Staff-to-child ratio calculator.
Pick your state, enter your children per age group, and see exactly how many staff the law expects in each room — and in total.
Your staffing plan appears here as you type.
Want this as a printable staffing sheet? We’ll email it with your state’s limits.
Questions, answered
Divide the number of children in the room by your state’s ratio for their age group, rounding up. A room of 9 toddlers at a 1:6 ratio needs 2 staff members.
Yes — every state sets its own ratios and group-size limits per age group. This calculator uses published state requirements; your licensing agency is the final word.
Yes — ratios are computed live from real check-ins against your state’s limits, with a flag before a room ever runs thin.
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