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Request for Written Comments:
Proposed changes to the Rules Regulating Child Care Centers that Provide Less than 24-hour Care. These proposed changes will add rules regulating Outdoor Nature-Based Preschools (ONB) and update small child care center rules to allow for the care of infants and toddlers.
The Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration (DELLA) recently held seven (7) Community Rule Review Committee meetings to build on the previous nine months of stakeholder engagement conducted in 2022-2023, which created draft ONB part-day and hybrid rules. During the seven Community Rule Review Committee meetings, DELLA worked with interested individuals on updating the draft package to incorporate the legislation from SB 24-078 currently in statute, which allows for full-day outdoor nature-based programming.
In addition to the proposed changes, including ONB regulations and expanding the small center rules, the proposed revisions also incorporate technical cleanup of the center rules.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Please use the link below to provide public comment https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_sLlGqf7AuQOgrN7W1khQdtO1Hy_2Sav-L7McgkCNTa0ybA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=103470441599801217022 regarding the draft Center rules https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qRpb24m2CqkP3i6EPXK3TaG05h6yOBy7/view?usp=drive_link and https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lBWrx3hvgCkdpnocEs6h-2m0X8YoUjq5/view?usp=drive_link by July 14, 2025.
NEXT STEPS
CDEC will review and consider all public feedback received and will incorporate the recommendations into the draft Children’s Center/ONB rules, as able. The draft rules are expected to be reviewed by the Rules Advisory Council (RAC) on Sept 4, 2025, and considered for permanent adoption on December 31, 2025.
HOW TO STAY INFORMED
All rulemaking material received and collected, including written comments, recordings of previously held stakeholder meetings, and revised versions of the draft Childcare Center/ONB rules will be publicly accessible and stored in the Center Rules Folder https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1EKHMLA6GVW55uGGP5tRtSuPIgFl2ZqMF
Please review the CDEC Rule Tracker, located on the Rulemaking and Rules Advisory Council's (RAC) webpage, for more detailed information regarding the rulemaking timeline for these rules.
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