Cal. Educ. Code § 8241
Administration
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2011
Programs operated pursuant to this chapter may be designed to meet child-related needs identified by parents or guardians which may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Care for school-age children during non-school hours.
(b) Weekend care.
(c) Night shift care.
(d) Worksite care.
(e) Temporary emergency child care.
(f) Child care for ill children.
Until the Superintendent of Public Instruction promulgates regulations for center-based programs establishing staffing ratios, the following staffing ratios shall apply:
(a) Infants, 0 to 2 years old—1:3 adult-child ratio, 1:18 teacher-child ratio.
(b) Infants and toddlers, 0 to 2 years old—1:4 adult-child ratio, 1:16 teacher-child ratio.
(c) Children 3 to 6 years old—1:8 adult-child ratio, 1:24 teacher-child ratio.
(d) Children 6 to 10 years old—1:14 adult-child ratio, 1:28 teacher-child ratio.
(e) Children 10 to 13 years old—1:18 adult-child ratio, 1:36 teacher-child ratio.
(f) If groups of children of varying ages are commingled, the teacher and adult ratios shall be proportionate and appropriate to the ages and groups of children.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.