Government makes ratios and group size worse. See BC Child:Staff ratio laws
- All-day Kindergarten – 1 teacher for 22 kids for 6 hours
- New category “multi-age child care” allowing 1 adult to 8 children: 1 child under 1 year + 2 children under 3 years, + 5 age 3 years or more
- Worsened group size and ratio for daycare for K and Gr 1 and for Gr 2-7
- GROUP SIZE – daycare for K and Gr 1 – up 4 from 20 to 24 per group
- GROUP SIZE – Gr 2-7 daycare – up 5 from 20 to 25
- RATIO – daycare for K and Gr 1` – up 2 to 12 from 10 kids per staff
- RATIO – Gr 2-7 daycare – 1 staff:15 children
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