2.120.A · An operator of a licensed facility, guest child care facility as defined in section 26.5-5-303(10), C.R.S., or an exempt family child care home provider must submit a request to determine if an operator, applicant for employment or current employee has been found responsible for a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect in the Department's automated system (Trails).

Reviewed five staff records and observed two staff members Faith W. (DOH 8.18.2024) and Angie P. (DOH 1.3.2023) to be missing documentation of the required Trails background check. Correction: Obtain documentation of the required background checks for all staff members as required. Correct immediately by 9.12.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the background checks to the Specialist by 9.19.2024. Correct by 09/12/2024

Corrected Corrected by Sep 12, 2024

Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.121.D · Each owner and employee sixteen (16) years of age or older of a facility or agency shall complete the FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ fingerprint process at an approved vendor. Payment of the fee for the criminal record check is the responsibility of the individual being checked or the facility or agency. The results of the criminal record check, the CBI and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) response letters, must be maintained at the home, center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Reviewed five staff records and observed four staff members Faith W. (DOH 8.18.2024) to be missing all of the required background checks. Observed Angie P. (DOH 1.3.2023), Tanya A. (DOH 8.18.2024), Julia J. (DOH 8.1.2023), and Megan G. (DOH 8.18.2020) to be missing documentation of the required CBI background check all posing a potential safety hazard. Correction: Obtain documentation of the required CBI and FBI background checks for all staff members as required. Correct immediately by 9.12.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance to the Specialist. Correct by 09/12/2024

Corrected Corrected by Sep 12, 2024

Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.213.B · All staff must complete a Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Reviewed five staff records and observed one staff member Faith W. (DOH 8.18.2024) to be missing documentation of the required Standard Precautions training. Correction: Obtain the required Standard Precautions training for all staff members prior to working with children. Correct immediately by 9.12.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the training to the Specialist by 9.19.2024. Correct by 09/12/2024

Corrected Corrected by Sep 12, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.213.G · Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

Reviewed five staff records and observed four staff members Faith W. (DOH 8.18.2024), Angie P. (DOH 1.3.2023), Tanya L. (DOH 8.18.2024) and Megan G. (DOH8.18.2020) to be missing documentation of the required Child Abuse Prevention training, posing a potential safety hazard. Correction: Obtain the required Child Abuse Prevention training for all staff members prior to working with children. Correct immediately by 9.12.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the training to the Specialist by 9.19.2024 Correct by 09/12/2024

Corrected Corrected by Sep 12, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.133.A · Prior to caring for children, all staff must complete a Department-approved training in emergency and disaster preparedness: Evacuation, Shelter in Place, Lockdown, and Active Shooter on Premises Plans for Children in Care. For seasonal children’s resident camp programs, operating no more than 90 days per calendar year, at least one on site director must be trained in the Department approved training.

Reviewed five staff records and observed one staff member Faith W. (DOH 8.18.2024) to be missing documentation of the required Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training. Correction: Obtain the required Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training for all staff prior to working with children. Correct immediately by 9.12.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the training to the Specialist by 9.19.2024. Correct by 09/12/2024

Corrected Corrected by Sep 12, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.213.A · All staff must complete a pre-service building and physical premises safety training prior to working with children. The training must include identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, vehicular traffic handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants.

Reviewed five staff records and observed all staff members to be missing documentation of the required pre-service building and physical premises training. Correction: Obtain the required building and physical permises training for all staff members prior to working with children. Correct immediately by 9.12.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the training to the Specialist by 9.19.2024. Correct by 09/12/2024

Corrected Corrected by Sep 12, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.120.C.1.a.1 · The Trails child abuse or neglect records request must be made on the state-prescribed form, FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ accompanied by the required fee within the following required time frames: Child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt providers must meet the following: Individuals who have obtained a successfully completed CBI or FBI record check may care for children, for no longer than ninety (90) calendar days, while waiting for all other required background checks to be completed. The individual must be supervised at all times by an individual who has successfully completed all required background checks.

Reviewed five staff records and observed all five staff members to be missing documentation of a background check. No staff members have successfully completed all of the required background checks and observed staff members to be caring for children. Correction: All staff members must complete the required background checks as required. Staff members must complete the required background checks prior to staff members working alone with children. Correct immediately by 9.12.2024, and submit a written statement of compliance and documentation of the required background checks to the Specialist by 9.19.2024. Correct by 09/12/2024

Corrected Corrected by Sep 12, 2024

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.