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Annex A Input standards
1 Adult:Child ratios in non-domestic
premises
The ratios apply to new providers from 1 April 2002.
Existing providers are expected to achieve the new ratios
by 1 April 2004.
Age | Ratio |
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Under 2s | 1:3 |
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2 to under 3s | 1:5 |
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*3 and over | 1:8 |
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If all children are 8 or
over | 1:10 |
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* Where children aged 3 and over attend
facilities providing day care for a session which is less
than a continuous period of four hours in any day the
adult: child ratio may be 1:10. providing individual
children do not attend more than one session per day.
Two adults to be in attendance at any one time.
Only adults in contact with children for the majority of
the session should count towards the ratios.
The regulator would be able to vary the ratios up or
down where warranted for example attendance of children
with special needs, awkward premises and additional support
staff on the premises.
2 Adult:Child ratios in domestic
premises
1:6 for children under 12, of whom no more than three
are not yet attending primary school and of whom no more
than one is under 1.
These ratios include the childminder's own children. The
Care Commission will have regard to the number of children
aged 12 to 16 who are likely to be in the house regularly,
and will have the discretion to vary the ratios
accordingly. The Care Commission will also have discretion
to vary the ratios to take account of special
circumstances, such as siblings under 1, special needs,
awkward premises, etc.
3 Qualified staff
The intention is to move to a position where all staff
in centres providing childcare or pre-school education
either hold an appropriate qualification, are seeking
accreditation of skills and experience or are pursuing
on-the-job training with a view to registering with the
Scottish Social Services Council in due course. The Council
published its qualification requirements for registration
of the early years workforce in March 2004, and will begin
phased registration of the workforce during 2006. Employers
are advised to develop training plans in order to meet the
expectations set out in Standard 12 and help their staff
meet registration requirements. For further information
see Annex C.
4 Space standards in non-domestic
premises
The School Premises (General Requirement and Standards)
(Scotland) Regulations 1967 (as amended) continue to
apply to nursery schools under the management of education
authorities.
For all other non-domestic childcare, the following
space standards apply, although the Care Commission will
have discretion to vary the standards to take account of
special circumstances.
Age | Space |
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Under 2s | 3.7 square metres |
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2 to under 3s | 2.8 square metres |
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3 and over | 2.3 square metres |
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