Utah Admin. Code R381-70-10 - Ratios and Group Size
(1) The
provider shall maintain the staff-to-child ratio of at least one staff member
for every 20 children.
(2) The
provider may not exceed the maximum group size of 40 children per
group.
(3) The provider shall
ensure that there are at least two staff members present when there are more
than eight children on the premises.
(4) The provider shall include any child of
the provider or an employee:
(a) in the group
size when the parent of the child is working at the facility; and
(b) in the group size and the staff-to-child
ratio when the parent of the child is not working at the facility.
(5) The provider may include the
following in the staff-to-child ratio any:
(a)
caregiver;
(b) student intern who
is registered in a high school or college child care course; and
(c) volunteer who is 16 or 17 years
old.
(6) The provider
shall ensure that any guest does not count in caregiver-to-child
ratios.
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(1) The provider shall maintain the staff-to-child ratio of at least one staff member for every 20 children.
(2) The provider may not exceed the maximum group size of 40 children per group .
(3) The provider shall ensure that there are at least two staff members present when there are more than eight children on the premises.
(4) The provider shall include the provider 's and employees' children:
(a) in the group size when the parent of the child is working at the facility ; and
(b) in the group size and the staff-to-child ratio when the parent of the child is not working at the facility .
(5) The provider may include caregivers, student interns who are registered in a high school or college child care course, and volunteers who are 16 or 17 years old in the caregiver -to-child ratio.
(6) The provider shall ensure that guests do not count in caregiver -to-child ratios.