Title: 
Headings: Child Care Regulations in Nebraska
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Nebraska
 

Overview
  

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 

Age-group
 
definitions
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 

Whom
 
to
 
contact
 

Nebraska
 
Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Human
 
Services
 
Regulation
 
&
 
Licensure
 

Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
  

Child
 
care
 
centers
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Director
 

Teacher
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
I
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
  

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
II
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
  

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
  

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 


Content: Age-group
 
definitions
 

 
Infant: child
 
between
 
6
 
weeks
 
and
 
18
 
months
 


 
Toddler: child
 
between
 
18
 
months
 
and
 
3
 
years
 


 
Preschooler: child
 
between
 
3
 
years
 
and
 
school
 
age
 


 
School-age: child
 
who
 
attends
 
kindergarten
 
or
 
a
 
higher
 
grade
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 
The
 
Nebraska
 
Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Human
 
Services
 
makes
 
funds
 
available
 
to
 
assist
 
some
 
families
 
with
 
their
 
child
 
care
 
payments. Eligibility
 
is
 
determined
 
by
 
family
 
income,
 
family
 
size,
 
and
 
need
 
for
 
care,
 
and
 
is
 
related
 
to
 
employment
 
contracts
 
with
 
child
 
care
 
centers
 
or
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes. For
 
further
 
information
 
about
 
program
 
availability
 
and
 
how
 
to
 
qualify,
 
contact
 
the
 
Nebraska
 
Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Human
 
Services
 
at
 
402-471-2306,
 
which
 
can
 
direct
 
you
 
to
 
your
 
local
 
office. Whom
 
to
 
contact
 
For
 
more
 
detailed
 
information
 
regarding
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Nebraska,
 
to
 
obtain
 
a
 
copy
 
of
 
the
 
state
 
standards,
 
or
 
to
 
report
 
licensing
 
violations,
 
contact: Nebraska
 
Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Human
 
Services
 
Regulation
 
&
 
Licensure
 
Child
 
Care
 
Licensing
 
301
 
Centennial
 
Mall
 
South
 
Lincoln,
 
NE
 
68509
 
402-471-2133
 
800-600-1289
 
(in
 
Nebraska
 
only)
 
www.hhs.state.ne.us/chc/chcindex.htm
 
Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
  
The
 
staffs
 
of
 
all
 
child
 
care
 
facilities
 
are
 
required
 
to
 
report
 
known
 
or
 
suspected
 
child
 
abuse
 
or
 
neglect
 
to
 
the
 
state
 
or
 
to
 
police. To
 
report
 
suspected
 
child
 
abuse,
 
call
 
800-652-1999.