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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”

NAC 250.4

“4. The play area of each facility must: (a) Be fenced or enclosed in a manner that prevents the unsupervised departure of children from the area; (b) Have an adequate drainage system; (c) Be free of hazards, debris and trash; (d) If it is an outdoor play area, provide, during the months of April through September, a shade area or shade areas that are at least equal in size to the product of 5 square feet multiplied by the total number of children in the outdoor play area; (e) Have appropriate, as determined by the Division, depths and perimeters of resilient surfacing underneath and surrounding any elevated play equipment; (f) Have adequate safety barriers around any elevated platforms; (g) Not have any dangerous or poisonous plants or other vegetative matter located within the boundaries of the play area or in an area that is accessible to children from the play area; (h) Not be in a location where any bodies of water are accessible to children; and (i) If it has playground equipment, have only equipment that is: (1) In good repair; (2) Designed and constructed to minimize injury; (3) Compatible with the age of the children in the care of the facility; (4) Spaced to reduce accidents; and (5) Securely anchored.”

NAC 280

“1. Each licensee shall develop an appropriate plan to ensure that the staff of his or her facility is prepared to respond in an emergency, including, without limitation, a fire or natural disaster. The plan must, at a minimum, be reviewed on a quarterly basis during a meeting of the staff of the facility. Each licensee shall ensure that the plan is, at a minimum, evaluated annually and is changed as necessary. 2. Each plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation: (a) The duties of the director and staff; (b) A procedure for removing staff and children to a shelter within a building of the facility if the staff and children are instructed to do so by emergency personnel; (c) A procedure for evacuating the facility; (d) A plan for transportation; (e) A list of sites that may be used for relocation; (f) A plan for the supervision of the children of the facility during the emergency; (g) The manner in which children and staff from the facility will be accounted for during the emergency; and (h) The method for contacting emergency personnel, including, without limitation, the fire department, a law enforcement agency or any other appropriate authority. 3. The licensee of a facility shall hold: (a) A fire drill at least once every month; and (b) A drill for natural disasters at least once every 3 months. 4. Appropriate plans for removing the staff and children of a facility to a shelter within a building of the facility and for the evacuation of the facility in case of emergency must be conspicuously posted in a public place in the facility. 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. 6. To maintain his or her license, the licensee must ensure that his or her facility meets all standards for fire safety which are established by the State Fire Marshal. 7. The State Fire Marshal or a designee thereof shall, at least annually: (a) Enter and inspect every building or the premises of each facility; and (b) Observe and make recommendations regarding the drills conducted pursuant to subsection 3. 8. Reports of the drills conducted pursuant to subsection 3 and the inspections concerning the fire safety of a facility conducted pursuant to subsection 7 must be maintained in a physical file at the facility and be available for review at the facility by a parent of a child who attends the facility or a parent who is considering enrolling his or her child at the facility for at least 2 years after the date of inspection”

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.”

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 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.”

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.”