Staffing Levels
for Organisations Working With Children and Young People
Ratio of adults to children
Aged 0-2 years 1 adult to 3 children
Aged 2-3 years 1 adult to 4 children
Aged 3-8 years 1 adult to 8 children
Over 8’s 1 adult to 10 children.
Please note
All activities should be risk assessed, taking note of the venue, nature of the activity, additional needs of children, proximity of additional services, etc. and if necessary increase the number of adult helpers


