School and Child Care Immunizations

Reminder to all schools, child care facilities, and accommodation facilities in Nevada that the annual rate reporting for 2025 is due by Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The surveys can be accessed below and information on how to submit rates are in the packets below. Please reach out to Rachel Warner: rwarner@health.nv.gov with any questions.

Childcare Immunization Requirements

According to Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 432A.230, 432A.235, and Nevada Administrative Codes (NAC) 432A.500-.505, children must prove immunity to Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Poliomyelitis, Rubella, Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Streptococcus Pneumoniae, and Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib) prior to admission to a child care or accommodation facility in Nevada, unless excused because of a religious belief or medical condition.

In addition to these requirements, it is also necessary for children being admitted to child care or accommodation facilities in Nevada to receive all required vaccines at the youngest recommended age per the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). For example, the fifth dose of DTaP is recommended between four (4) and six (6) years of age. According to this requirement, a child enrolled in a child care or accommodation facility must receive the fifth dose of DTaP at 4 years old and has 30 days to complete this requirement after their 4th birthday (by 4 years, 30 days old). Please review the table for further examples. Any child who is behind on Nevada's required immunizations must be brought up-to-date utilizing the ACIP Catch Up Schedule to continue to attend the child care/accommodation facility.

Immunizing children at the youngest recommended age when in a child care or accommodation facility further protects the child and their peers at the earliest time possible. For example, the fifth dose of DTaP, when given at four (4) years of age, increases antibody levels and decreases the risk of older children transmitting the disease to younger siblings and/or classmates who are too young to have completed the vaccine series.

Please refer to this immunization schedule / dose requirements below when enrolling children in your facility. Again, please note that under “age required,” there is a 30-day window when the child should complete the requirement. For example, the 3rd dose for Hepatitis B should be completed by 6 months, 30 days old. If they are behind on any requirements, they should complete the ACIPCatch Up Schedule with their pediatrician.

For more information regarding the ACIP immunization schedule please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/index.html

If you have any questions about Nevada child care immunization requirements, please contact the Nevada State Immunization Program (NSIP) at: nviz@health.nv.gov or call us at: (775) 684-5900.

For a list of required immunizations for enrollment in a Nevada childcare facility, click here.

School Immunization Requirements

For a list of required immunizations for enrollment in a Nevada school, click here.

Annual Immunization Reporting

Attention schools, child care facilities, and accommodation facilities:

Thank you for taking the time to submit the annual immunization rate reporting for your school or childcare facility. Per NRS 392.435 and NRS 432A.230, immunization rates are required to be reported to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health by December 31 annually. Please access the correct survey for your school, childcare facility, or accommodation facility.

If you have any questions, please reach out to nviz@health.nv.gov

Please select from the following rate reporting surveys

Accommodation Facility Immunization Information

Child Care Immunization Information

Private School Immunization Information

Public School Immunization Information

Child Care and Accommodation Facility Immunization Reporting FAQs

For Child Care Rate Reporting Template instructions, click here.

For Child Care Rate Reporting Template, click here.