Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children
STANDARDS OF OPERATION
Staffing Requirements; Number of Children
Section 432A.520 - General requirements; requirements for field trips

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 432A.520

Current through December 12, 2024

1. A licensee of a child care facility shall have a staff which is sufficient in number to provide physical care, supervision and individual attention to each child and allow time for interaction between the staff and the children to promote the children's social competence, emotional well-being and intellectual development.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, in addition to the number of caregivers that are required to satisfy the applicable ratio of caregivers to children set forth in section 5, one additional caregiver or an adult volunteer per each group of children must be present on all field trips away from the child care facility to assist in providing direct supervision to the children and to increase the safety of the children.

3. The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply:

(a) If the purpose for leaving the child care facility is to transport the children from the child care facility to another location and, upon reaching that location, the responsibility for caring for the children is assumed by another adult.

(b) To a group of children that is composed entirely of children of school age, including children who are attending kindergarten.

4. A member of the staff of a facility who is supervising a child pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a) Be physically present in the room where the child being supervised is present;

(b) Observe, oversee and guide the child;

(c) Be aware of the needs of the child and accountable for the care of the child; and

(d) Maintain a proximity to the child that allows the member of the staff to be capable of intervening if assistance or direction is needed by the child.

Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. §§ 10.1 & 10.2, eff. 2-28-80; A and renumbered as 10.1-10.3, 1-21-81; A 3-17-82-NAC A 8-31-84; R032-07, 4-23-2009; R032-07, 4-23-2009, eff. 1-1-2010-Substituted in revision for NAC 432A.330; A by R092-16AP, eff. 9/21/2017

NRS 432A.077

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