How many children per adult in a day care facility?

Answer 1

It depends on the childs age and the state you reside in.
In my state it is
Adults:Children
1:4 (0-23 mos)
1:8 (2 yr olds)
1:10 (3 yr olds)
1:12 (4 -5 yr olds)
1:16 (school aged children)

Another aspect to consider is the total amount of children in the room, as a room of 16 infants/toddlers is way to many even if you have 4 adults.
Max. # of children per group in my state
8 (6 wks - 1 yr)
12 (1 y/o)
16 (2's)
20 (3's)
24 (4's)
24 (5's)
32 (school agers)

Answer 2

It depends on the state and also the type of facility..childcare center, group daycare, or home daycare. It also depends on the age of children. For infants, we are 1 adult per 3 kids. Toddlers 1:5. The older they get, the more kids per adult.

Answer 3

I used to work at a daycare with the 2 year olds and the ratio was 10 to 1. But they are planning on changing it this summer to 7 to 1. But in the 4 year old classroom it's like 14 or 15 to 1. So it depends on the age group.

Answer 4

An infant and toddler is harmed by more than 10 hours of separation a week from mommy. Infants need at least 15 minutes of direct interaction every waking hour. Day care cannot provide anywhere near this. It's a horror show for a child.

Answer 5

It depends on the state you are in. Here is a link to ca's ratios.
http://www.childaction.org/providers/typesofcare/title5.asp

I have a few friends that operate their own daycare facilities, if you would like to ask them specific questions, you can post a question on this message board: http://www.childaction.org/providers/typesofcare/title5.asp

Answer 6

1-4 ratio for babies (children 2 yrs and younger) and a 1-6 ratio for older kids.

Answer 7

at the moment the number of children to one adult is 8, but i'm from wales, this could be different

Answer 8

in the event that they are 17 approximately to be 18 sure, they are unlikely to handle it from now on suited over some months age distinction. i think of it relies upon on the teenager too. a number of them seem to think of they have administration and could over trip an grownup so as that they could desire to be nice around adults. And while they are put in their place they could in basic terms blame their physique of strategies, possibly this could provide them adequate reason to alter it. in case you think of you're annoying adequate for real existence then you could desire to be confronted with it. There are some adolescents however who in simple terms make errors and choose in basic terms small outcomes to coach them a lesson. in simple terms as an adults physique of strategies and morals impression the lenth of their sentance, a adolescents could desire to impression the place they pass. each and each case is a diverse subject and situation and could be judged for this reason.