Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children
STANDARDS OF OPERATION
Staffing Requirements; Number of Children
Section 432A.5205 - Minimum staffing ratios; staff required to remain awake during duty hours at night
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 432A.290 and 432A.546, a licensee of a child care center, child care institution, accommodation facility, facility for special events, nursery for infants and toddlers or special needs facility shall, between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., abide by the following staffing levels in each classroom:
|
Age of Child |
Required Staff to Child Ratio |
Group Size |
|
Less than 9 months of age |
1 caregiver for every 4 children |
8 |
|
9 months of age or older but less than 2 years of age |
1 caregiver for every 6 children |
12 |
|
2 years of age or older but less than 3 years of age |
1 caregiver for every 9 children |
18 |
|
3 years of age or older but less than 4 years of age |
1 caregiver for every 12 children |
24 |
|
4 years of age or older but less than 5 years of age |
1 caregiver for every 13 children |
26 |
|
5 years of age or older |
1 caregiver for every 18 children |
36 |
2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 432A.546, a licensee of a child care center, child care institution, accommodation facility, facility for special events, nursery for infants and toddlers or special needs facility which is operated between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. shall abide by the following staffing levels in each classroom:
|
Age of Child |
Required Staff to Child Ratio |
Group Size |
|
Less than 3 years of age |
1 caregiver for every 6 children |
12 |
|
3 years of age or older |
1 caregiver for every 10 children |
20 |
3. Every member of the staff of a child care center, child care institution, accommodation facility, facility for special events, nursery for infants and toddlers or special needs facility who is on duty at night shall remain awake during duty hours.
4. A licensee of a child care facility is allowed to utilize all useable and measured square footage within a classroom to meet the requirements of NAC 432A.250 if the requirements for ratios and groups described in subsections 1 and 2 are maintained within such classrooms.
5. If a licensee of a child care facility care for children of different age groups as described in subsections 1 and 2, the licensee shall abide by the required staff to child ratio and group size based on the age of the youngest child in the group.
Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care by R092-16AP, eff. 9/21/2017
NRS 432A.077
