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Jul 2004 Concern over NSW Government decision to maintain current child:staff ratios |
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In April we featured a news story on child:staff ratios in child care centers . Recently our National President Judy Radich wrote to the NSW Government Minister for Community Services expressing our National Executive's grave concern at the decision by the NSW Government to maintain its regulated ratio for children, birth to two years of age, in long day care services, at one adult for every five children.
Our concern is based on the unequivocal research findings demonstrating that care which is sensitive and responsive to a child's signals and cues is a critical element in development of secure attachment and that such relationships set the stage for children's future development. The early relationships with the caregiver (parent, child care worker), become a prototype for the interactions and relationships a child will have later in life.
To read Judy Radich's letter to the minister, or the evidence the argument for lower ratios is based on, or Early Childhood Australia's policy on child staff ratios just follow the links!
Letter to Minister
Attachment Theory
ChildAdult Attachment
Attachment Research
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 October 2005 )
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