(j) When a child day care center is in operation, an adequate number of qualified teachers must be on duty to insure the health and safety of the children in care. Minimum Supervision Ratios Based on Group Size for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers TEACHER/CHILD MAXIMUM MAXIMUM GROUP AGE OF CHILDREN RATIO SIZE under 6 weeks(***) 1:3 6 6 weeks to 18 months 1:4 8 18 months to 36 1:5 12 months 3 years 1:7 18 4 years 1:8 21 5 years 1:9 24 Minimum Supervision Ratios Based on Group Size for School-aged Children AGE OF CHILDREN TEACHER/CHILD MAXIMUM RATIO MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE through 9 years 1:10 20 10-12 years 1:15 30 (k)The supervision ratios are as follows: (1) for children under 6 weeks old who have been approved to attend day care by the office: (i) there must be one teacher for every three children; (ii) the maximum group size is six children. (2) for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: (i) there must be one teacher for every four children; (ii) the maximum group size is eight children. (3) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: (i) there must be one teacher for every five children; (ii) the maximum group size is twelve children. (4) for 3-year-old children: (i) there must be one teacher for every seven children; (ii) the maximum group size is eighteen children. (5) for 4-year-old children:
(j) When a child day care center is in operation, an adequate number of qualified teachers must be on duty to insure the health and safety of the children in care. Minimum Supervision Ratios Based on Group Size for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers AGE OF CHILDREN TEACHER/CHILD MAXIMUM RATIO MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE under 6 weeks(***) 1:3 6 6 weeks to 18 months 1:4 8 18 months to 36 months 1:5 12 3 years 1:7 18 4 years 1:8 21 5 years 1:9 24 Minimum Supervision Ratios Based on Group Size for School-aged Children AGE OF CHILDREN TEACHER/CHILD MAXIMUM RATIO MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE through 9 years 1:10 20 10-12 years 1:15 30 (k)The supervision ratios are as follows: (1) for children under 6 weeks old who have been approved to attend day care by the office: (i) there must be one teacher for every three children; (ii) the maximum group size is six children. (2) for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: (i) there must be one teacher for every four children; (ii) the maximum group size is eight children. (3) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: (i) there must be one teacher for every five children; (ii) the maximum group size is twelve children. (4) for 3-year-old children: (i) there must be one teacher for every seven children; (ii) the maximum group size is eighteen children. (5) for 4-year-old children:
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