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preschool class size question
Do you think a class the size of 17 with a teacher and one assistant is too
big?? This is for 3 year olds. I just wonder if I've been spoiled by a class of 10 with a teacher and one assistant. BTW, I'm baaaaack! But with AOL broadband giving us a headache, who knows for how long. :-D TIA, Stephanie Jake and Ryan 9/3/99 |
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Stephanie --
That seems big to me. Our preschool limited it to 12 with two teachers, even in the 4-year-old class. Julie Mom to Erica & Chris, 07/97 GandSBrock wrote: Do you think a class the size of 17 with a teacher and one assistant is too big?? This is for 3 year olds. I just wonder if I've been spoiled by a class of 10 with a teacher and one assistant. BTW, I'm baaaaack! But with AOL broadband giving us a headache, who knows for how long. :-D TIA, Stephanie Jake and Ryan 9/3/99 |
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Subject: preschool class size question
From: "The Fackrell's" Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2003 8:22 AM Message-id: %xwTa.114051$GL4.29834@rwcrnsc53 I'm not sure if it varies by State or not Having worked in day care in more than one state -- I can tell you it very much does. Some states have *horrid* ratios. Other states are not bad at all. .....in California I believe its a 5 to 1 ratio, maybe 6 to 1....17 to 2 is too big in my opinion! I worked in California and it was 4:1 for infants. It was higher for toddlers and even higher for preschoolers. Can't remember what age was the official dividing line between the latter two. In Minnesota (which has as good of ratios I've seen anywhere) it was 7:1 for toddlers and 10:1 for preschool -- 33 months being the separation point between the two. So 17:1 sounds about right to me. Lori |
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When I was teaching before Alexis was born there were two of us and we
CO-taught 3-K it was 2/17. I can tell you from the teacher's perspective it was a real challenge. In Alexis' preschool it was 2/6. That was wonderful but, not the norm. She will be going to public school this year and I am curious to find out what the ratio will be. ~If you remember in a previous post I asked opinions on the Dual Language program we were considering. Well, we decided to go with it and Alexis starts Spanish/English 4-K on August 18. Generally you will have better ratios at private schools. I found this average on the gov website. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/overview03/table_06.asp ~Kimberly Mommy to Alexis Iliana 07/17/99 and Emma Elidia & Aislyn Gabriela 10/01/02 come see us... http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/aislynemma/ |
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preschool class size question
With James' co-op preschool last year (CA) we had to have 1 parent/teacher
per 5 kids -- Gwen, Designer Wraps SAHM to James (9-98) Austin and Amber (5-02) tired of eBay? Try these great alternatives! www.tobuytwo.com ....auction house for families of multiples (but singletons can use it too!) www.familyauction.com www.wahmall.com www.wahmauctions.com "Rhiann1048" wrote in message ... Subject: preschool class size question From: "The Fackrell's" Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2003 8:22 AM Message-id: %xwTa.114051$GL4.29834@rwcrnsc53 I'm not sure if it varies by State or not Having worked in day care in more than one state -- I can tell you it very much does. Some states have *horrid* ratios. Other states are not bad at all. ....in California I believe its a 5 to 1 ratio, maybe 6 to 1....17 to 2 is too big in my opinion! I worked in California and it was 4:1 for infants. It was higher for toddlers and even higher for preschoolers. Can't remember what age was the official dividing line between the latter two. In Minnesota (which has as good of ratios I've seen anywhere) it was 7:1 for toddlers and 10:1 for preschool -- 33 months being the separation point between the two. So 17:1 sounds about right to me. Lori |
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Preschool I'm pretty sure was 18/2 with one parent sometimes. Now in grade
school it's 22/1. But I went to school with 44/1 and we did ok, though the teachers in the Catholic school in the 50's had a lot more control over the kids than now (not that I am a proponent of capital punishment). Shirley Chris and Kathleen 1/95 "The Fackrell's" wrote in message news:nayTa.114465$GL4.30169@rwcrnsc53... With James' co-op preschool last year (CA) we had to have 1 parent/teacher per 5 kids -- Gwen, Designer Wraps SAHM to James (9-98) Austin and Amber (5-02) tired of eBay? Try these great alternatives! www.tobuytwo.com ....auction house for families of multiples (but singletons can use it too!) www.familyauction.com www.wahmall.com www.wahmauctions.com "Rhiann1048" wrote in message ... Subject: preschool class size question From: "The Fackrell's" Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2003 8:22 AM Message-id: %xwTa.114051$GL4.29834@rwcrnsc53 I'm not sure if it varies by State or not Having worked in day care in more than one state -- I can tell you it very much does. Some states have *horrid* ratios. Other states are not bad at all. ....in California I believe its a 5 to 1 ratio, maybe 6 to 1....17 to 2 is too big in my opinion! I worked in California and it was 4:1 for infants. It was higher for toddlers and even higher for preschoolers. Can't remember what age was the official dividing line between the latter two. In Minnesota (which has as good of ratios I've seen anywhere) it was 7:1 for toddlers and 10:1 for preschool -- 33 months being the separation point between the two. So 17:1 sounds about right to me. Lori |
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At the preschool my girls attend there is one teacher for ten students in the
three-year-old class and one teacher for twelve students in the four-year-old class. Of course, parents rotate and there is almost always a parent in the class in addition to the teacher. There is also an assistant who rotates between three different classes-- so if a class is desperate for help, you just shout down the hall and the asst. comes running. Things go pretty smoothly with the one teacher and one parent. I would think things would get pretty hairy with only one adult-- especially for the three-year-olds. 17:1 seems way out of line for three-year-olds, IMO. -Cindy (mom to Ashlyn and Allyson 6/99 and Jenna 6/03) In article , says... Do you think a class the size of 17 with a teacher and one assistant is too big?? This is for 3 year olds. I just wonder if I've been spoiled by a class of 10 with a teacher and one assistant. BTW, I'm baaaaack! But with AOL broadband giving us a headache, who knows for how long. :-D TIA, Stephanie Jake and Ryan 9/3/99 |
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Yes, 17 is much too big!! I thought, in CA anyway, that there is a limit of
about 5 per adult?? I could be wrong, but that seems much more manageable. With 17, it would be like each adult caring for octuplets every day. I just couldn't imagine how that many kids could benefit from just 2 adults. Anyway, just MHO. |
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Stephanie writes:
Do you think a class the size of 17 with a teacher and one assistant is too big?? This is for 3 year olds. Stephanie Jake and Ryan 9/3/99 But your kids will already be 4, when the school year starts, right? How old are most of the kids in the class? Are yours going to be the very oldest? In the preschool my kids go to, the cutoff date is December 2 (i.e., the kids in the 3yo class are 3 by Dec 2, and the kids in the 4yo class are 4 by Dec 2). So here your kids would be in the 4yo class, not the 3yo class. I think the suitable ratio could be quite different in the two cases. There are no parents in the classroom? I like programs where the parents are occasionally in the classroom (even just 1 day/month); not only for the extra adult supervision but just to keep the parents in touch with what's going on. David desJardins |
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David,
If is it like our area, he cutoff date is September 1. Since they won't be 4 until after September 1 they have to go to the 3 yr old class. ~Kimberly Mommy to Alexis Iliana 07/17/99 and Emma Elidia & Aislyn Gabriela 10/01/02 come see us... http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/aislynemma/ |
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