Welcome to the Child Care Licensing page! Here you will find important announcements related to licensing (upcoming Child Care Board meetings, regulation changes, etc.), answers to commonly asked questions, learn about your role as a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect and locate your Licensing surveyor by accessing the statewide contact list at the bottom of the page. Be sure to check back frequently as this page will be updated on an as needed basis.

The Legislative Commission met again on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 to hear the 432A proposed regulations.  Documents R032-07 and R112-06 were passed.  Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard on these!  The new document R001-09 was not passed, which included ratios, group size and director qualifications.  The next Legislative Commission meeting will be held in May - the schedule has not yet been posted.  There will be discussion as to the next steps in the proposals of the R001-09 document in the next week.

Information previously provided by the Bureau of Services for Child Care indicated that the R112-06 document had passed, however, due to some confusion with the Legislative Commission meeting, they decided to hold the R112-06 document and not go forward with adoption. There will now be 3 separate documents; R112-06, R032-07 and a new document that does not have a LCB file number at this time.  Sections 10, 11, 21 and 22* will be taken out of the R032-07 document and added to a third document.  The third document (new) will include sections 10, 11, 21 and 22 and any other provisions that relate to those sections.  These sections will have new phase-in periods.  The next steps will include another Adoption Hearing held by the Board for Child Care and then a re-submission to the Legislative Commission. 
* Section 10: Director Qualifications, Section 11: Director Qualifications, Section 21: Ratios and Section 22: Group Size.

On Tuesday, February 10th the 432A proposed regulations were heard at the Legislative Commission meeting.  The R112-06 document attached passed. However the attached R032-07 document did not pass. The Bureau of Child Care Services will returning to the Legislative Commission within 30 to 45 days to re-submit R032-07 document without sections 11, 21 and 22 (Director Qualifications, ratios and group size).  A new LCB document will then be created with just those 3 sections (11, 21 and 22). The Bureau will put a new phase in period for sections 11, 21 and 22 and then resubmit for another Adoption Hearing through the Board for Child Care. Click on the links below to view the proposed documents that were completed prior to the Legislative Commission meeting.

The mission of the Bureau of Services for Child Care is to reduce the risk of harm to children placed in child care outside of their own home. To ensure the health, safety and proper treatment of children receiving out-of-home care, the Bureau has the responsibility for initial licensing, continued monitoring and providing technical assistance to child care facilities caring for five or more children not licensed by local entities. Facilities include child care centers, on-site centers, care for ill children, special needs centers, pre-schools, nurseries for infants and toddlers, accommodation facilities, family care homes, group care homes, institutions and outdoor youth programs. These functions are statewide and jurisdiction includes all rural counties, the incorporated areas of Clark County and designated federal, state and county operated programs for children.