Documents

Child care providers can find a variety of resources on this page including:

Child care forms
Other resources (below the child care forms)

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Child Care Forms:

Admission record

Annual emergency drill log

Appeal process - in Colorado you must submit both forms and show hardship. You must also reapply if new clients enroll, current clients leave that changes your attendance or if any client changes their hours of care.

Appeal/waver application form
Waiver attndance form

Authorization forms - multiple included into 1 form

Activities
Audio/Visual/Multimedia use
Field trips
Indoor/outdoor equipment use
Introduction of new foods to infants
Leaving the family child care home
Medical emergency authorization
Photographs of child care activities
Potty training authorization
Sleeping arrangements
Sunscreen usage

Contract

Daily log (of child's activities to be sent home with parent)

Emergency drill log

Emergency telephone list

Emergency contact list
Privacy cover sheet

Evacuation procedures

Fire Drills: See "Emergency drill logs

Food program for the federal Adults and Child Care Food Program

Food pyramid for children
Meal pattern requirements
Sample menu

General Health Appraisal Form

Immunization card

Immunization order form

Inspection checklist

make sure you have your facility in order before the Colorado Division of Licensing comes

Job skills log (to assist you with developing a resume should you change careers)

Medical authorization: see Authorization forms

Mileage log

Overnight care permission form

Payment log

Photo permission - type 1

Photo permission - type 2

Policy handbook

Policy handbook showing new rules & regs additions in yellow highlighting

Policy on parents transporting their own children

Receipts:

IRS form W-10 for year end receipt
Parent payment receipt

Records checklist

make sure you have your children's paperwork in order before the Colorado Division of Licensing comes

Report of injury, accident, hospitalization of fatality - (must be submitted to Child Care Licensing)

Use a different form for small incidents that do not require a 911 call, doctor or hospital

Required postings

School transportation release

Sick child re-admit form

Telephone interview sheet (put this by the phone to write on when a prospective client calls)

Time/Use calculator (Excel worksheet)

Training record

Transportation - parents

Transporation - provider

Child Care Resources:

American Disabilities Act

Business Deductions for family child care homes

Deductible items
Time Space Use percentage
Time Space Use - Exclusive child care rooms

Child development checklist

Craft materials recipes

Direct deposit form

Evacuation floor plan

First aid kit supplies

Guidance techniques

Guide to equipping your child care environment

Handwashing

Hepatitus fact sheets:

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E

Illnesses:

Exclusion policy
Common childhood illnesses flip chart

Organizations who advocate for young children

School-age activities

Taxes: Also see "Business Deductions"

8 Key issues regarding family child care
Car expense
Food expense
W-10

Typical skills children learn in a family child care home

Warning Letters to Parents:

Warning to exclude child from child care until immunizations records are received

Weekly lesson plan

Activity cards
Blank chart