Education and Care Services Regulation 2013
sec.54Educator to child ratios for groups of children— Act , s 244 (2) (f)
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sec.54 Educator to child ratios for groups of children— Act , s 244 (2) (f)
This section applies if— a Queensland approved provider of a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to children in a group of not more than 21 children; and there are no more than 4 children aged from birth to 1 year of age in the group; and there are no more than 2 children aged from birth to 1 year of age for each educator; and if the QEC service has an approved capacity for more than 30 children, the QEC service provides regulated education and care for no more than 10 children from birth to 2 years of age. The approved provider of the QEC approved service must ensure that the QEC service has a minimum number of 1 educator for every 7 children in the group. (sec.54-ssec.1) This section applies if— a Queensland approved provider of a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to children in a group of not more than 21 children; and there are no more than 4 children aged from birth to 1 year of age in the group; and there are no more than 2 children aged from birth to 1 year of age for each educator; and if the QEC service has an approved capacity for more than 30 children, the QEC service provides regulated education and care for no more than 10 children from birth to 2 years of age. (sec.54-ssec.2) The approved provider of the QEC approved service must ensure that the QEC service has a minimum number of 1 educator for every 7 children in the group.
- (a) a Queensland approved provider of a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to children in a group of not more than 21 children; and
- (b) there are no more than 4 children aged from birth to 1 year of age in the group; and
- (c) there are no more than 2 children aged from birth to 1 year of age for each educator; and
- (d) if the QEC service has an approved capacity for more than 30 children, the QEC service provides regulated education and care for no more than 10 children from birth to 2 years of age.