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Original Post
ratios - 13-09-05 20:33
The 'red books' referred to in these messages are the Full day care national standards for under 8s day care and childminding. As baby-girl and scarlett quite rightly point out, the minimum staffing ratios are:
1:3 for under 2's
1:4 for 2-3's
1:8 for 3-7's.
However, you should remember that these are MINIMUM staffing ratios which represent a baseline of quality below which no provider may fall, i.e. satisfactory. It is good practice to maintain more staff to children ratios for the very obvious reasons already stated by other 'postees'.