0-36 Months
Maximum group size: 12 children
Child-to-staff ratio:
- 1 to 4 children: 1 Infant Toddler Educator
- 5 to 8 children: 1 Infant Toddler Educator and 1 Early Childhood Educator
- 9 to 12 children: 1 Infant Toddler Educator, 1 Early Childhood Educator and 1 Early Childhood Educator Assistant
Staff qualifications:
- Infant Toddler Educator Certificate (approximately 1300 hours of training)
- Early Childhood Educator Certificate (approximately 900 hours of training)
- Early Childhood Educator Assistant Certificate (completed one early childhood education course)
3-5 years
Maximum group size: 25 children
Child-to-staff ratio:
- 1 to 8 children: 1 Early Childhood Educator
- 9 to 16 children: 1 Early Childhood Educator and 1 Early Childhood Educator Assistant
- 17 to 25 children: 1 Early Childhood Educator and 2 Early Childhood Educator Assistants
Staff qualifications:
- Early Childhood Educator Certificate (approximately 900 hours of training)
- Early Childhood Educator Assistant Certificate (completed one early childhood education course)
School age (Kindergarten and up)
Maximum group size: 24 children from Kindergarten and Grade 1 OR 30 children from Grade 2 and older with no Kindergarten or Grade 1 children present
Staff-to-child ratio:
- 1 responsible adult for each 12 children from Kindergarten and Grade 1
- 1 responsible adult for each 15 children from Grade 2 and older
Staff qualifications:
- Responsible adults must be 19 years of age or older and able to provide care and mature guidance to children.
- Must also have 20 hours of child care-related training, relevant work experience, a valid first aid certificate and a clear criminal record check.
Adventure Daycare staff all have Child Care First Aid Certificates and a clean criminal record check.
