Education and Care Services Regulation 2026
sec.62Educator to child ratios generally
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sec.62 Educator to child ratios generally
The approved provider of a QEC approved service must ensure that, for each age range of children stated in schedule 1 , column 1 for which the service provides regulated education and care, the service has at least the number of educators calculated in accordance with the ratio stated in column 2 of the schedule opposite the age range. However, subsection (1) does not apply to the approved provider of a QEC approved service if— section 63 applies to the approved provider; and the number of educators for the service calculated under section 63 is less than the number of educators calculated under subsection (1) . (sec.62-ssec.1) The approved provider of a QEC approved service must ensure that, for each age range of children stated in schedule 1 , column 1 for which the service provides regulated education and care, the service has at least the number of educators calculated in accordance with the ratio stated in column 2 of the schedule opposite the age range. (sec.62-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the approved provider of a QEC approved service if— section 63 applies to the approved provider; and the number of educators for the service calculated under section 63 is less than the number of educators calculated under subsection (1) .
- (a) section 63 applies to the approved provider; and
- (b) the number of educators for the service calculated under section 63 is less than the number of educators calculated under subsection (1) .