Max out ratio nursery

Hi, I work in a preschool, and this is very normal. Yes, it can feel a little chaotic at times, but not many nurseries would do less due to funding and staffing. X

That is the normal ratio in a preschool room. Every nursery I worked at and done work placement they used the 1:3 in babies, 1:4 in toddlers (now some use the 1:5 ratio) and 1:8 in preschool. Never heard of a nursery that uses a smaller ratio x

Unfortunately there’s such a demand for spaces for children in childcare and not enough staff to go round.
Toddler room used to be 1:4 but then the government changed it to 1:5 because of the demand!

I’d actually say 1:8 for preschool age isn’t the most chaotic room within a nursery believe it or not. I’ve worked in nursery that can hold up to 40 pre schoolers.
1:5 for toddlers having 25 of them feels like there’s about 50😂 toddler room is always chaos.