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Childery

Brilliant International Academy

Data last updated · May 2026

Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    3 / 5
  • Structural Quality
    5 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Nevada Silver State Stars rating of 2 Star. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Nevada's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Nevada caps infant ratios at 1:6, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:13. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. Teachers must complete 24 hours of annual training.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

State Quality Rating
Nevada Silver State Stars 2 Star (Max 5) Learn more →
Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
Child Care Center
Age groups served
Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
Licensed capacity
202
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Toddlers1:612
Preschool1:1326

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Not Regulated

Inspection History

4 Inspection Visits Since 2024 · 4 Findings
Most recent: Dec 16, 2025Download Latest Report (PDF)
4 Important

Across 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (3) and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 4 findings were critical.

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  1. Dec 16, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • This Statement of Deficiencies Was Generated as a Result of an Ad-Hoc Licensure Survey Conducted to Review All Staff…Ad-hoc

      This Statement of Deficiencies was generated as a result of an Ad-Hoc licensure survey conducted to review all staff files on 12/16/2025. The facility is licensed for 134 children as a Center. The census at the time of survey was 0 children. 0 children's files and 7 staff files were reviewed. Reminder: Email the Surveyor annual training hours by January 15, 2026, for the following staff if the facility wants a regular license. The latest date to submit annual training hours is 01.31.2026 but the facility will go on a provisional license until all If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction must be returned within 10 days after receipt of this statement of deficiencies. LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER Name: CHRISTYN Title: Director Date: 12/20/2025 REPRESENTATIVE'S ... Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that within 120 days of hire each employee completed the required hours of training in childcare. Training not on file for staff as noted: Marites V. needs to complete SIDS (2h) Upload the certificate as evidence of correction and answer the 4 POC questions.

  2. Dec 11, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • This Statement of Deficiencies Was Generated as a Result of the On-site State Licensure Inspection Conducted at Your…Annual

