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  • Movingforward
    Daycare.com Member
    • Mar 2015
    • 71

    What is Your Ratio?

    Im about to take on a 4 month old (she will be the 4th child in our program). I'm excited but I'm afraid it may be overwhelming when there we already have a 5mo, 15 mo and 27mo. So I was just wondering what are other provider's teacher to child ratio?
  • Michael
    Founder & Owner-Daycare.com
    • Aug 2007
    • 7947

    #2
    Here is a previous threads with numbers: https://www.daycare.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69494

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    • Movingforward
      Daycare.com Member
      • Mar 2015
      • 71

      #3
      Thanks!

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      • Controlled Chaos
        Daycare.com Member
        • Jun 2014
        • 2108

        #4
        I work alone 7am-5pm. My licensed capacity is 1:8. But my dd doesn't count as she is 5 (but not in kinder until next year). So I have 9 on my full days. Ages 5m to 5 years.

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        • finsup
          Daycare.com Member
          • Jul 2013
          • 1025

          #5
          1:4 right now (10m, 11m, 2 and 3.5). When baby number 3 gets here it will be 1:5.

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          • daycare
            Advanced Daycare.com *********
            • Feb 2011
            • 16259

            #6
            I'm in Cali so 6 to 1 Ratio when I have ages 2-5 for my preschool.
            Then changed 7 to 1 when my school age come.

            Large LIC 14
            Small 8 to 1 with the exception that only 3 are under age 2 and two others are enrolled in school age 5 plus.

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            • Movingforward
              Daycare.com Member
              • Mar 2015
              • 71

              #7
              You are all amazing for taking care of the number of children that you do! I hope to be just as comfortable and confident in doing so with more experience. For now, I won't shy away from hiring help but it is nice to know that it is possible for one person to take on that many children, especially caring for children with a wide age range.

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              • Gemma
                Childcare Provider
                • Mar 2015
                • 1277

                #8
                The ratio here is 1:6 no more than 4 under 30mos and no more than 2 under 18mos

                I have a 10mos, 14mos, 15mos, 25mos, 30mos and a 3 yr old
                one of my parents is trying to conceive, the plan for now is the baby taking over the 3yr old
                This is the first time in 10yrs that I don't have 2 infants at the same time.

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                • spinnymarie
                  mac n peas
                  • May 2013
                  • 890

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Gemma
                  The ratio here is 1:6 no more than 4 under 30mos and no more than 2 under 18mos

                  I have a 10mos, 14mos, 15mos, 25mos, 30mos and a 3 yr old
                  one of my parents is trying to conceive, the plan for now is the baby taking over the 3yr old
                  This is the first time in 10yrs that I don't have 2 infants at the same time.
                  Very similar here, 12:2 (6:1); no more than 6 under 30 m and 4 under 15 m for a large license. When we have SA we have a third adult, we can have 4 SA, so that would put us at 16:3.

                  When it's the two of us we have 3m, 6m, 10m, 12m, 17m, 21m, and 3y, 3y, 3y, 4y, 5y, 5y.

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                  • heyhun77
                    Advanced Daycare.com Member
                    • Jan 2011
                    • 370

                    #10
                    We have a point system for each age not ratios and then a maximum point amount for the main provider and then additional for each staff.

                    By myself right now I have 6 FT and 2 school age (one school age is mine). They are 13m, 2, 2.5, 3.5,3.5, 3.5 and then 9 and 10. June 1st I'll have 10:

                    3 mo, 16 mo, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 3.5, 4 and then 3 school age 6, 9, 10. I will be over ratio but have been granted a waiver for the chunk of time I will be over while we have a string of birthdays throughout the summer and into Fall.

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                    • Silly Songs
                      Daycare.com Member
                      • Jun 2014
                      • 705

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Gemma
                      The ratio here is 1:6 no more than 4 under 30mos and no more than 2 under 18mos

                      I have a 10mos, 14mos, 15mos, 25mos, 30mos and a 3 yr old
                      one of my parents is trying to conceive, the plan for now is the baby taking over the 3yr old
                      This is the first time in 10yrs that I don't have 2 infants at the same time.
                      Are you over ratio ? You have 3 under 18 mos.

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                      • Movingforward
                        Daycare.com Member
                        • Mar 2015
                        • 71

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Silly Songs
                        Are you over ratio ? You have 3 under 18 mos.
                        I'm in California and with a small FCC, we are allowed to have 3 infants, 3 toddlers and 2 SA. Seems like every state has different regulations : )

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                        • LysesKids
                          Daycare.com Member
                          • May 2014
                          • 2836

                          #13
                          Here in TN I can have 4 babies at any time regardless of being licensed or legally licensed exempt... at the moment all mine are PT so I had 7 on the roster (now 6)

                          I have two 5 month, one 8 month, one 10 month and two drop-in Fosters (when space allows) that are 15 month & 23 month... I had a 22 month old that left to go to big kid school 2 weeks ago.

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                          • Blackcat31
                            • Oct 2010
                            • 36124

                            #14
                            I am licensed for 14.

                            Depending on the number of kids in each age group it changes the ratios.

                            No matter if you have 10, 12 or 14 kids you can never have more than 4 under age 2 and of those 4 no more than 3 can be infants (under 12 months)

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                            • LindseyA
                              Daycare.com Member
                              • Mar 2015
                              • 201

                              #15
                              I find it interesting how the ratios change from state to state! My ratios are 1:8 if no infants (under two) 1:6 if there are infants, and limited to 2 infants only. I was infant less for two years and just got a new 18 month old! Back to reality! Haha

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