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Report RE: Using decimal point for ratio
Original Post
RE: Using decimal point for ratio - 04-05-08 19:30
by: joshuajones
You might like to argue that with Ofsted.
My boss and I had this argument and he argued your point that you may only need half a member of staff with 4 3 year olds and half a member of staff with 2 2 year olds therefore 1 member of staff is ok. But it is not.
Ofsted stated categorically that the ratios MUST be adhered to, so even if you have mixed age groups children under 2 MUST be on a 1:3 etc. You don't need to use decimal points or fractions to work it out. Your scenario requires 2 staff, 1 for the 4 year olds and 1 for the under 2's.
4 4year olds, 3 2 year olds and a baby would require 3 staff sad but true, and no amount of decimal points and fractions will change that in Ofsteds eyes.