      This Statement of Deficiencies was generated as a result of the on-site State licensure inspection conducted at your facility on 12/11/2025. Please respond to each deficiency and attach documents as requested for the deficiency it pertains to. Sign and submit your Plan of Correction within 10 business days of receipt. The facility is licensed for 134 children as a Center. The census at the time of survey was 23 children. 10 children's files and no staff files were reviewed. Based on record without an approved background check. review the facility failed to ensure that all These employees were compliant with staff were added to the facility’s NABS background check requirements prior to Roster at time of inspection. All staff working; the issue was administrative new/transfers need to be added to facility placement within NAS, not the absence of NABS Roster within 24 hours of background clearance. hire/transfer. It was observed during the annual 2. Date Corrected inspection that staff members listed below were in room #113 and not on the NABS December 11, 2025: Al Based on observation temporary reduction of administrativehours, and interview, the facility failed to have a which resulted in an administrative current State Business license. oversight. Immediately uponnotification, the Administration printed the current State Please upload a current state buiness Business License thesame day and verified license as evidence of its validity. The license was then posted correction.Answer the 4 POC questions. promptly at thefacility, ensuring visibility and compliance. 2. Date Corrected: December 11.2025 The corrective action was completed immediately on the Based on interview meetings. Any changes to facility and record review of facility's Emergency surroundings oravailable evacuation sites Plan, the following were not included: will be documented and updated immediately in theEmergency Plan. 1. a list of 2 relocation/evacuation sites. Please include directions including if 4. Person(s) Responsible evacuation will be on foot or by transportation. Director and Assistant Director 2. Plan for transportation or if evacuation is to take place on foot, it has to be stated in the plan Please upload a revised Emergency plan to the POC and to the renewa Based on facility’s fire extinguishers. The company observation, the facilites fire extinguishers respondedthe same day, inspected the were serviced on 10.10.2024. Ensure that extinguishers, and completed the required all fire extinguishers are serviced annually servicingimmediately. to maintain compliance with licensing and the Fire Marshal. 2. Date Corrected: December 12, 2025 Please have the facilities fire 3. Measures to Prevent Future Occurrence extinguishers serviced and upload a picture of the tags as evidence of Administration will routinely monitor fire correction. Answer the 4 POC q Based on Deficiency: Personal Belongings Accessible observation, the facility failed to recognize to Children –Room 110. The Director and eliminate the following hazards for the immediately reviewed and reinforced staff safety of children as evidenced by the policy statingthat all personal belongings following: (including purses, cell phones, perfumes, andpersonal items) must be stored out of Room #113: children’s reach and inaccessible at > The trifold blue mats were observed to be alltimes. All teachers were instructed to in disrepair. Please remove and replace the secure personal items in Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that within 90 days of hire each employee had a completed application or renewal of Nevada Registry membership. Current Nevada Registry membership not present for staff noted below. Provider is scheduled to bring in staff files on 12.15.2025 for the staff listed below. Melinda C. Maricar C. Christyn D. Maria FP. Luisine H. Based on a review of staff files, staff members, volunteers, and/or residents of thefacility did not have written evidence that they were free from communicable tuberculosis issued within the preceding 24 months. Staff listed below may not return until current TB test verification is received: Upload TB tests for all staff listed below: Provider is scheduled to bring in staff files on 12.15.2025 for the staff listed below. 3926 B. WING _______________________ 12/11/2025 BRILLIANT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY 7401 W. CHARLESTON BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ,89146 Melinda C. Maricar C. Christyn D. Maria FP. Luisine H. Stephanie H. Shasha N. Marites V. Alma ZS. Answer the 4 POC questions. NAC 320 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS NAC 320 12/11/202 432A.177 , within the first 2 weeks after Deficiency... Based on interview and/or record review, new employees were not given a written and oral orientation and training in the policies, procedures, and programs of the facility within the first 2 weeks after commencing employment. Provider is scheduled to bring in staff files on 12.15.2025 for the staff listed below. Melinda C. Maricar C. 3926 B. WING _______________________ 12/11/2025 BRILLIANT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY 7401 W. CHARLESTON BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ,89146 Christyn D. Maria FP. Luisine H. Stephanie H. Shasha N. Marites V. Alma ZS. Answer the 4 POC questions. NAC 323 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC NAC 323 12/15/202 432A.521 and NRS 432A.177, within 120 Deficiency # : Staff Training – Initial Classes 5 days after commencing his or her & Requirement. Except for Maricar Couxum emp... Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that within 120 days of hire each employee completed the required hours of training in childcare. Training not on file for staff as noted below: Provider is scheduled to bring in staff files on 12.15.2025 for the staff listed below. Melinda C. Maricar C. Christyn D. Maria FP. Luisine H. Stephanie H. Shasha N. Marites V. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that each child had a written authorization signed by a parent with allows emergency and medical care. Please upload a completed copy signed by parent for children noted below: Child #7 - please upload signed Emergency Medical consent form and NRS 178 form Answer the 4 POC questions. NAC 385 1. The staff of each facility shall: NAC 385 12/11/202 (a) Provide appropriate and adequate Deficiency: Food Containers Not Labeled 5 seating for the children at the facility during (Infant Room 110) snacks and meals; Based on observation and interview, it was observed in the infant room #110, the staff failed to label each container of food and drink (3 tubes of yogurt and bottles apple juice) with the name of the child to whom it belonged and the date. Upload picture of children's food and drink labeled with child's name and date as evidence of correction. Answer the 4 POC questions. Based on observation the floorimmediately. The facility and interview, the facility failed to provide a implemented a plan to hang backpacks on space for the storage of children's wall hooks inthe hallway to maintain belongings. Please ensure that storage cleanliness and safety. space is provided for all children. The children's backpacks in room #113 were all 2. Date Corrected: December 21, 2025 on the floor and not in cubbies. 3. Measures to Prevent Future Occurrence Please upload picture of the children's belongings off the floor and provide Permanent hanging storage has been space for eac Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to assess each child within three months of enrollment and every six months thereafter. Children as noted below did not have a current assessment on file during inspection. Child #1 through #10 did not have current assesments on file. Upload each child's most recent assessment within the last 6 months and answer the 4 POC questions. NAC 414 1. A carpeted floor or rug on a floor that is NAC 414 12/11/202 too large to wash in a washing machine Deficiency: Two-Step Cleaning Procedure 5 must be vacuumed not less than one time Based on observation, the blue vinyl pad in the book nook in room #113 was not sufficiently cleaned. Please clean and disinfect the pad/mat and upload picture as evidence of correction. Answer the 4 POC questions. 3926 B. WING _______________________ 12/11/2025 NAME OF PROVIDE Based on Items were stored until cleaning was observation, the facility failed to ensure that completed. a toy or any other piece of equipment that is capable of being cleaned and disinfected 2. Date Corrected: December 11, 2025 was properly maintained as evidenced by the following: 3. Measures to Prevent Future Occurrence > The blue and pink stuffed animals in the Stuffed animals will be checked regularly book nook in room #113 was observed to during classroomrounds. Only washable be heavility stained. and cleanable items will be used. > The two green stuffed animals in room 4. Person(s) Res Based observation, 4. Person(s) Responsible the facility failed to ensure each infant and toddler (younger than 36 months) had a Teachers, Director and Assistant Director daily report prepared at time of inspection. Please ensure that each child has a daily report completed upon arrival and includes information concerning feeding diapering and sleeping for each child. At the ime of the inspection, infant teacher provided surveyor with a daily report dated in October. Please ensure that staff are maintaining daily care reports of all children in attendance. As evidence of correction, please upload daily reports for all children for week of December 15-19th, 2025. Answer the 4 POC questions. NAC 2. The director shall: NAC 12/11/202 304.2 (a) Provide a program for child care for the 304.2 5 f... Based on record review the director failed to maintain organized separate records that include without limitation documents related to training and backgrounds investigations. At the time of the facility's annual inspection, 2 staff were in a classroom who were not on the NABS roster. In addition, there were staff files were not physically in the facility and the Listing of training was not completed nor ready for inspection. Staff backgrounds and TB tests were not verifiyable without director contacting other site to have the files sent over. Please ensure that all documentation required for

