I thought that the ratio for two-year-olds by law was 4:1 (teacher to student). My DC's child had 3 teachers for 12 kids at 2, and 3 teachers for 16 kids at age 3. I don't think "about to turn 3" counts as 3. I could be wrong, so don't quote me, but definitely check it out.

We were at a school with a 13:1 ratio for 3-6 year olds and a bathroom outside the room and half the class ended up very sick. Children were going to the bathroom with little supervision and not properly washing their hands.

It is a well regarded private preschool.

is this s public PK?

Contact the local colleges and univeristies with students in the Education programs, I'm sure they need credit hours or community service.

Why won't the teachers go to the director? They should not involve parents before saying something first.

I don't know about daycare ratios, but all my children had 2-3 adults to 10 children at that age in preschools. I can't imagine just 2 adults for 14-15 2 year olds!

OP here - no SN needs kids in the class. We've seen kids in the bathroom by themselves, which they are not ready for.

I'm 10:08-- when I critiqued the ratios, to be clear, I am a day care veteran, not a general basher of day care.

Wow, if the teachers were telling me to ask for a 3rd teacher, I would band together with the other parents to advocate for one! Personally, I think these ratios are pretty ridiculous. All you need is one teacher to be out helping one child go potty, then there's only 1 teacher left for the remaining 13 kids!!

I would think having a number of room parents could help. Can you all organize a rotating room parent(s)?

Wow. This seems odd. My children went to private preschool and the ratio was roughly the same (2 teachers 12-13 kids). Do they have schedule? I know my kids were taken as a class to the bathroom at a set time. Are they new teachers? Is there a number of SN kids? It seems to me the teachers need to step up their game.

Our downtown DC preschool teachers told us parents at back to school night on Monday that they need more help. It is 2 teachers in a classroom with 14 or 15 kids all about to turn 3 - so potty training and lots of hands-on needs still. They said we should ask the school director for a 3rd teacher b/c they can't. Part of me thinks the teachers need to step up and part of me worries because my son is in that room.