In order to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, suffocation and other sleep related deaths, Colorado Rules and Regulations for both Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers require that infants one month and older be offered a pacifier for all sleep times with parent permission.

Pacifier: Colorado Rules and Regulations for Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers require that infants one month and older be offered a pacifier for all sleep times only with parent permission.

I also understand that no infant will be forced to use a pacifier; the pacifier will not be placed back in the infant’s mouth once the infant has fallen asleep and the pacifier falls out, the pacifier will not be coated in any sweet solutions and the pacifier will be cleaned and replaced regularly. Pacifiers will not be attached to clothing in any way and the use of pacifiers with attached stuffed animals is discouraged.