Caretaker: Must be at least 16 years old and have completed, or be currently enrolled in, an approved course in the development of children. Must complete a course of training in child care within 6 months of employment unless such a course was completed within the previous 12 months.

Family Cares
Family cares are facilities within an individual’s residential home. They are allowed to care for up to six children within their home with a license and a curriculum.

Group Cares
Group cares are facilities within an individual’s residential home. They are allowed to care for up to 12 children within their home and require one additional caregiver and a curriculum.

Accommodations
Accommodations are facilities that have a primary business open to public that provides child care to customers, where customers are required to remain on the premises of said business, for up to three hours.

Centers
Centers are facilities that stand alone and provide all-day curriculum child care.

Institutions
Institutions are facilities that care and house at-risk youth. They provide education, daily sustenance, shelter, and medical/dental care to the children under their supervision.

On-site
On-sites are facilities that provide care to children of employed individuals of the business only.

OPEN AND OPERATE A CHILD CARE FACILITY IN NEVADA
Application Process
Below are the steps in submitting an application for a new child care facility in Nevada.
Step 1 - Take the online Licensed Application Process (LAP) training
To access the LAPS training, you must have a log-in for the NEATS system. If you do not have a log-in, view the PDF below for instructions to create one.

Step 2 - Obtain the appropriate fingerprint referral from your employer where applicable.
Step 3 - Take the complete consent and release and referral to your local police jurisdiction for processing.
Step 4 - Contact Nevada Department of Public Safety at 775-684-6262 for payment and submission information. Mail the money order and the fingerprint card to:

Nevada Department of Public Safety
Criminal History Repository
333 West Nye Lane, Suite 100
Carson City, NV 89706

Step 5 - Upon completion of fingerprinting a copy of the Consent and Release form and applicable work card(s) must be sent to Child Care Licensing for audit purposes.
Step 6 - Once appropriate card(s) and/or reports are received, Child Care Licensing will notify the facility of the applicant’s background clearance status.

* Ratios shown in table are calculated based on the maximum number of children allowed to one caregiver. Center classrooms with children over 2 years of age but under 3 years of age are required to have a child:staff ratio of 10:1. Otherwise, the ratios in child care centers are based on the total number of children in care, not the age of the children. Requirements for children age 2 and older are as follows:

For every additional 13 children above 93, one more caregiver is required.

Northern Nevada
Carson City
Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey Counties & State operated facilities in Washoe and Carson City
Main Number: (775) 684-4463
727 Fairview Dr. Suite E
Carson City, NV 89701

Elko
Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Northern Lincoln, Northern Nye and White Pine Counties
Main Number: (775) 753-1237
1010 Ruby Vista Drive, Suite 101
Elko, NV 89801

Southern Nevada
Henderson, North Las Vegas, Mesquite, Boulder City, Southern Lincoln and Southern Nye Counties
Main Number: (702) 486-3822
3811 W. Charleston Blvd., #210
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Nevada Daycare Listings

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Head Start State Collaboration and Early Childhood Systems Office
4126 Technology Way, Suite 100
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 684-4195 (desk)
(775) 671-2257 (cell)
(775) 684-4010 ( FAX)
mchappel@dhhs.nv.gov51

Child Care Food Program Agency
Office of Child Nutrition & School Safety -
Nevada Department of Education -
1749 Moody Street Suite 40
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone: (702) 486-7927
Fax: (775) 687-9119

Food & Nutrition Division
NV Department of Agriculture
405 S 21st St
Sparks, NV 89431
Phone: 702-668-4582
Fax: 702-668-4580

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Nevada Child Care Resource & Referral Network
The Children's Cabinet
1090 South Rock Boulevard
Reno, NV 89502
Phone:
Toll Free: (800) 753-5500
Fax: (775) 856-6208

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
1470 College Parkway
Carson City, Nevada 89706-7924
Phone: (775)684-0705
Fax: (775) 684-0702
Customer Service: (775) 684-7200 or (702) 486-1646
Toll Free: (800) 992-0900