MrsL Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi, i am just after a general feeling of how many adults you have to children, especially in school maintained nurseries? How do you find your numbers, do you feel it is right or do you feel you need more staff? Thanks for as many inputs as possible x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsod03 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 hi I am a teacher in a school maintained Nursery, we have 26 on roll so have 3 adults, myself and 2 teaching assistants - one of whom is a HLTA, other has recently undertaken a nvq level 3 - more adults would be useful though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliewilk Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi I teach in a school nursery. We have two adults (1teacher, 1nursery nurse) for 26 children a.m. And p.m. On one afternoon a week this changes to 1 teacher 1 classroom assistant for 26 children. Not ideal ratios but it is the norm in my area to stick to the bare minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fimbo Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi I teach in a school nursery. We have two adults (1teacher, 1nursery nurse) for 26 children a.m. And p.m. On one afternoon a week this changes to 1 teacher 1 classroom assistant for 26 children. Not ideal ratios but it is the norm in my area to stick to the bare minimum. O my goodness..... What age do you take from ? I don't know how you manage with just 2 of you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 we have 23 children and 1 teacher and 2 senior early years educators. we go up to 30 after christmas with rising 3's and will keep same staff. all school has small classes and 1 teaching assistant so that's why we have 3 in autumn term with low numbers. our intake is 39 but we never get there till after easter... and i would love more. young children need lots of support. 3 wet selves yesterday. 1 child is needing continual monitoring to step in before he hurts children. we have referred 7 for speech therapy...... need i say more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynned55 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 If you have Rising 3's how on earth can you even manage with just 3 adults- let alone be legal? I know the ratio if you have a teacher are different than for us in P&V sector but is it different for under 3's? I always thought this was 1:4. We have 5/6 adults per morning for 25 children - age 2 9/10mths- 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlettangel Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Our ratio is 1:13 in the morning with myself an EYP and a teacher. I am not employed as an EYP We could have 26 children with two of us! In the afternoon the provision is private and we have ratios of 1:8 and I can have 24 children but currently do not have enough children for 3 staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliewilk Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Our children start the term after their third birthday. It is so difficult. I work in an area where a fair amount of children have additional needs (currently 3 children in same session who myself/SENco suspect may have asd) I don't know how these ratios are worked out. Do they think because I have the label 'teacher' that I have 'special powers' and an extra pair of hands? Unfortunately I don't I'm just a human the same as everyone else ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 If you have Rising 3's how on earth can you even manage with just 3 adults- let alone be legal? I know the ratio if you have a teacher are different than for us in P&V sector but is it different for under 3's? I always thought this was 1:4. We have 5/6 adults per morning for 25 children - age 2 9/10mths- 4 years. by rising 3's i mean 3 in this term so they will be 3+ when they start in january Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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