Transition Ratio

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GJones
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Transition Ratio

Post by GJones » Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:15 pm

Hi,

I have heard some conflicting views about children moving up in ratio before officially being moved up. My previous work had said that if a child is in a 6 week time frame from turning for example 3 they could be counted in a 1:10 ratio(NSW) even though they aren't 3 yet as they were transiting to the new ratio/room. I have had a look into the regs and haven't seen anything to confirm this, any assistance would be great!

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jese.turagabeci
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Re: Transition Ratio

Post by jese.turagabeci » Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:37 pm

Hi! Did you ever find the answer to your question? Lol I have heard it’s the first day of the child’s birth month than they can be counted as the higher ratio but haven’t found anything in the refs to support it…
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Lorina
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Re: Transition Ratio

Post by Lorina » Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:52 pm

There is nothing confirming this in the regulations. In my opinion it depends solely on the child's age - a child can only be counted in the higher when they are at that age. Even if a child is almost 3 - they should only be counted in the 3 year group once they are legally at that age. Once again, there is nothing to confirm this... this is as per my opinion and experience.

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