Staff-to-child ratio calculator
Enter the ages in a room and get the staff you must have on the floor.
Ratios & staffing
4 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 labour cost per week.
Guides
- Daycare ratios by state
The infant, toddler and preschool ratios and group sizes each state actually licenses.
- Infant daycare ratio rules
Why infant rooms run 1:3 or 1:4, and what that does to a room's economics.
- Daycare teacher salary
What childcare workers and preschool teachers earn, by role and by state.
- 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.
- In-home daycare vs preschool
Ratios, hours, staffing and cost — where each setting actually differs.