Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, subsection 3 and
NRS
432A.078, in each facility there must be:
(a) At least 35 square feet of indoor space
for each child, exclusive of bathrooms, halls, kitchen, stairs, storage spaces,
multipurpose rooms and gymnasiums that are not regularly used.
(b) At least 37 1/2 square feet of outdoor
play space for each child, as determined by the maximum number of children
stated on the license for the facility. An accommodation facility need not
provide outdoor play space.
2. Each facility shall:
(a) Ensure that each room of the facility
which is used by children is:
(1) Maintained
free of drafts and at a temperature that is not less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit
and not more than 82 degrees Fahrenheit during the months of October through
March and at a temperature that is not less than 68 degrees Fahrenheit and not
more than 82 degrees Fahrenheit during the months of April through September;
and
(2) Heated, cooled and
ventilated to maintain the temperatures required in this paragraph and to avoid
the accumulation of odors and fumes;
(b) Ensure that electrical devices or
electrical apparatuses which are accessible to children are not located near
any type of water source, including, without limitation, any sink, tub, shower
area or wading pool; and
(c)
Install nonflammable barriers, including, without limitation, permanent guards
or shields to cover heating units, including, without limitation, hot water
heating pipes and baseboard heaters with a surface temperature that is hotter
than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, to ensure that those heating units are
inaccessible to children.
3. A facility that provides care for ill
children must have:
(a) At least 50 square
feet of indoor space for each child, as determined by the maximum number of
children stated on the license for the facility, exclusive of bathrooms, halls,
kitchen, stairs and storage spaces.
(b) A separate ventilation system if the
facility is attached to another building.
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.
5. If a facility that provides
care for ill children is a component of a child care center and provides
outdoor play space, the play space must:
(a)
Be separate from the play space for well children;
(b) Meet the requirements of paragraph (b) of
subsection 1; and
(c) Meet the
requirements of subsection 4.
Bd. for Child Care,
Child Care Facilities Reg. § 3.6, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A 3-11-92; 11-1-94;
R203-97, 4-1-98; R032-07, 4-23-2009
NRS
432A.077
REVISER'S NOTE.
The regulation of the Board for Child Care filed with the
Secretary of State on April 23, 2009 (LCB File No. R032-07), which amended this
section, contains the following provision not included in NAC:
"1. A child care facility is exempt from the provisions of
paragraph (e) of subsection 4 of NAC 432A.250, as amended by section 9 of this
regulation, until the date for compliance with those provisions established by
the Bureau of Services for Child Care of the Division of Child and Family
Services of the Department of Health and Human Services [now the Division of
Public and Behavioral Health] or an agency for the licensing of child care
facilities established by a county or city, as applicable.
2. As used in this section, "child care facility" has the
meaning ascribed to it in NAC
432A.060."
