The following child to staff ratios apply: Type of Home Child:Staff Ratio Infant/Toddler Mixed (Birth-24 months) 6:1* *Two (2) of the six (6) children must be at least sixteen (16) months of age and walking. Otherwise the ratio is 4:1. Mixed Age Groups (Birth-6 years) 10:1* *No more than three (3) of the ten (10) children may be under sixteen (16) months of age and must be walking. 3 years and older (3-10 years) 12:1
On 6/2/26 a PTQ rater observed a group of 9 children left alone on the playground this resulted with a ratio of 0:9. The correct ratio for this age group should have been 1:9. There was a ratio of 0:1 when the caregiver sent a child in to the bathroom on 06/02/26 during PTQ visit.