2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children
NRS 432A.1771 - Adoption of regulations concerning providing space for breastfeeding and program of physical activity.
1. The Board shall adopt regulations that:
(a) Require each licensee that operates a child care facility to provide an appropriate, private space on the premises of the child care facility where a mother may breastfeed.
(b) Require each licensee that operates a child care facility, other than an accommodation facility or a child care institution, to provide a program of physical activity that:
(1) Ensures that all children receive daily periods of moderate or vigorous physical activity that are appropriate for the age of the child;
(2) Limits the amount of sedentary activity, other than meals, snacks and naps, that children engage in each day; and
(3) Allows for specialized plans for children with special needs or who have disabilities.
(c) Prohibit an employee of or a licensee who operates a child care facility from withholding or requiring a child to participate in physical activity as a form of discipline.
2. As used in this section:
(a) “Moderate or vigorous physical activity” means activity that significantly uses arms or legs, including, without limitation, brisk walking, skipping, bicycling, hiking, dancing, kicking a ball, gardening, running, jumping, playing tag, chasing games, soccer, basketball and swimming.
(b) “Sedentary activity” means activity that does not significantly use arms or legs or provide significant exercise, including, without limitation, sitting, standing, reading, playing a board game, riding in a wagon or drawing.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1542)
