Staff-to-child ratio calculator.
Pick your state and enter your children per age group. 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. A room is flagged before it ever runs thin.
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