Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children
STANDARDS OF OPERATION
General Requirements
Section 432A.400 - Discipline
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 432A.400
Current through September 16, 2024
1. A licensee of a facility shall enhance a child's behavior through positive guidance, redirection of the child's behavior and the setting of clear-cut limits on behavior.
2. A member, employee or other person associated with a facility shall not, for any reason:
(a)
Inflict physical punishment, in any manner or form, upon any child;
(b) Verbally abuse or threaten a
child;
(c) Make derogatory remarks
about the child or the child's family;
(d) Threaten a child with the loss of love of
any person;
(e) Threaten a child
with punishment by a deity;
(f)
Subject a child to any form of punishment which pertains to food or rest or
restricts the use of a toilet or other bathroom fixture;
(g) Withhold or use physical activity as a
form of punishment;
(h) Confine a
child as a form of punishment by any means, including, without limitation, in a
car seat, high chair, infant carrier or jump seat; or
(i) Subject a child to any form of punishment
by other children.
Parental consent to allow any person within the facility to punish a child contrary to the provisions of this section is void.
3. Disciplinary measures used in a facility must be consistent with supportive, positive action, and may include:
(a) Holding a child's arm to prevent
hitting;
(b) Bodily picking up the
child and removing him or her from the group, and:
(1) Sitting with the child until he or she is
ready to play without hitting; or
(2) Isolating the child under observation for
no more than 10 minutes;
(c) Informing the child in a simple, positive
manner what conduct is expected while the child is in the facility;
(d) Praising and recognizing a child who
behaves in the expected manner; and
(e) Directing a child who is in a situation
that is creating problems to a new activity.
Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. §§ 7.1 & 7.2, eff. 2-28-80; A by R092-16AP, eff. 9/21/2017
NRS 432A.077
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