22, November 25, 2023, effective 12/15/2023