NAC432A.522. Nurseries for infants and toddlers.

     1. A licensee of a nursery for infants and toddlers shall have on duty at least the following number of caregivers:

     (a) If all children in the nursery are under 9 months old, one caregiver for every four children;

     (b) If all children in the nursery are between 9 months and 18 months old, one caregiver for every six children; or

     (c) If all children in the nursery are between 18 months and 3 years old, one caregiver for every eight children,

Ê except that if there are more than six children in the facility, there must be at least two caregivers on duty in the facility.

     2. If the nursery contains children from more than one of these age groups, the required number of staff members is determined by computing the average of the ages of all children attending the nursery and using the average age to determine the applicable ratio of caregivers to children.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 8-31-84; A 1-29-85; R112-06, 4-23-2009)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 432A.331)