Before they Begin Work
- New hires must have a negative Tb Test completed before they may begin work.
Within 24 Hours of Hire
New hires must be fingerprinted by your local fingerprinting agency within 24 hours of hire. This includes the facility notifying Child Care Licensing of the new hire by inputting into the Nevada Automated Backgrounds System (NABS), submission of the fully completed, and current Consent and Release form signed by fingerprinting agency, the Director, and parent/guardian if the employee is a minor under the age of 18.
Within the first 2 weeks
Within the first 2 weeks, the new hire must be provided with an oral and written orientation to the facility, your policies and procedures and Child Care Licensing requirements. This must be documented with signatures and dates and kept in the employee’s file.
Within 90 Days
Within the first 90 days, new hires must complete in person training in:
• CPR/ FA that addresses the ages of all the children in your facility and
• Signs of Illness/Bloodborne Pathogens.
• Additional training that may be in person or online include
o 3 hours of Child Development, Guidance or Discipline,
o Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse
o Sudden Infant Death Syndrome training if the new hire will be working with infants 1 year of age and under.
o Shaken Baby Syndrome training if the new hire will be working with infants 1 year of age and under.
o Administration of Medication
o Building and Physical Premises Safety
o Emergency Preparedness
o Transportation training if the new hire will be working in a facility that provides transportation according to their license.
o 2 hours of Prevention of Childhood Obesity/Nutrition
All trainings must be Nevada Registry approved and can be found here. A membership application must also be made to the Nevada Registry upon completion of all initial requirements.