Staff-to-child ratio calculator
Enter the ages in a room and get the staff you must have on the floor.
Ratios & staffing
5 tools · 5 guides · 1 comparisons
Staff-to-child ratio math, group-size limits, room capacity, schedules and what teachers are actually paid.
Tools
Classroom capacity calculator
Square footage and group-size limits turned into a licensed capacity per room.
Staff schedule builder
Cover opening, nap and closing while every hour of the day stays in ratio.
Teacher pay calculator
Hourly rate, payroll load and a room's total labor cost per week.
Staff turnover cost calculator
Your turnover rate and what each departure costs in hiring, training, cover and lost tuition.
Guides and comparisons
- Daycare ratios by state
Infant, preschool and school-age ratios and group sizes in eleven states, from each state's own rules.
- Infant daycare ratio rules
Why the infant room carries the tightest ratio in childcare, and what that does to its economics.
- Daycare teacher salary
What childcare workers and preschool teachers earn, and what a raise really costs.
- Daycare teacher job description
A posting that names duties, ratios, credentials and pay without boilerplate.
- Daycare director job description
Director duties, qualifying credentials and the licensing responsibility that comes with the title.
- CDA vs associate degree in early childhood
Hours, cost, Head Start rules and pay for the CDA and an ECE associate degree, and which to earn first.