Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 391 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES LICENSING › Chapter 5 - PRESCHOOLS › Section 391-5-003 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

Current through June 17, 2024
Any person intending to establish, operate, or maintain a
				  preschool, unless exempt and not seeking voluntary licensure as provided in 391
				  NAC
				  5-001 and 391 NAC
				  5-002, must first obtain a license
				  from the Department. An applicant must show that the preschool program meets
				  all license requirements contained in these regulations, 391 NAC 5.
003.01
Provisional
				License:
Provisional licenses are issued to all newly licensed
				  preschool programs. Provisional licenses are effective for one year.
5-003.01A
Application
				Requirements
: An applicant for a provisional preschool license
				must submit:
1. A complete, accurate,
				written, and signed application and disclosure of ownership on a form provided
				by the Department, which contains all information required and authorized by
				the Child Care Licensing Act;
2.
				For the purpose of complying with
Neb. Rev. Stat.
§§
											4-108
				to
				4-114,
				if an individual or an individual in a partnership, an attestation that s/he is
				a U.S. citizen or a qualified alien lawfully present in the U.S. The applicant
				must provide his/her immigration status and alien number, and agree to provide
				a copy of his/her USCIS documentation upon request;
3. Consent for central registry checks and
				authorization for release of information for the applicant, all staff and
				volunteers age 13 or older, and all household members age 13 or older if the
				preschool is to be located in a private residence;
4. Documentation of criminal history record
				checks for the applicant, if an individual or an individual in a partnership,
				all staff and volunteers age 19 or older, for all household members age 19 and
				older if the preschool is to be located in a private residence, and for the
				individual who will be the director of the preschool if the applicant is a
				limited liability company, a corporation, or a governmental unit (see
				5-006.03A);
5. A Report of Law Enforcement Contact for
				the applicant, or for the individual who will be the director of the preschool
				if the applicant is a limited liability company, a corporation, or a
				governmental unit, and for household members age 19 or older if the preschool
				is to be located in a private residence (see
				5-006.03C);
6. A Health Information Report for the
				director on a form provided by the Department (see
				5-006.03F);
7. Documentation of director qualifications
				(see 5-006.04);
8. A sketch,
				diagram, or blueprint of the facility showing the dimensions, arrangement of
				rooms to be used by the children, and outdoor play area;
9. Copies of zoning approval from the
				relevant jurisdiction;
10. A Fire
				Inspection Approval issued by the appropriate fire marshal's office;
11. A written description of
				services;
12. A sample daily
				schedule;
13. The planned occupancy
				date; and
14. The required
				licensing fee (see 5-004.07).