Is it illegal for one pre school teacher to watch more than 10 kids?

Question

I know it's not illegal, but when I talked to the directer, she didn't do anything. What do i do now? The children are ages 2.9 - 5 years old.

Answer 1

You need to google what the laws are for your state and the teacher to children ratio.  My guess is that it is either 6 kids to every 1 teacher or 12 kids.

Answer 2

I don't know what state you're in, but when my son was in preschool in NJ, class sizes were strictly regulated. The 1 1/2 to 3 year olds had a class size of no more than 7 students per teacher, the 3 to 4 year olds were 10 to 1, and the 4 to 5 year olds were 14 to 1. If the preschool had more kids than this per teacher, they would lose their license.

Answer 3

In most states pre-schools and child daycare require state permits signed by your local fire inspector, contact your local fire marshal's office with your complaint.

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

It depends on the state that you are in.  In Ca, it would not be illegal for that ratio.  However, it does not make it the best ratio for learning...

Answer 6

My son is in a preschool class on a military base and for his age group (3-5) it is 12:1...But I was told when he transitioned to this class that it also depends on the child. Some 3 year olds to to be in a class with a lower ratio to ensure more one on one time...

Answer 7

it may be illegal in your state-it varies.  check with your state board of education for specifics.

Answer 8

In NC the ratio for that age is 1:8... definitely illegal.

Answer 9

The average teacher to child ratio is 3 to 1 no more than 5 to 1 in our state.  Does the teacher have an aide or an adult volunteer helping out?  Get to know your state law concerning this before you return to the supervisor.

Answer 10

This is governed by state administrative regulation.  Check your state government website to see if it includes state regulations.  Look under  childcare licensing requirements.  Failing that, call a local law library or large public library.  They probably have state regs.  They may be reluctant to look it up for you, so you may have to go to the library if it's not online.

Answer 11

Call in State b/c you are over dued to age.

Answer 12

View Chapter 746 for minimum standards-subchapter E

http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/read...

Answer 13

I don't think so, maybe you need more then one person to watch 10 kids.

Answer 14

If the daycare is licensed it depends on the state regulations. If it is not, then they are under no set laws. I think the point is that u were obviously not comfortable with the ratio at the school. Is this something that happens frequently? Are they just temporarily short staffed? I have an excellent day care for my child but recently one girl went home sick and one was on vacation so they were a little short. That was however only for a 2 hours in the afternoon and it happends rarely. I would suggest reiterating your concerns to the director and if u are not happy with her response then I would move to a different day care.

Answer 15

It depends on the state....in most states though if a child is under 3 yrs the ratios are very different than if they are older that 3 yrs.  in CA 3-5 up to 12 per adult, over 5 as many as 25, 1.5 to 3 ratio is 1 to 6, and the break between 2.9 and 3 may be moot as most children qualify for state preschool at 2.9 mo. check with your state licensening agency.

Answer 16

It depends on the age of the child and the state you're in.  In NJ, ratios are as follows: 6 weeks to 18 (I think) months is one teacher to four infants.

18 to 30 months: 1:7

2 1/2 to 3 (before 4th birthday): 1:10

4: 1:12

5: 1:15

6: 1:18

Since I've never taught infants, I'm not sure where the cutoff is for the 1:4 to the 1:7 ratio.  I do know that the ratio changes to 1:10 at two-and-a-half.  Every center I've worked in keeps the ratio at 1:7 until the child is 3, but that's obviously not required.  What you are describing is a mixed ratio, and you would have to do the math to figure out how many you are allowed to have.  So, if you had 2 kids at 1:10 (.2), 4 kids at 1:12 (.3), and 7 kids at 1:15 (.46), you would still be in ratio (at .96, still under 1) with 13 kids.  

Again, it varies from state to state.  Some states have higher ratios, some lower.  And some states don't do mixed ratios.  The youngest child you have will be your ratio.  So, if you have 2.9 year old kids, and their ratio is 1:10, that's how many kids you can have.  One young kid can throw off your whole ratio.

I've worked at a lot of daycares, and in reality, there's not much you can do if your director doesn't do anything.  Just let her know, and then you've done your part.  If someone gets hurt or the state walks in, you can honestly say you notified your supervisor that you were out of ratio.  But make sure you KNOW your ratios.

Answer 17

In Ohio it is by the lowest age. so yours would be 1-7. check out the website below for your state ratios.