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NAC 280.5

“5. The director of the facility shall maintain a daily sign-in sheet that includes: (a) The first and last names of staff and children; and (b) The times of arrival and departure for staff and children The facility failed to maintain a daily sign-in sheet that included the times of arrival and departure for staff and children. To ensure times are consistently recorded, please provide instruction to staff and parents and monitor the daily sign-in sheets.”

NAC 290.2

“2. Each licensee of a facility shall have a policy of insurance for protection against liability to third persons. A certificate of insurance must be furnished by the licensee of a facility to the Division as evidence that the policy is in force. Each policy must contain a provision which requires the insurer to notify the Division before cancellation or nonrenewal of the policy. The licensee shall notify the Division if there is a lapse in the insurance coverage required by this subsection. The policy of insurance must be maintained at the facility. Any government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government which operates a child care facility and is self- insured is not required to furnish a certificate of insurance to the Division. The facility was not able to provide Child Care with a current certificate of insurance as evidence of liability insurance.”

NAC 200

“NAC 432A.200 License to operate facility: Application; investigation; issuance; return. ( NRS 432A.077 , 432A.141 , 432A.170 , 432A.175 ) 1. An application for an initial license to operate a facility must be: (a) Submitted to the Division on a form supplied by the Division; and (b) Accompanied by the following appropriate fee: (1) If the facility is to provide care for 5 or 6 children.............................................. ............ $20 (2) If the facility is to provide care for 7 or more but not more than 12 children....... .............. 60 (3) If the facility is to provide care for 13 or more but not more than 50 children..... ............ 100 (4) If the facility is to provide care for 51 or more but not more than 100 children... ............ 150 (5) If the facility is to provide care for 101 or more but not more than 150 children. ............ 200 (6) If the facility is to provide care for 151 or more but not more than 200 children. ............ 250 (7) If the facility is to provide care for more than 200 children................................. ............ 300 2. After receiving a completed application and payment of the appropriate fee, the Division shall: (a) Conduct an investigation into the qualifications and background of: (1) Every applicant and his or her employees, other than an educational intern who provides direct care to children for a period of less than 6 months; (2) Every resident of the facility who is 18 years of age or older, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594; (3) Every participant in an outdoor youth program who is 18 years of age or older; and (4) Every volunteer of the facility who is 18 years of age or older, other than a parent of a child who attends the facility; (b) Inspect the buildings of the facility; and (c) Examine the plans for care of the children and management of the facility. 3. Documentation of completed and current investigations must be kept on file at the facility for all persons required to be investigated, for the period of their presence at the facility. 4. Fingerprints must be taken and applications for investigations must be made by: (a) Every employee or a resident of the facility who is 18 years of age or older, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, and every volunteer of the facility who is 18 years of age and or older, other than a parent of a child who attends the facility, within 24 hours after the date of hiring or his or her presence in the facility, and every 5 years thereafter. (b) Every participant in an outdoor youth program who is 18 years of age or older within 24 hours after the participant begins participating in the program and every 5 years thereafter. (b) An applicant at the time that his or her application is submitted for licensure, and then at least once every 5 years after the license is issued. (d) A licensee every 5 years after the date his or her license is originally issued. 5. The Division shall immediately notify the applicant or licensee if the investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 2 indicates that he or she or a person whose fingerprints were taken pursuant to subsection 4 has been convicted of any offense listed in subsection 2 of NRS 432A.170 or has had a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect filed against him or her. 6. The license must not be issued until the Administrator of the Division is satisfied that the proposed facility will be in compliance with the applicable codes concerning safety of human life, environmental health, and building and zoning, as established respectively by the State Fire Marshal, the State Board of Health and the appropriate local government. A report of inspection by the State Fire Marshal or the Division, finding satisfactory conditions, may be accepted by the Administrator as proof of compliance with the applicable regulations. 7. With the exception of a facility that is licensed by a branch of the military or naval service of the United States, a licensee who has a license to operate a family home or a group home may not obtain a license to operate any other family home, group home or other child care facility. 8. An applicant must, before a license is issued to him or her, submit to the Division a certificate stating that he or she holds a policy of insurance for protection against liability to third persons which will meet the requirement set forth in subsection 2 of NAC 432A.290 . Any government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government which operates a child care facility and is self-insured is not required to furnish a certificate of insurance to the Division. 9. If the applicant and the proposed facility are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, as shown by his or her application and related material and the investigation, a license will be issued to the applicant within 30 days after completion of the investigation. 10. A licensee shall return to the Division his or her license if he or she ceases to operate a facility, if the license has been suspended or revoked or if the license is placed on a provisional basis.”

NAC 302

“1. A licensee of a child care facility shall not knowingly appoint a person as director of the facility or appoint or permit the appointment of a person as an employee or volunteer at the facility if the person has been convicted of child abuse or neglect or any other crime involving physical harm to a person or if a criminal action for such a crime is pending against the person. 2. The staff of a child care facility must be able to: (a) Work with children without recourse to physical punishment or psychological abuse; (b) Communicate with children and their parents; (c) Praise and encourage children and provide them with a variety of opportunities for learning and social experiences; and (d) Recognize and eliminate hazards to the safety of children.”

NAC 304

“1. The director of a child care facility is responsible for screening, scheduling and supervising the staff of the facility and for the conduct of each member of the staff at the facility. 2. The director shall: (a) Provide a program for child care for the facility which meets the requirements of this chapter. (b) Be physically present in the facility for a sufficient amount of time to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 432A of NRS. (c) Provide space for an office, the storage of records, conferences with parents, meetings of the staff and all other needs of the program for child care. (d) Maintain organized separate records for each employee that include, without limitation, documents related to training. Such records must include, without limitation: (1) Documents verifying that the employee has, if applicable: (I) Completed the training required pursuant to NRS 432A.177; (II) Received the orientation and basic training required pursuant to NAC 432A.320; (III) Completed the training required pursuant to NAC 432A.323; and (IV) Completed the training required pursuant to NAC 432A.326; and (2) A copy of the documentation concerning, and the results of, the investigation of the employee’s background and personal history which is conducted pursuant to NRS 432A.170, including, without limitation, a clearance letter from the Division or a current child care work card, and a release form for this information completed by the employee. (e) Ensure that each member of the staff of the facility who is not a caregiver, but whose job duties may directly impact children cared for in the facility, has the training necessary to protect the health and safety of the children and the health and safety of the other members of the staff, including, without limitation, training concerning proper nutrition, methods of sanitation and procedures for maintaining a safe environment in the facility. (f) Work with parents and include them, whenever possible, in the programming and functioning of activities. (g) Cooperate with the Division and other agencies of government to improve the quality of child care and the competence of caregivers. (h) Designate a member of the staff who is responsible for the operation of the facility when the director is not present at the facility. 3. If the facility is in operation 25 hours or less per week, the director must be present in the facility during at least half the hours of operation.”

NAC 380.7

“7. Meals may be brought from home to a facility for a child to consume at the facility. The bag or other container used to bring the meal to the facility must be labeled with the child ' s first and last name. A facility shall inform the parents of each child who is cared for in the facility that perishable items must be stored or packed in a manner that maintains the temperature of the contents.”

NRS 170.6

“NRS432A.170.6 A person who is required to submit an investigation required pursuant to this section shall not have contact with a child in a child care facility without supervision before the investigation of the background and personal history of the person has been conducted.”