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

59 3.114.2 CHILD CARE PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES A. Child care Providers shall maintain a valid child care license as required by Colorado statute unless exempt from the Child Care Licensing Act. B. Child care Providers shall report to the county if their license has been revoked, suspended, or denied within three (3) calendar-days of receiving notification or a recovery will be established of all payments made as of the effective date of closure. C. Child care providers shall report to the county and state licensing any changes in address no less than thirty (30) calendar-days prior to the change. D. Child care providers shall report to the county and state licensing any changes in phone number within ten (10) calendar-days of the change. E. Child care providers shall allow parents, adult caretakers, or teen parents immediate access to the child(ren) in care at all times. F. Child care providers shall accept referrals for child care without discrimination with regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or physical or mental handicap. G. Child care providers shall provide children with adequate food, shelter, and rest as defined in licensing rule (12 CCR 2509-8). H. Child care providers shall maintain as strictly confidential all information concerning children and their families. I. Child care providers shall protect children from abuse/neglect and report any suspected child abuse and neglect to the county or the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline immediately. J. Child care providers shall provide child care at the facility address listed on the fiscal agreement and ensure care is provided by the person or business listed on the fiscal agreement. Exceptions are defined in licensing rules (12 CCR 2509-8). K. Child care providers will not be reimbursed for any care provided before the fiscal agreement start date and after the fiscal agreement end date. L. Child care providers shall sign the fiscal agreement and all other county or state required forms. Payment shall not begin prior to the first of the month the fiscal agreement has been signed and received by the county. M. Child care providers shall comply with Attendance Tracking System (ATS) requirements as defined in section 3.115.4. N. Child care providers shall develop an individualized care plan (ICP) for children with additional care needs based upon the Individual Education Plan (IEP), or Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP), and provide a copy to the county eligibility worker on an annual basis or other alternate period of time determined in the plan. O. Licensed child care providers shall maintain proof of up-to-date for the children in their care in accordance with Section 7.702 et seq. (12 CCR 2509-8). This rule does not apply to the following: 1. Qualified exempt child care Providers caring for children in the child's own home; or,