Please tell me why a child care center according to the NYS Office of Children and Family Services has to maintain ratios of 8:1 for four year olds and a 7:1 for three year olds, but the NYS Department of Education says a 9:1 ratio is okay for the same age children? Our District has a UPK program that is six hours long so these numbers can not be based on time spent at school.
According to:
http://www.earlyyearsinst.org/ Class Size
Class size is a determinant of quality, which is why it is regulated by the State. The NYS Department of Education allows no more than 20 children to be in a Pre-K classroom with three adults, or 18 children with two adults. The NYS Office of Children and Family Services licenses child care programs and requires that four-year olds are supervised by adults in a ratio of 1:9. A small number of districts and CBOs responded to this question, but it would appear that some Pre-K programs, both in schools and CBOs exceed the class size limit required by the State.
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