299CEducator to child ratios during rest period

#### 299C Educator to child ratios during rest period 299C Educator to child ratios during rest period > > (1) Despite anything to the contrary in these Regulations, the educator to child ratios during a rest period specified in a rest period condition are— > > > > > (a) for children over 24 months but less than 36 months of age— > > > > > > > (i) for the first 12 children, 1 educator to 12 children; > > > > > > > (ii) for any additional children, 1 educator to 6 children; > > > > > (b) for children over 30 months but less than 36 months of age— > > > > > > > (i) for the first 16 children, 1 educator to 16 children; > > > > > > > (ii) for any additional children, 1 educator to 8 children; > > > > > (c) for children at least 3 years but under 7 years of age— > > > > > > > (i) for the first 24 children, 1 educator to 24 children; > > > > > > > (ii) for any additional children, 1 educator to 12 children; > > > > > (d) for children at least 4 years but under 7 years of age— > > > > > > > (i) for the first 26 children, 1 educator to 26 children; > > > > > > > (ii) for any additional children, 1 educator to 13 children; > > > > > (e) for children at least 4 years but under 13 years of age— > > > > > > > (i) for the first 24 children, 1 educator to 24 children; > > > > > > > (ii) for any additional children, 1 educator to 12 children. > > > (2) If an approved education and care service educates and cares for fewer than 31 children, during a rest period specified in a rest period condition one staff member or volunteer may be counted as an educator for every 3 educators included in the required educator to child ratio. > > **pt 7.5, div 2A, sdivs 1, 2 (regs 299A–299E):** Ins 2017 (543), reg 99.