Staff-Child Ratios/Staffing Requirements

Certified Family Child Care Homes* and Facilities with 3-12 Children Go Back to "What to Look For" Page

Number of Staff:	1	2	3

All under 2 years	4	8	12
All 2 & over	8 + 2 (school age)	12	12
All school-age	12	12	12
Mixed ages: Certified Family Child Care Homes	6 + 2 school age, no more than 3 under 2 1/2	12 total, no more than 6 under 2 ½
Mixed ages: Facilities with 3-12 Children	3 children under 2 years plus 3 children 2 to 5 years plus 2 children over 5 years MAXIMUM: 6 plus 2 school age	6 children under 2 years plus 6 children over 2 years MAXIMUM: 12 total	No more than 9 children under 2 years MAXIMUM: 12 total

Licensed Child Care Facility Size 13+ Effective September 15, 2005
	Staff to Children Ratio	Maximum Group Size
6 weeks – 1 year	1:4	10
1 year – 2 ½ years	1:5	15
2 ½ years – 3 ½ years	1:8	24
3 years – not yet school age 5 years	1:9 1:10	27 or 25
School age 5 years – 12 years	1:13	N/A
Licensed Child Care Facility Size 13+ Effective September 15, 2006

6 weeks – 1 year	1:4	8
1 year – 2 ½ years	1:4 1:5	12 or 10
2 ½ years – 3 ½ years	1:7	21
3 years – not yet school age 5 years	1:8 1:10	24 or 20
School age 5 years – 15 years	1:13	N/A

When there is a combination of ages within a group, the group size and the number of required staff shall be determined on the basis of the age of the youngest child

*The provider's own children are not counted in determining the staff-child ratio of a day care home.