Curious State Ratios?

[misspollywog]

What are your state's ratios? I'm in Idaho and to be honest, I find ours a bit... ummmm... well....

They just changed the rules:


Each staff member can have up to 12 points using this system, based on the age of each child in attendance:
• Babies up to two years old equal 2 points.
• Toddlers 24 to 36 months old equal 1 1/2 points.
• Children age 3 to 5 equal 1 point.
• Ages 5 to 12 count as half a point.

Under the new minimum standards, one caregiver could be responsible for up to 24 children between the ages of 5 and 12, up from 18 children under the old rules.

The maximum number of younger children per caregiver remains the same: six babies, eight toddlers and 12 children ages 3 to 5.

So is it just me or do our ratios here seem... umm... heh...

Or is this normal for most states?

[nannyde]

I would be in HEAVEN if I could have six babies per adult.

We can only have four max and that's with only three being under 18 months.

I've read many a state reg and this is one of the most lenient I have ever seen.

[Sprouts]

This is per person New York

2 infants (under 2 years old)
6 (2-4.11 years old)
8 school age

[misspollywog]

I would be in HEAVEN if I could have six babies per adult.

We can only have four max and that's with only three being under 18 months.

I've read many a state reg and this is one of the most lenient I have ever seen.

I've read that we rank 52nd (after Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic) for rules and oversight.

Crazy!

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[Country Kids]

Ours is

2 infants-24 months and under
6 preschoolers
4 schoolagers-1st grade and above

We can have 10 total but no more than 2 infants/6 preschoolers

If we wanted to do 9 schoolagers and 1 infant or preschooler that would be fine. We just can't go over 10 so it can be different combonations.

Aging out isn't until the age of 13. It seems like your own kids are never going to age out!

[momofsix]

I wish we were even close to that!

We can have 6 kids total.
Of those 6 only 2 may be under 18 months.
Only 4 of the 6 may be under 36 months.
There is NO age where they "age out" and don't count as a part of the 6 total.
You can watch 0 kids if you're not licensed.

I think MI might have the lowest ratios of all the states.

edit: oops, only 4 of the six may be under 30 months

[mismatchedsocks]

Home daycares here: licensed family 8 kids total. Only one provider then 1 child under 2 and then 7 over. If 2 under 5 over. 3 under and 2 over and 4 under 2. If two providers then you can have 8 kids any age.


Group centers use the points system. Each teacher can have 1 point. Birth to age two is .25. 2 years old is .167. 2 1/2 years old is .125. 3 years is .10. 4 years old .077. 5 years old .059 and ages 6 and up is .056.
So with that one provider can watch 18 school age or 4 infants or 10 3 year olds etc or mix it up as long as it is under 1 point.

Your system seems a bit high for the infants, and the school age teacher better have a plan!

[Lucy]

10 total

Only 6 of them can be K and younger,

Only 2 of them can be under 2.

[wahmof3]

Ohio

6 total

only 3 under 2
and max out is 13

also your own children under 6 count in your ratio

also must have a 6 hour shutdown

[AnythingsPossible]

We can have 10 if you have no more then 2 under 2. If you have more the 2 under 2, you can have 8 by yourself.

[Nellie]

You can have 8 total, but a child under 2 pretty much counts for 2 kids.
1 baby 6 2 and older
2 baby 4 2 and older
3 baby 2 2 and older
4 baby 0 other kids

[sahm2three]

12 total
4 under the age of 2, but only 2 can be under the age of 1 (unless you have a full time assistant, then you are allowed 8 under 2's)
Over 2's are just general population.

[caring4kidsinSD]

South Dakota home daycare we are allowed 12 kids. Of that no more than 4 can be under 24 months. Of those 4 no more than 2 can be under 12 months unless a registered helper is present. We are allowed 2 school age kids before and after school only which could bring the total before and after school to 14.

[Springdaze]

NJ is total no more than 5, regardless of how many adults, 3 of your own dont count, more do.
I think no more than 3 under 2, no more than 2 under 1

[snbauser]

5 total including your own non-school aged children.