Under The Roof Ratio Childcare

The notion of whole of centre ratios sometimes colloquially referred to in ecec as under the roof was also addressed by the regulator with acecqa issuing the following guidance.

Under the roof ratio childcare. Under the roof the phrase under the roof is sometimes used by services in relation to educator to child ratios. The notion of determining ratio of educator child under the roofline or across the service was not a free ticket to run a service with ratios that are stressful for both children and educators alike. When calculating the ratios some services like to implement something called under the roof ratio. 1 7 educator to child ratio.

It is a thing but it s not a thing. I spoke to a colleague from long daycare yesterday and they said they use the under the roof ratio to meet this regulation e g. Hi lorina would this help my case of the 1 51 regulation for oshc in one large multi purpose room. For those of you who haven t heard the term before under the roof is the term some services use to justify not having a certain number of staff directly with the children.

Going to the toilet just down the hall way and this is someone in the babies room where ratio is 1 4. Firstly you won t find the term under the roof in the regulations. The phrase is not a regulatory term and is not found in the education and care services national law and regulations. Family day care ratio requirements.

Ratios are calculated across the service not by individual rooms. Maximum of four children preschool age or under. It s a hot topic that divides educators. Ratio includes the educator s own children younger than 13 years of age if there is no other adult to care for them.

When applied correctly under the roof ratios facilitate learning opportunities that would otherwise not be possible including those that take place during family grouping mixed age grouping open indoor outdoor grouping and flexible grouping which occurs when children are offered the freedom to roam between rooms at their leisure. So the number of educators required is calculated based on all children under a single roof regardless of the room configuration see the educator to child ratios page for more information. Being put in the babies room by yourself with 6 babies is a breach of ratio not under the roof.