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1:10 is allowed

it was 1:9 when she was in that classroom

I've never been comfortable with a single teacher in a room full of young kids. If one toddler is hurt/really upset/etc it's nice that one teacher can really focus on helping that child but there is still another adult in the room.

Ours is 2:24. But right now they only have 18 kids. I'm fine with it because I think at 3 years old they are old enough to voice their needs or learn to wait while the teacher is tending to another child.

It'll be 1:8 this year in her three year old class with 14 or 16 kids and 2 teachers. Last year, when she was 2, they had two teachers in her class of 12. Both places have the director and others available too. I would personally prefer two teachers with more kids to the one teacher with less.

@NovBaby1112: yeah, I guess I didn't realize it was so low until reading how many are higher! It's not cheap though, so I guess I better be getting my money's worth!

for all licensed/regulated daycares in my province the ratio can't be more than 1:8 for preschool. LO was in a daycare with 16 kids and 2 teachers and we never had an issue with it except at drop off in the morning, sometimes there would be a lot of chaos and kids crying. Drop off was always better when we were able to bring him a little later.

We just moved and his new daycare has only 8 kids. He just started yesterday but so far it seems fine too and i was expecting drop to be harder because it is a new place, but he did really well today!

Our state legal ratio is 1:7 for 2 year olds and 1:8 for preschool (2.5 – 5), with a max of 21 kids in any classroom (regardless of number of teachers). Our center is definitely a little under the max ratio, with usually around 13 kids and 3 teachers in each preschool room.

I would not be interested in a place with only 1 teacher - they are still too young and need more individual attention than 1 teacher can provide to that many kids, IMO

@hilsy85: Our is 2 teachers and two floaters for 10 kids. Maybe that is an NYC thing? Like a way to justify charging the equivalent of college tuition? Hahahaha.