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: Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 
Some
 
types
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
are
 
not
 
required
 
to
 
be
 
licensed
 
by
 
the
 
state
 
but
 
may
 
voluntarily
 
be
 
licensed. There
 
are
 
no
 
agencies
 
investigating
 
or
 
regulating
 
providers
 
who
 
are
 
unlicensed,
 
so
 
be
 
sure
 
to
 
thoroughly
 
check
 
a
 
provider’s
 
background
 
and
 
experience
 
before
 
choosing
 
this
 
type
 
of
 
care. In
 
Nebraska,
 
the
 
following
 
forms
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
are
 
exempt
 
from
 
licensing: Care
 
provided
 
in
 
the
 
child’s
 
home
 
or
 
by
 
relatives
 


 
Facilities
 
providing
 
irregular
 
child
 
care
 


 
Care
 
provided
 
without
 
cost
 
or
 
compensation
 


 
Care
 
for
 
fewer
 
than
 
four
 
children
 


 
Care
 
under
 
federal
 
or
 
Native
 
American
 
jurisdiction
 

When
 
preschool
 
programs
 
are
 
run
 
by
 
public
 
or
 
private
 
elementary
 
schools,
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Education
 
is
 
responsible
 
for
 
regulating
 
them. Other
 
government
 
agencies
 
that
 
run
 
children’s
 
programs
 
also
 
do
 
their
 
own
 
regulating
  
(for
 
example,
 
local
 
health
 
departments). 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.