Early Childhood Development Centres Regulations 2018 · As enacted · Part 10 · Programme Staff-Child Ratio and Supervision
44. Programme staff-child ratio and supervision for infant class
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Subject to paragraph (2), a licensee must ensure that for every infant class at the licensee’s centre, the ratio of infant educators to children enrolled in that class is not less than 1:5 at all times during the centre’s operating hours.
Paragraph (1) does not apply, if —
the infant educators of the infant class are assisted by one or more programme helpers; and
the licensee ensures that at all times during the centre’s operating hours —
the ratio of the aggregate number of infant educators and programme helpers to children enrolled in that class is not less than 1:5; and
the ratio of the infant educators to programme helpers mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) is not less than 1:1.
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), a licensee must ensure that for every infant class at the licensee’s centre, the ratio of infant educators to children enrolled in that class is not less than 1:5 at all times during the centre’s operating hours.
Subregulation 2
Paragraph (1) does not apply, if —
the infant educators of the infant class are assisted by one or more programme helpers; and
the licensee ensures that at all times during the centre’s operating hours —
the ratio of the aggregate number of infant educators and programme helpers to children enrolled in that class is not less than 1:5; and
the ratio of the infant educators to programme helpers mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) is not less than 1:1.