Enter the children by age band with their arrival and departure times, and each educator’s shift and break. The checker then works through the day in 15-minute steps and flags every period where the educators working directly with children fall below the ratio, worked out across the whole service (“under the roof”) using your state’s figures. An educator on a break does not count for that time (regulation 122). It shows ratio gaps through the day; for qualifications, ECT hours and first aid at a single point in time, use the roster checker.
A whole-day ratio check for a centre-based service: arrivals, departures, shifts and breaks in, every 15-minute shortfall out.
The usual danger points are opening and closing, lunch breaks and room transitions. See breaks and ratios and out-of-ratio penalties.
No. Only educators working directly with children count (regulation 122). An educator on a break is not, so the break has to be covered.
Under the roof: the children in each age band are divided by that band's ratio, the results are added and the total is rounded up. Room by room can require more educators.
No. It checks numbers through the day. Use the roster checker for the 50% diploma rule, ECT hours and first aid cover at a point in time.
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