Kindergarten – What’s The Right Teacher to Child Ratio?

Question of the Day
What teacher/child ratio does your kindergarten have? Do they have helpers in the classroom? Do you feel the ratio is right?

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Pre-K was a lively bunch of around 20 kids, mostly boys, supervised by a high-energy teacher and an aide.

So when I walked into the kindergarten classroom to find one tiny, soft-spoken teacher facing 24 children, I was a little nervous to say the least.

As it turns out, they had a student teacher for a while and, in the afternoons, the AM Kindergarten teacher comes in to help with centers and other afternoon activities. Then there’s the music teacher, the art teacher, the computer teacher, a spanish teacher and someone who helps with small-groups reading, and parents often come in to read stories.

And, after getting to know her, I think his teacher could handle the whole class all day with one arm tied behind her back. But I’m sure she’s glad she doesn’t have to!

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Question of the Day
What teacher/child ratio does your kindergarten have? Do they have helpers in the classroom? Do you feel the ratio is right?

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