Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

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Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

Post by Macoola » Tue Sep 22, 2020 3:25 pm

Hi, I am currenlty working permanatley in the toddler room. We have up to 20 children a day with 4 staff which is fine.

Though we have 6 children who are not yet 2 years old. Admitably not all 6 usually attend on the same day, but yesterday we had 4 of the 6 under 2's there. It was a hard day as two of the children are new and one cannot walk yet.

So my question is; should our ratio be based on the youngest child in the room? Thus being 1:4 or because they are all anywhere between 1 and 4 months off turning 2 is the 1:5 ratio somehow ok?

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Re: Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

Post by Lorina » Tue Sep 29, 2020 1:53 am

Have a read through the following and see if it makes sense based on your service's ratio requiirements:

Educator To Child Ratios

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Re: Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

Post by MPlace » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:33 pm

Hi so a room that I worked in, had 5 children and 1 educator. All children were under 2 is this ok or not? Should it be reported. This happened on a daily basis..always going 1 over ratio numbers. Was a very hard room to manage on your own.

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Post by Lorina » Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:23 am

MPlace wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:33 pm
Hi so a room that I worked in, had 5 children and 1 educator. All children were under 2 is this ok or not? Should it be reported. This happened on a daily basis..always going 1 over ratio numbers. Was a very hard room to manage on your own.


No! The ratio for under 2's is 1:4, however, services could be using the under the roof ratio but to do this an Educator must be available to help you at all times.

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Post by 123KamalKaur » Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:29 pm

Hi I am also have one issue regarding my babies room and Toddler room We have babies and Toddler together and I have mostly 10,11 by myself assistant doing other jobs like she don’t want to stay on floor. Manager not solving the problem She think I am a robot I need to clean as well after meals.

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Re: Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

Post by Lorina » Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:37 am

How many babies? How many toddlers? In a day?

Need to check ratios...

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Re: 3 to 4 years Room with Under 3's Ratio

Post by sonu kaur » Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:10 am

hi Lorina,

i work as a room leader for 3 to 4 years room. for most of the days i have 11 children just by myself in the room. amongst these 3 or 4 children are under 3. how do we maintain the ratio, is it justified if they give me under 3 children to fill the gap for 11 children ratio. kindly advise as i am very confused.

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Re: 3 to 4 years Room with Under 3's Ratio

Post by Lorina » Sat Jul 31, 2021 2:55 pm

sonu kaur wrote:
Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:10 am
hi Lorina,

i work as a room leader for 3 to 4 years room. for most of the days i have 11 children just by myself in the room. amongst these 3 or 4 children are under 3. how do we maintain the ratio, is it justified if they give me under 3 children to fill the gap for 11 children ratio. kindly advise as i am very confused.

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What state are you in?

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Re: Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

Post by sonu kaur » Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:31 pm

Hi

I am in Victoria .

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Re: Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

Post by Lorina » Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:08 am

Ok so the under 3 ratio is 1:5 so if you have 3 or 4 children you are still in ratio and yes 3 to 4 years the ratio is 1:11. You are still in ratio even with the 3 years and under.

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Re: Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

Post by sonu kaur » Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:41 am

Thanks for your reply Lorina.

just little more clarification, if i have 11 children in the room within the age group of 2.5 to 4 years with eight children above 3 years and 3 children under 3 years, will the ratio be 1:11 or 2:11.

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Re: Toddler Room with Under 2's Ratio

Post by Lorina » Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:27 am

It's still 1:11 because the lower ratio is being maintained.

The under 3 ratio is 1: 5 or under 2 ratio is 1: 4 and then you have 8 children above 3 which the ratio is 1:11. So, you are still in ratio by yourself.

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