Joy of the Valley Day Care

NRS 178

“Child care facility required to maintain certain information; reporting of information to parents and guardians; notice of right to information. 1. A child care facility shall maintain a copy of: (a) The license issued to the facility by the Health Division or an agency for the licensing of child care facilities established by a county or incorporated city; (b) Any summaries of complaints provided to the facility pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 432A.190; (c) The report of any investigation conducted with respect to the complaints; and (d) The report of any disciplinary action taken against the facility pursuant to NRS 432A.190. 2. The information maintained pursuant to subsection 1 must be provided in the form prescribed pursuant to subsection 3: (a) To the parent or guardian of a child who enrolls the child in the facility, at or before the time of enrollment. (b) To the parent or guardian of a child, upon request, who is considering enrolling the child in the facility. (c) In the case of disciplinary action taken pursuant to NRS 432A.190, to the parents or guardians of all children admitted to the facility. Notice of disciplinary action must be provided to the parents or guardians of the children admitted to the facility within 3 working days after receipt by the licensed child care facility. 3. The Health Division shall develop a standard form for reporting the information required to be provided pursuant to subsection 2. The information reported on the form must include all required information for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which the information is provided. 4. The Health Division and every agency for the licensing of child care facilities established by a county or incorporated city shall inform persons seeking information concerning child care facilities of their right to information pursuant to this section. The facility failed to have a completed complaint review (NRS-178) on file and signed by parents/guardians for the following children:”

NAC 265

“1. Each facility shall ensure that any immunizations recommended by a veterinarian for a pet kept at the facility are up-to-date, regardless of whether the pet is kept inside or outside the facility. 2. Pets are only permitted in a facility if they are: (a) In good health, present no problems of sanitation and have a temperament which is not hazardous or frightening to children; (b) Handled in a manner which protects the well-being of the children and the pet; (c) Inoculated as often as prescribed by a veterinarian; and (d) Restricted from areas where food is prepared and from eating areas while meals are being served as required by state and local health agencies. 3. Each facility shall ensure that any litter boxes are kept out of the reach of young children and that play areas are cleaned of all animal feces before children are allowed access to those areas. The facility failed to ensure any immunizations for a pet kept at the facility were up to date, and that the pet was inoculated as prescribed by a veterinarian. Provide verification pet(s) have been inoculated.”

NAC 430

“1. Each facility, including, without limitation, a family home and a group home, shall have an early care and education program. 2. Each facility described in subsection 1 shall develop a written assessment plan which is designed to, without limitation: (a) Identify the interests and needs of each child enrolled in the facility; (b) Describe the developmental and educational progress of each child enrolled in the facility who is not attending public or private elementary school; (c) Identify the need for and referral of a child enrolled in the facility for developmental screening and the referral of the child for diagnostic assessment, if appropriate; (d) Describe the methodology for developing curriculum for the children enrolled in the facility; (e) Adapt teaching practices and the environment to the children enrolled in the facility; (f) Facilitate the early care and education program required pursuant to subsection 1; and (g) Promote communication with the family of a child enrolled in the facility. 3. In addition to the written assessment plan which is developed pursuant to subsection 2, each facility described in subsection 1 shall, within 3 months after a child enrolls in the facility, assess the child by use of, without limitation, portfolios, observations, checklists, rating scales and screening tools. Such an assessment must be repeated biannually thereafter to monitor and support the learning and development of each child enrolled in the facility. 4. Each facility described in subsection 1 shall develop a written plan of curriculum for the children enrolled in the facility. The plan must: (a) Be made available for parental review; (b) Be prepared before the early care and education program becomes effective; (c) Be kept on file at the facility for at least 1 year; (d) Include a program of speaking and listening to English; (e) Integrate age appropriate key areas of instruction, including, without limitation, literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, creative expression and the arts, and health and safety; (f) Incorporate instruction, concepts and activities that foster the social, emotional, physical, linguistic and cognitive development of children; and (g) Provide for the involvement of parents of the children enrolled in the facility in learning activities at the facility and at home. 5. Each facility described in subsection 1 shall provide materials and equipment to carry out the written plan of curriculum developed pursuant to subsection 4 that: (a) Reflect the lives of the children and the families of the children enrolled in the facility; (b) Reflect the diversity of the children in our society with regard to the gender, age, native language, ethnicity, culture and abilities of the children enrolled in the facility; (c) Provide for the safety of the children enrolled in the facility while being appropriately challenging for the children; (d) Encourage the children enrolled in the facility to explore, experiment and discover new information and ideas; (e) Promote action on the part of the children enrolled in the facility and interaction among the children enrolled in the facility; (f) Are organized in a manner which facilitates independent use of the materials and equipment by a child enrolled in the facility; (g) Are rotated to reflect changes in the curriculum and to accommodate the different interests and skill levels of the children enrolled in the facility; (h) Allow for a variety of uses; and (i) Accommodate the special needs of the children enrolled in the facility. The facility failed to ensure assessments were completed at least twice a year and within 3 months of enrollment. Please ensure assessments are completed for all children present, with the exception of school age children, at least twice a year and within 3 months of enrollment.”

