Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 391 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES LICENSING › Chapter 4 - SCHOOL-AGE-ONLY CENTERS › Section 391-4-003 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

Current through June 17, 2024
Any person intending to establish, operate, or maintain a
				  school-age-only child care center, unless exempt and not seeking voluntary
				  licensure as provided in 391 NAC
				  4-001 and 391 NAC
				  4-002, must first obtain a license
				  from the Department. An applicant must show that the child care program meets
				  all licensing requirements contained in these regulations, 391 NAC 4.
003.01
Provisional
				License:
Provisional licenses are issued to all newly licensed
				  School-Age-Only Center programs. Provisional licenses are effective for one
				  year.
4-003.01A
Application Requirements:
An applicant for a provisional
				School-Age-Only Center 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
				center 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, all household members age 19 or older
				if the center is to be located in a private residence, and for the individual
				who will be the director of the center if the applicant is a limited liability
				company, a corporation, or a governmental unit (see
				4-006.03A);
5. A Report of Law Enforcement Contact for
				the applicant, or for the individual who will be the director of the center if
				the applicant is a limited liability company, a corporation, or a governmental
				unit;
6. A Health Information
				Report for the director on a form provided by the Department (see
				4-006.03F);
7. Documentation of director qualifications
				(see 4-006.04);
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 Sanitation Inspection Approval issued
				by the Department or delegated authority;
12. A written description of services (see
				4-006.13A);
13. A sample daily schedule;
14. A sample weekly menu of snacks and/or
				meals;
15. The planned occupancy
				date; and
16. The required
				licensing fee (see 4-004.08).