Ratios in Wales
Under the National Minimum Standards for Childminders in
Wales, childminders may care for no more than six children under
8.
- of those six children, no more than three may be under 5 years
of age
- of those three children, normally no more than two may be under
18 months of age, although exceptions can be made for siblings
- any care provided for children aged 8 to 14 is not allowed to
adversely affect the care provided for children under 8.
Where a childminder employs an assistant, the same adult:child
ratios apply for any additional children.
owever, the space available for children on the premises may
also affect the numbers for which provision can be registered.
Children of any age who attend 10 early education sessions a
week, may be classed as children over 5 for the purposes of the
adult:child ratio.
The ratios include the childminder’s own children and any others
for whom she/he is responsible and who are on the premises.
Students on training placements are not included in the adult:child
ratio.
