CARE RATIOS IN NURSERIES
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I think the proposed ratios of having four 1 year olds to one adult, and six 2 year olds to one adult will have a negative effect on the children's safety as there will be fewer staff to supervise the children. This is especially important for children aged between 0-2 who may not know right from wrong, nor if they are in danger. For under 1's, staff members may need to give the babies one to one care when feeding them their bottle, or when rocking very young babies to sleep. This will be very difficult to do if there are 3 other children to supervise. Having six 2 year olds to one adult will also provide the child with less one to one support and care and this may have a negative effect on the children's learning. KM
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