Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 101216.3 - Teacher-Child Ratio
(a)
There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no
more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below.
(1) The number of children in attendance
shall not exceed licensed capacity.
(2) Whenever children are engaged in
activities away from the center, no teacher shall be in charge of a group of
more than 12 children.
(b) The licensee may use teacher aides in a
teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide for every 15 children in
attendance.
(1) A ratio of one fully
qualified teacher (as specified in Section
101216.1(c)) and
one aide for every 18 children in attendance in a preschool program is allowed
when the aide meets the qualifications specified in Section
101216.2(d).
(A) This ratio does not apply to children
enrolled in an infant care center or a school-age child care
center.
(c)
Child development programs funded by the California Department of Education and
operating under Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations are not required
to meet the teacher-child ratios specified in (a) and (b) above. Title 5
staffing ratios shall apply in such centers.
(d) The licensee may include the child care
center director in the teacher-child ratio when the director is actually
engaged in teaching a group of children.
(1)
The licensee may include the substitute child care center director in the
teacher-child ratio when the substitute director is actually engaged in
teaching a group of children.
(e) Each licensee shall maintain an
up-to-date list of qualified teacher substitutes as defined in Section
101152 q.(1). Substitutes on this
list shall be called immediately in case of emergency or illness to meet the
teacher-child ratios required by this chapter.
(f) During nap periods the teacher-child
ratio specified in Section
101230(c) shall
apply.
(g) A teacher shall not be
required to perform housekeeping or maintenance duties that prevent him/her
from performing duties related to providing care and supervision to
children.
(h) Persons employed for
clerical, housekeeping and maintenance functions shall not be included as
teachers in the teacher-child ratio.
(1) The
licensee may use such persons as emergency substitutes for teachers while a
qualified teacher substitute is being secured.
Notes
2. Editorial correction of subsections (e) and (f) (Register 2002, No. 39).
Note: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.81, 1597.05 and 1597.059, Health and Safety Code.
2. Editorial correction of subsections (e) and (f) (Register 2002, No. 39).
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