R381-70-10. Ratios and Group Size

  (1) The provider shall maintain the staff-to-child ratio of at least one staff member for every 20 children.

  (2) The provider shall not exceed the maximum group size of 40 children per group.

  (3) There shall be at least 2 staff members present when there are more than 8 children on the premises.

  (4) The provider's or an employee's child is not counted in the staff-to-child ratio when the parent of the child is working at the facility, but the child is counted in the group size.

  (5) Staff who are 16 or 17 years old may be included in the staff-to-child ratio, but shall not have unsupervised contact with any child being served.

  (6) Volunteers may be included in the staff-to-child ratio if they:

  (a) are at least 16 years old,

  (b) receive at least 2.5 hours of preservice training before counting in the staff-to-child ratio, and

  (c) complete at least 1 hour of child related training for each month they volunteer 40 hours or more.

  (7) Student interns who are registered in a high school or college child care course may count in the staff-to-child ratio when requirements in R381-70-7(14)(a)-(c) are met.

  (8) Guests shall not count in staff-to-child ratios.