The Nevada State Immunization Program is offering an extension through Friday, February 9, 2024, for child care facilities that have not yet submitted rates for 2023. Facilities can access the child care and accommodation facility surveys here and information on how to submit rates are in the packets attached (2023-24 Child Care Immunization Information + 2023-24 Accommodation Facility Immunization Information). The process will be the same as in previous years, but for those of you who may not have done this before or if anyone needs a refresher on how to report child care rates, a Nevada Child Care Immunization Rate Reporting video can be accessed here. It's just under 15 minutes, but packed with a lot of great info if anyone has questions about rate reporting this year.
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Applicants and employees will no longer need to visit Las Vegas Metro for child care work cards Starting May 17, 2022, child care work cards will no longer be required as part of the fingerprinting process for background checks to work in state-licensed child care facilities.
As of that date, new and renewing child care employees in Clark County will submit fingerprints using the “live scan” process that is available at many fingerprinting businesses/agencies. Prints are still submitted to the Nevada Department of Public Safety, according to the requirements for all new child care facility employees or employees who are up for renewal. Child care employees need to take the Fingerprinting Instructions and Background Consent and Release forms with them when getting their fingerprints taken. The Out-of-State Verification form is needed by employees who have lived outside Nevada at any time during the past five years. Applicants/renewing child care employees in Clark County no longer need to go to a Las Vegas Metro Police office to pick up child care work cards. These individuals will now get live scanned or can get a fingerprint card from the employing child care facility to have fingerprints rolled in the traditional manner. The updated instructions and necessary forms are linked online at the Forms for Nevada Licensed Child Care Facilities web page. Anyone in the Clark County area seeking to complete their background check to work in a licensed child care facility can contact the State of Nevada Child Care Licensing office for help:
Technical bulletin gives details and advises parents, caregivers on what to do with certain Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare products The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate cases of Cronobacter-sakazakii infection in multiple states linked to powdered infant formula that originated from a single Abbott Nutrition production facility in Michigan. Three brands of powdered infant formula were recalled on Feb. 17, 2022, for possible Cronobacter contamination. FDA is investigating several consumer complaints about sick infants who were fed powdered formula.
Cronobacter sakazakii is an organism found naturally in the environment. It can live in dry foods, such as powdered infant formula, powdered milk, herbal teas and starches. It can cause diarrhea and urinary tract infections in people of all ages, but infection can be very serious in infants. Cronobacter infections are rare, but they can be deadly in newborns. Infections in infants usually occur in the first days or weeks of life. About two to four cases are reported to CDC every year, but this figure may not reflect the true number of illnesses because most hospitals and laboratories are not required to report Cronobacter infections to health departments. DPBH has outlined details, including what actions parents and caregivers should take, in a technical bulletin linked here. FBI increases its portion, increasing cost of background check requirement The fee for fingerprinting will go up in 2019, which will affect child care facility employees who need to have the required background check conducted.
The Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported last week that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) portion of the fingerprint fees will increase to $13.25. The state’s portion will not increase, and a breakdown of the fees and the new total is in the chart below. The State of Nevada Child Care Licensing (CCL) unit conducts background investigations on all owners, directors, employees, and volunteers of licensed child care facilities. For full information on the background check requirements, visit the Open and Operate a Child Care Facility web page. Child care staff can download PDF to help meet Nevada requirement for employees The Nevada Child Care Licensing Program has created a helpful guide for providers who need help with the online background check system.
Click here to access “How-To Guide for the Nevada Automated Background Check System (NABS).” All employees of licensed Nevada child care facilities must undergo a background check. The list of disqualifying crimes and other details can be found by searching “background” under Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 432A. As part of its efforts to go paperless, the Nevada Child Care Licensing program offers online background services. Providers now can conduct all the following activities online:
Air Force offers free education and set-up assistance The United States Air Force is seeking additional family care providers in Southern Nevada. This opportunity is open to current or new family care providers, which provide child care in their home for up to six children. The military’s Family Child Care (FCC) program is looking for additional providers to serve active military families and families of veterans who have been wounded or killed in the line of duty. Providers are reimbursed by the Air Force and child care will be needed according to military obligations, which means early mornings, evenings and occasional weekends. Interested providers that are affiliated with this military program can get free trainings, free access to equipment and materials to set up the home child care environment, as well as other perks. Providers who do not live on a military base must become a licensed child care provider with the State of Nevada Child Care Licensing Unit to participate. You do not need to be a member of the military or a spouse of a military member to qualify. An orientation is being offered July 16-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The five-day orientation will cover everything needed for providers to participate in this program. To enroll or for more information, call (702) 652-4400 or download the flier attached below.
Background, personnel forms update The Child Care License program has made updates to two important forms: the Change in Personnel (CIP) and Consent and Release (C&R). The change to the CIP will allow individual facilities to track how much they may owe for a CANS check that will show up on their account. The change to C&P adds the out-of-state Verification form to be filled out as applicable if the employee has lived in a state other than Nevada in the last five years. The forms have been updated and are available for downloading at the Forms for Nevada Licensed Child Care Facilities web page. Get training on ratios/group size rule A new ratio and group size training will be held several times this year and offers 2 hours of continuing education. The training is scheduled for 9 a.m. on May 15, July 10 and Nov. 6, 2018, at the Grant Sawyer building in Las Vegas, room 1100. Sign up for the training on the Nevada Registry website (scroll to “Child Care Ratio & Group Size” course on the date you want); if fewer than seven participants sign up for a class then that class may be cancelled. The course, which will be taught by a child care licensing surveyor, will give center directors and teachers a better understanding of how low ratios increase quality and lessen child injuries. The 2018 Market Rate Survey will be coming soon! All licensed child care programs will soon receive the Nevada 2018 Market Rate Survey in the mail from either The Children’s Cabinet (northern Nevada) or the Las Vegas Urban League (southern Nevada). Surveys will be mailed out the first week of March. Information from this very important survey will be used to:
Children’s Cabinet will reimburse cost if you complete the series Child care center directors have an opportunity through the Children’s Cabinet to take “Budgeting and Risk Management” business training as they complete the requirements of the Child Care Education Institute (CCEI). The class begins online on Feb. 5. In-person training options are available in both northern and southern Nevada, and there is an online option for participants who are farther than 30 miles from a Children’s Cabinet office in Las Vegas or Reno. Fliers with full course and registration information are attached below; look for the PDF flyer with “North” or “South” at the end of the file name for contact information in your area. Participants in the series will receive 9 hours of Nevada Registry approved training hours.
New rules will be in effect if approved at Sept. 21 hearing Regulations regarding caregiver-to-child ratios, employee definitions, injury/illness reports and meals/snack standards will be heard by the Nevada Legislative Commission at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 21, 2017. The hearing will be held in room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer Building in Las Vegas and video-conferenced to room 4100 of the Legislative Building in Carson City. These regulations have been approved by the Nevada State Board of Health and if approved by the Legislative Commission, the regulations become effective Sept, 21, 2017, unless otherwise specified in the regulation..
Voices are sought from Northern Nevada for-profit and family care industry The Child Care Advisory Committee (CCAC) is seeking a Northern Nevada for-profit representative and a Northern Nevada family care representative. These two members will be voting members of the CCAC, which meets quarterly and provides advisory recommendations to the administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, who takes the recommendations to the State Board of Health. The committee makes recommendations about educational strategies, revision and creation of regulations, complaint processes, methods or structures for fines and fees, and other issues. Members serve terms of two or three years and may serve two consecutive terms. For more information, visit the CCAC web page. Download an application by clicking the file below. Applications are due Sept. 15, 2017.
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