Report Using decimal point for ratio

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by: Sodz

I currently work at a setting where we were struggling to meet ratios due to such mixed age groups and staff shifts.  Recently management has said that ratios can now be worked out by decimal point.  I have never heard of this or used this before.  Has or does anyone work out ratios using this?

For example, if we have 16 3year olds and 10 2year olds in the preschool, we are able to work with 4 staff as the decimal ratio is 4.5 which is then rounded down to 4.  This is how the ratio is worked out...

number of 3 year olds x 0.125

number of 2 year olds x 0.25

Add totals to achieve exact ratio number.

I would like some feedback concerning this as I don't feel that this ratio is sufficient or justifiable.

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