Child Care Center Resources

Routine Health Inspections

Environmental Health staff routinely inspect licensed child care facilities to ensure minimum health regulations are met and provide educational information. Health inspections for child care facilities are required at least every two years but may occur more frequently based on risk. While the Health Department does not license child care facilities, a passing health inspection is required for approval by the Department of Early Childhood Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration (DELLA).

Below are some helpful inspection resources:

Regulations

• Rules and regulations governing health and sanitation in child care facilities
• Variance Application
• CDPHE Child Care Health Regulations Website

Training

• Routine Inspection Questions
• Co.Train Courses (Create a Co.Train account to register)
  • Everything you need to know about cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting: (Co.Train course ID 1108635)

Cleaning, Sanitizing & Disinfecting

• Sanitizing with Bleach
• Disinfecting with Bleach
• List of Approved Disinfectants

Food Safety

• Food Safety in Child Care Settings
• Indirect Draining Guidance
• Multi-Use Sink Plan Application

Environmental

• Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning
• Radon Testing Requirements
• Poisonous Plants in Child Care / Pautas sobre plantas tóxicas (Spanish)

Disease Prevention & Outbreak Support

We provide disease prevention and control guidance to all child care programs within Adams County. If you need to report an outbreak, have illness concerns, or questions about reportable illnesses, please contact [email protected].

• Vomit/Fecal Clean-Up Plan
• Vomit/ Fecal Clean-Up Procedure Sign
• Infectious Diseases in Child Care and School Settings
• How Sick is Too Sick / ¿Cuál es el punto en que uno está demasiado enfermo? (Spanish)
• Sample Illness Policy
• Illness Surveillance Log
• Hand Washing Procedure Sign / Lávese las manos (Spanish)
• Diaper Changing Procedure Sign / Procedimiento para cambiar pañales (Spanish)
• 2023-24 Child Care Immunization Table
• Notice of Immunization Requirement & In-Process Form
• CDPHE CIIS School and Child Care User Webpage

New Construction/Remodeling: Plan Review

All programs must submit the Child Care Plan Review Packet before starting any construction or remodeling. The plan review packet fee must be paid, and the plans must be reviewed and approved by our department before any work begins.

• Child Care Plan Review Packet for Remodels and New Builds
• EPA Lead Inspection Information
• EPA Asbestos Inspection Information

Opening, Change of Ownership & Room Evaluation Inspections

To schedule an inspection for a new child care, a change of ownership, or changes to rooms within an existing child care program, contact [email protected].

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