  3. Nov 24, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • This Statement of Deficiencies Was Generated as a Result of the On-site State Licensure Inspection Conducted at Your…Bi-annual

      This Statement of Deficiencies was generated as a result of the on-site State licensure inspection conducted at your facility on 11/24/2025. Please respond to each deficiency and attach documents as requested for the deficiency it pertains to. Sign and submit your Plan of Correction within 10 business days of receipt. The facility is licensed for 134 children as a Center. The census at the time of survey was 0 children. 0 children's files and 0 staff files were reviewed. Based on record review the facility failed to ensure that all 3. Measures to Prevent Recurrence: staff were added to the facility’s NABS Roster at time of inspection. All staff The director will ensure that any staff new/transfers need to be added to facility rotating between two locations are NABS Roster within 24 hours of registered in both NABS accounts (NABS hire/transfer. Please add the staff below: BIA Rochelle and NABS BIA Charleston). Staff lists will be reviewed monthly. 1. Christyn C. 2. Maricar C. 4. Person Responsible: 3. Maria F-P. 4. Luisine H. Director and Site Manager. 5. Meli Based on observation and interview, the facility was found to have hazards as listed below: It was observed that brooms and dustpans were accessible to children. Please relocate all cleaning equipment so as not to be within reach of children. Upload pictures as evidence that the correction has been made. Answer the 4 POC questions. Based on observation keeps Incident Reports. At the time of the and interview, the facility had no record that inspection the manager was unavailable; a fire drill being held at least once each she is the one who has the complete month. The last fire drill logged was monthly drills. The director was not able to conducted on 09.30.2025. locate of where she put the monthly drill documentation. But when the surveyors left, Please conduct a fire drill as soon as the manager called back and we were able possible and upload the fire drill log with to find the complete fire drill. the most recent fi Based on interview and record review, the facility did not 4. Person Responsible: provide Child Care Licensing with a current certificate of liability insurance. Liability Director. insurance policy expired on 11.03.2025. Please upload a current Certificate of Liability Insurance as evidence of Correction as evidence of correction. Answer the 4 POC questions. NAC 302 1. A licensee of a child care facility shall not NAC 302 11/25/202 knowingly appoint a person as director of 5 the facility or appoint or permit the appointment of a person as an employee or volunteer at the facility if the perso Based on stored there. observation, the facility failed to recognize and eliminate the following hazards for the c. Cleaning Supplies safety of children as evidenced by the following: d. The low table that previously had a container of Clorox wipes and food items 1. Nap mats in rooms #113 (3.5-5y) and has been corrected. All cleaning supplies #112 (2.5-3.5y) were observed to be ripping have been moved to the designated at the corners with exposed inner material cleaning area, out of children’s reach, and and in general disrepair. Please remove no food items are stored near chemicals. and repl Based on a review of staff files, staff members, volunteers, and/or residents of the facility did not have written evidence that they were free from communicable tuberculosis issued within the preceding 24 months. Staff listed below may not return until current TB test verification is received 1. Maria F-P. Please email surveyor the negative result of above mentioned staff member before she is able to return to work. Based on observation ensure they were safe and free from rips. and interview, furniture for children was not durable/safe as evidenced by the following: 2. Date of Correction: 2 blue children's vinyl couches in room #112 Corrected on November 25, 2025. were observed to be in need of cleaning and one of the couches was observed to 3. Measures to Prevent Recurrence: have holes. Please clean the blue couch with black marks and replace couch that Furniture will be checked daily during was observed to be in disrepair. rounds for durability, cleanliness, and safety. Answer the 4 POC questions. 4. P Based on observation, interview and record review, verification that carpeted floors/rugs too large for washing were not cleaned once every three months was not available at time of inspection. 1. The carpet cleaning log presented to the surveyor during the semiannual inspection was blank. Please upload a carpet cleaning log with the most recent carpet cleaning done as evidence of correction. 2. In room #113, the green carpet with blue trim was observed to be heavily stained and in need of deep cleaning. Please have the carpet cleaned and if the dark stains do no come out, the carpet may need

  4. Dec 11, 20241 Finding1 Important
    • This Statement of Deficiencies Was Generated as a Result of the On-site State Licensure Survey Conducted at Your…Initial Licensure

      This Statement of Deficiencies was generated as a result of the on-site State licensure survey conducted at your facility on 12.112024. The facility was measured for 134 children. State Fire Marshall and SNH approved for operation. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction must be returned within 10 days after receipt of this statement of deficiencies. LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER Name: Title: Date: REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE