What sort of child to worker ratios do the experts recommend?
The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (1-800-598-KIDS) and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend ratios that most Americans will be hard-pressed to find in their state. These optimal standards might be out there, but if they are, Safer Child recommends that parents look closely and make sure that with the low ratios, they’re also getting fire and health inspections, background checks and adequate training and care. There might be an unfortunate tradeoff.
