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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 8 CCR 1403-1 Colorado Child Care Assistance Program

112 a. Completion of all pre-service health and safety trainings approved by the Department, within three months of providing services as a qualified exempt child care provider under the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program. b. An annual on-site health and safety inspection conducted by the Department or its designee. Non-relative qualified exempt providers shall correct any health and safety inspection standards within thirty (30) days after the inspection unless the results identify standards that must be corrected immediately. c. Qualified exempt non-relative child care providers shall meet the mandatory child abuse and neglect reporting requirements annually. d. If the non-relative qualified exempt child care provider fails to comply with any of the requirements in rule subsections (a)-(d) above, the county shall deny or terminate a fiscal agreement. 8. Qualified exempt child care providers who are denied a fiscal agreement or whose fiscal agreement is terminated may request an informal conference with county staff responsible for the action, the supervisor for that staff, and the county director or director's designee to discuss the basis for this decision and to afford the qualified exempt child care provider(s) with the opportunity to present information as to why the qualified exempt child care provider(s) feels the county should approve or continue the fiscal agreement. Any request for a conference shall be submitted in writing within fifteen (15) calendar-days of the date the qualified exempt child care provider is notified of the action. The county shall hold that conference within two (2) weeks of the date of the request. The county shall provide written notice of its final decision to the qualified exempt child care provider(s) within fifteen (15) business days after the conference.