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Silver Spring (area) preschool with openings in 3s?
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banewman
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Hello,
Perhaps 18:17 is just making an honest mistake in estimation, but it's important to correct. I'm the director at Saint Luke and have been affiliated with the school for 10 years, part of that time spent as one of the assistants in the classroom 18:17 mentions. In that time period there have never been 25 "older two's" in any one classroom, and never more than 18 threes in a classroom. My goodness, not not only would that not be optimal for the children, the teachers would never stand for it, and we'd hardly be competitive! No teacher on our staff teaches 50 children. It is also important to note that the state would never allow us to operate with the ratios mentioned by 18:17. In fact our ratios are in keeping with the guidelines provided by the NAEYC. Saint Luke's classrooms also exceed (in most cases by a great deal) the state's requirements for square footage per child. I've cut and pasted the relevant section of the Maryland Regs. for you below. We are only one of many terrific preschool programs in and around Silver Spring. Thank you for allowing the clarification. Kindly, Beth Newman COMAR 13A.16.08.03C Same-Age Groups. In a group of children of the same age, the following staff/child ratio and maximum group size requirements apply: Child Ages Staff/Child Ratio Maximum Group Size 2 years old 1 to 6 12 3 or 4 years old 1 to 10 20 5 years old and older 1 to 15 30 |
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We love St. Luke's! 
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