https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:58:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-care-ratio-question-1#post-755371 Wed, 01 May 2013 18:19:15 +0000 yellowbird 755371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ask someone why that happened. Even if one of the ladies have to go to the restroom at my daycare, someone comes in to cover! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-care-ratio-question-1#post-755356 Wed, 01 May 2013 18:04:47 +0000 immabeetoo 755356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd take issue not only because that's too many babies for one caretaker but also because I'd wonder what else they weren't abiding by. I'd bring it up with the director for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-care-ratio-question-1#post-755342 Wed, 01 May 2013 17:56:01 +0000 mediagirl 755342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have a problem with that. State law is 4:1 that means someone covers the teacher when she's at lunch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-care-ratio-question-1#post-755196 Wed, 01 May 2013 16:16:35 +0000 Corduroy 755196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just dropped off my registration check at the daycare I plan to use for my LO when I return to work in July. After I handed my check over I asked to see the infant room again to check out the temperature since it's a hot one here today and that room isn't very well insulated. The temperature was fine and the babies were all happy but there were 5 babies and 1 employee in the room. The CA state ratio for the age is 4 to 1. Ack!</p> <p>The employee that was showing me the room was on lunch. I saw two of the three other rooms of kids and they had 4 babies and one employee. When I asked why there were 5 babies in one room they said there's another teacher but they didn't specifically say it was the one on lunch. The director is typically there until 3 but had told me in advance she wouldn't be there today.</p> <p>The center is small (12 kids) and homey and the kids have always seemed happy. Two other mothers from my mothers club playgroup are enrolling their babies too. It's close to our house and the most affordable center we've found. Am I nuts not to go ballistic for seeing 5 babies in a room when there was another employee there taking a lunch break? Is that allowed or expected? Honestly I'm not getting a big red flag from my mother's intuition but I haven't been a mom very long. </p>