NRS 230

“Certificate of immunization prerequisite to admission to child care facility; conditional admission; report to Health Division. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432A.235 for accommodation facilities: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and unless excused because of religious belief or medical condition, a child may not be admitted to any child care facility within this State, including a facility licensed by a county or city, unless the parents or guardian of the child submit to the operator of the facility a certificate stating that the child has been immunized and has received proper boosters for that immunization or is complying with the schedules established by regulation pursuant to NRS 439.550 <NRS-439.html> for the following diseases: (a) Diphtheria; (b) Tetanus; (c) Pertussis if the child is under 6 years of age; (d) Poliomyelitis; (e) Rubella; (f) Rubeola; and (g) Such other diseases as the local board of health or the State Board of Health may determine. 2. The certificate must show that the required vaccines and boosters were given and must bear the signature of a licensed physician or his or her designee or a registered nurse or his or her designee, attesting that the certificate accurately reflects the child ' s record of immunization. 3. A child whose parent or guardian has not established a permanent residence in the county in which a child care facility is located and whose history of immunization cannot be immediately confirmed by a physician in this State or a local health officer, may enter the child care facility conditionally if the parent or guardian: (a) Agrees to submit within 15 days a certificate from a physician or local health officer that the child has received or is receiving the required immunizations; and (b) Submits proof that the parent or guardian has not established a permanent residence in the county in which the facility is located. 4. If a certificate from the physician or local health officer showing that the child has received or is receiving the required immunizations is not submitted to the operator of the child care facility within 15 days after the child was conditionally admitted, the child must be excluded from the facility. 5. Before December 31 of each year, each child care facility shall report to the Health Division of the Department, on a form furnished by the Division, the exact number of children who have: (a) Been admitted conditionally to the child care facility; and (b) Completed the immunizations required by this section. The below listed children did not have a current immunization record or approved exemption on file at the facility. Obtain and file a current immunization record for the children listed. Director is recommended to sign up for WebIZ training in order to have access to the most up-to-date immunization records on-line. Discard old immunization records upon obtaining most current.”

NAC 360

“1. The licensee of a facility shall not disclose to any person who is not a member of the staff of the facility or a member of the licensing staff of the Health Division information pertaining to any child, unless: (a) The parent has given written permission for the disclosure; or (b) There is an emergency as determined by the director or the member of the staff who is in charge at the time of the emergency. 2. The licensee of a facility shall have available forms which allow a parent to release information pertaining to his or her child. The facility failed to have forms available which allow a parent to release information pertaining to his child. Make release of information forms available for the following children:”

NAC 340

“1. Procedures for admission must provide the caregiver with sufficient information and instruction from the parents to enable the caregiver to prepare a record and to make decisions or act on behalf of the child. 2. Before the admission of a child to a facility, the parent shall give the following information to the caregiver: (a) The child ' s full legal name, date of birth, current address and preferred name; (b) The name, address and telephone number of each parent responsible for the child and any special instructions needed to reach the parent during the hours the child is in the facility; (c) The name, address and telephone number of any person who can assume responsibility for the child and is authorized to take the child from the facility if the parents cannot be reached; (d) Information concerning the health of the child, including any special needs of the child; and (e) A written authorization signed by a parent which allows emergency surgical and medical care. 3. The caregiver shall, unless the facility is an accommodation facility: (a) Make a record for each child that includes the date the record was prepared and the date the child is scheduled to attend the facility; and (b) Maintain each record in good order. The facility did not ensure that information provided by the parent before admission included a written authorization signed by a parent which allows emergency and medical care. Secure missing authorization for the child(ren) as noted on the supplement.”