HB 1407 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2686
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1407
AN ACT relative to child care staffing ratios.
SPONSORS: Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Berry, Hills. 39
COMMITTEE: Special Committee on Childcare
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes maximum class size and minimum staff levels for child day care programs.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2686
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to child care staffing ratios.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Child Day Care Licensing; Rulemaking; Child Care Staffing Ratios. Amend RSA 170-E:11, I(c) to read as follows:
(c) The number of individuals or staff required to insure adequate supervision and care of the children received based on the following:
(1) For children ages 6 weeks to 12 months, the maximum group size shall be 13 with the following minimum staffing levels:
(A) One associate teacher with up to 4 children;
(B) One associate teacher and one assistant teacher with 5 to 9 children; and
(C) One lead teacher and 2 assistant teachers with 9 to 13 children.
(2) For children ages 13 to 24 months, the maximum group size shall be 16 with the following minimum staffing levels:
(A) One associate teacher with up to 5 children;
(B) One associate teacher and one assistant teacher with 6 to 11 children; and
(C) One lead teacher and 2 assistant teachers with 11 to 16 children.
(3) For children ages 25 to 35 months, the maximum group size shall be 19 with the following minimum staffing levels:
(A) One associate teacher with up to 6 children;
(B) One associate teacher and one assistant teacher with 7 to 12 children; and
(C) One lead teacher and 2 assistant teachers with 13 to 19 children.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.