For a group consisting of one Year Old and 24 School Age Children, how many caregivers are required?

• A. 3 caregivers
• B. 4 caregivers
• C. 5 caregivers
• D. 6 caregivers

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is caregiver-to-child ratios by age and how they apply to mixed-age groups. When you have children of different ages, you must meet the ratio for each age group present, so you sum the staff needed for each group.

For a 1-year-old, the standard requires one caregiver to supervise a small group of infants (in this course, that means one caregiver can oversee the infant). For 24 school-age children, the standard used here is one caregiver for every six school-age children, which means four caregivers are needed for the 24 kids. Adding the infant caregiver and the four school-age caregivers gives a total of five caregivers.

So five caregivers are required to meet both age-group requirements in this mixed group.