Teacher1-Child Ratios Within Group Size

For further clarification, please also see notes below.

GROUP SIZE

AGE OF CHILDREN

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

Infant Accreditation Strand (birth to 15 months)­2

1:3

1:4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toddler and Twos Accreditation Strand (12 to 36 months)2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12-28 months

1:3

1:4

1:43

1:4

 

 

 

 

 

 

21-36 months

 

1:4

1:5

1:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preschool Accreditation Strand2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5-year-olds - 3-year-olds

(30 – 48 months)

 

 

 

 

1:7

1:8

1:9

1:10

 

 

4-year-olds

 

 

 

 

 

1:8

1:9

1:10

 

 

5-year-olds

 

 

 

 

 

1:8

1:9

1:10

 

 

Kindergarten Accreditation Strand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:10

1:11

1:12

1Includes teachers, assistant teachers/teacher aides.

2These age ranges are approximate and tentative pending further consideration by the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation.

3Group sizes of 10 for this age group would require an additional adult.

 

Notes:

Ratios are lowered when there are one or more children who need additional adult assistance to fully participate in the program due to ability, language fluency, developmental age and/or stage or other factors, or to meet other requirements of NAEYC Accreditation.

For the purposes of the group size criterion, a group is defined as the number of children who are assigned to a specified teacher(s) within a specific, well-defined space.

In a mixed-age preschool class of 2.5 to 5-year-olds, up to 20% of children 2.5 to 3-years-old may be enrolled. The ratios with group size for the predominant age group apply.  If infants and toddlers are in a mixed-age group, the ratio for the youngest child applies.

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