(1) As listed
in Table 1 for any group of children, the provider shall:
(a) maintain at least the number of required
caregivers;
(b) not exceed the
maximum group sizes; and
(c) not
exceed the number of children in the caregiver-to-child ratio.
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TABLE 1
Caregiver-to-Child Ratios
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Number of Caregivers
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Number of Children
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Limits for Mixed Ages
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1
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4 per group
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No more than 4 children younger than 2 years
old
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1
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12 per group
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No children younger than 2 years old
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1
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8 per group
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2 children younger than 2 years old
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1
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6 in the facility
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3 children younger than 2 years old
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2
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24 per group
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No children younger than 2 years old
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2
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16 per group
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4 Children younger than 2 years old
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(2) The provider shall ensure that there are
at least two caregivers with a mixed-age group if:
(a) the group has more than six children
total;
(b) there are more than six
children in the facility; and
(c)
there are more than two infants or toddlers included in the mixed-age
group.
(3) When caring
for children younger than two years old, the provider shall ensure that:
(a) children are cared for in an area that is
physically separated from older children;
(b) there are no more than four children with
one caregiver.
(4) If
there is only one caregiver in the facility and no children younger than two
years old are present, the provider can be temporarily out of ratio if:
(a) a second caregiver arrives within 20
minutes from when the 13th child arrived; and
(b) the total number of children present does
not exceed 16.
(5) The
provider shall include the provider's and employees' children age four years
old or older in care:
(a) in the group size
and the caregiver-to-child ratio when the parent of the child is not working at
the facility; and
(b) in the group
size when the parent of the child is working at the facility.
(6) The provider may include each
caregiver, student intern who is registered in a high school or college child
care course, and volunteer who is 16 or 17 years old in the caregiver-to-child
ratio.
(7) The provider shall
ensure that a guest does not count in a caregiver-to-child ratio.
Notes
Utah Admin.
Code R381-60-10
Adopted by
Utah
State Bulletin Number 2015-10, effective
5/1/2015
Amended by
Utah
State Bulletin Number 2016-8, effective
3/30/2016
Amended by
Utah
State Bulletin Number 2018-1, effective
12/28/2017
Adopted by
Utah
State Bulletin Number 2020-17, effective
9/1/2020
Amended by
Utah
State Bulletin Number 2022-12, effective
6/1/2022
Amended by
Utah
State Bulletin Number 2023-22, effective
11/9/2023
Amended by
Utah
State Bulletin Number 2025-10, effective
5/8/2025
