Nursery World - Ratios and the Key Person

With the drop in adult to child ratios from pre-school to Reception flagged as an issue, Katy Morton reports on how two schools’ teachers and key people deal with it

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Could the revision of the EYFS present another opportunity to change ratios? For many, the jump from 1:8 for three- and four-year-olds in PVI settings to 1:13 and 1:30 in Reception is a problem.

For trainer and consultant Anne Gladstone, the drop in adult to child ratios from pre-school to Reception is a ‘massive issue’.

‘The drop from 1:8 to 1:13 or 1:30 comes at a time when children, many of whom will be aged four, are adapting to a new environment and change of routine.

‘Some children may not be toilet trained, while others, likely a minority, may not have been away from their parents for a prolonged amount of time.’

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