Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 3/27/2005 3:10:00 PM Author: Texas caregiver (rroe@sbcglobal.net) Subject: Infants in childare.. The state required ratio here in Texas is 4 infants to 1 provider, which for me works fine. I begin care for newborns and provide for them until age two, which is when a preschool environment is needed (I believe) to help develop other skills that they will need for elementary school. The groups I've had over the years have literally grown through babyhood and early toddlerhood together and the families get to know eachother as well. I've never had a problem with parents thinking that my ratio was out of line as far as size was concerned. Having great references from former clients has helped my business but caring for 4 infants, (after coming from a large family myself), is not impossible. Now 5 or 6...... Name: Email: Subject

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