Child care health regulations

We establish and enforce sanitary standards for child care facilities.

We enforce the regulations in Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jackson, Moffat, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, and San Juan counties. Local health agencies inspect child care facilities in all other counties.

Inspections of child care facilities are required every two years but may be conducted more frequently based on an assessment of risk.

Resources

Get your child care center licensed

Regulations

• Rules and regulations governing health and sanitation in child care facilities (official Secretary of State version).
• Application for variance.

Regulation Revision Information

CDPHE completed a stakeholder process to update 6 CCR 1010-7, Health and Sanitation of Child Care Facilities in the State of Colorado. The proposed changes were adopted by the Board of Health on February 19, 2025 and will go into effect on April 14, 2025. The updated regulation will be posted on April 14th. In the meantime, please reference the redline version of the current regulation to view the changes that were made.

• 6 CCR 1010-7 redline February 19, 2025.
• Updates to 6 CCR 1010-7 slides.
• Updates to 6 CCR 1010-7 meeting recording.
• Notice of adopted regulations.

Food service

• Interpretive Memo - Indirect Drains.
• Indirect draining guidance.
• Multi-use sink plan application.
• Accidental feeding of breast milk to another mother's child.
• Date marking guidance.

Sanitizers and disinfectants

• Sanitizing with bleach.
• Disinfecting with bleach.
• List of approved disinfectants.

Preventing illness

• How Sick is too Sick.
• Sample Illness Policy.
• Illness Surveillance Log.
• Infectious Disease Guidelines.
• Handwashing sign.
• Lávese las manos (Handwashing sign in Spanish).
• Diaper changing sign.
• Procedimiento para cambiar pañales (Diaper changing sign in Spanish).
• Poisonous plant guide.
• Pautas sobre plantas tóxicas (Poisonous plant guide in Spanish).
• Clean up procedure.
• Clean up procedure graphic.

Lead

• Preventing childhood lead poisoning.

Animals

• IM 16-02:Special Allowance for Animals Prohibited in Section 7.13.1.B.

Radon

• Radon testing requirements.

Resident camps

• Guide to a successful health inspection.
• Pools.
• Travel Trip Camp Questionnaire.

Summary of trainings

To register for the course(s), please create a Co.Train account. You will need the course ID to access the training.

Access Co.Train

• Everything you need to know about cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting: Co.Train course ID 1108635.

Contact

303-692-3645, option #3
cdphe_iepu@state.co.us