Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children
STANDARDS OF OPERATION
General Requirements
Section 432A.304 - Responsibilities of director
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 432A.304
Current through September 16, 2024
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, if applicable:
(I) Has completed the
training required pursuant to
NRS
432A.177;
(II) Has received the orientation and basic
training required pursuant to NAC
432A.320;
(III) Has completed the training required
pursuant to NAC
432A.323;
(IV) Has completed the training required
pursuant to NAC
432A.326; and
(V) Is an active member of The Nevada
Registry or its successor organization as required by NAC
432A.306, if applicable;
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.
Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 6-5-84; A 11-19-85; 12-19-89; R112-06, 4-23-2009; A by R092-16AP, eff. 9/21/2017; A by R135-18A, eff. 8/26/2020
NRS 432A.077
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