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Staff ratio calculator
Pick your state and enter the children in one group by age. You get the staff that group needs and the largest group your state allows, using the state's own rule for groups of mixed ages.
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From N.J.A.C. 3A:52, Manual of Requirements for Child Care Centers, 3A:52-4.3 and 4.4. Read the rule. The rule is what an inspector goes by.
What it does not cover
- Nap time, field trips and children with special needs, which have their own numbers in most states.
- Small facilities and family child care homes. These are the numbers for centers.
- Rules on who counts toward a ratio, such as staff ages and the director. Your rule lists them.
Counted all day, not once
In Farlow you set your state's bands once, and every room is counted against them as children check in and out, so a room one child from going over says so before it does.
See check-in and ratios