How many key children do people have? What’s the most you are allowed?”

Question

Q – “How many key children do people have? What’s the most you are allowed?”

Answers

A – “I work in a room for 2-3 years olds. Myself (second in charge) and a level 2 member of staff have 8 key children each. The room leader has three and another level three qualified has three…”

A – “Had 8 but due to changes there is only now 2 of us keyworking all 38 children & due to rise to 45 by Easter! We do get 2.5hrs a week in work time to do planning, prep & assessments.”

A – “I have 6 (2 year olds) at the moment but a member of staff has just handed her notice in so expecting that to rise in the near future.”

A – “The children should never be equaled out to suit “work load” it is who ever the child bonds with”

A – “Here it’s baby room 3 babies to each adult…Toddlers 5 children to an adult …. 3 to 5 room … 10 children to an adult”

A – “I work in pre school and I currently have 9 children….. I work in a private setting”

A – “I had 14 when I worked full time in the past, but now I have 6 whilst working just mornings”

A – “I have 8 morning and five afternoon but will go up once we are full January !”

A – “Depends how many in the room and staff working hours x it’s all about the best fit for the child”

A – “I am in a preschool room and have 11 but I have had up to 15”

A – “I have 13 at the moment. The other two members of staff have 11 each.”

A – “When I was in preschool I had 22, now I’m in babies I have 9 with that going up to possibly 12 in January”

A – “I am working with 2-3 years old and I have 19 ,my nursery assistant just 3 as she is new on the childcare field .”

A – “The most keychildren I have had is 15 but I have 7 keychildren at the moment”

A – “I’ve had 28 3-5’sat one time….Hard going and wouldn’t recommend it!”

A – “What level of paperwork or online journal do you do with that amount of key children how much extra time do you get per child”

A – “I currently have 13 but had 21 back in the summer! I’m an EYT in a private nursery in the preschool room”

A – “I think that this is a good argument forn using a childminder, particularly with under threes. Childminders have three children at a time, could be as many six children to keep records for if you have part timers….”

A – “I have 9 at the moment soon to be 10”

A – “I’m full time in a nursery pre-school and I have had up to 25 at one time”

A – “I’m allowed 26 (13 am & 13 pm) I work in a school nursery”

A – “I’m a teacher in a nursery and we all have 8am and 8pm”

A – “I have 8 in 3-5s but had 14 before”

A – “11 children AM / 10 children PM”

A – “Most was 13. Least 8”

A – “Im a room lead and i have 9”

A – “I have 10 at the moment”

A – “I have 14 (3-5 ) and soon I having 18”

A – “I am a room leader and I have 8 1-2 year olds”

A – “I’m not qualified and i have 14”