Age Range	Ratio For Center-based Care
6 weeks	(1:6) Maximum Group Size 12
9 months	(1:6) Maximum Group Size 12
18 months	(1:8) Maximum Group Size 16
27 months	(1:10) Maximum Group Size 20
3 years	(1:15) Maximum Group Size 30
4 years	(1:18) Maximum Group Size 36
5 years	(1:20) Maximum Group Size 40
6 years	(1:25) Maximum Group Size 50
7 years	(1:25) Maximum Group Size 50
8-9 years	(1:25) Maximum Group Size 50
10 years or older	(1:25) Maximum Group Size 50
Age Range	Ratio For Family Child Care
Number of Children Allowed:	3-6 (up to 12 under 13-yrs, if 6 are related to provider, residents, or children for whom no compensation is received)
Maximum Number of Children to One Provider:	3 under 1-yr; 6 under 3-yrs; 8 under 5-yrs;
Provider's Own Children Counted:	Yes
Maximum Number of Infants/Toddlers to One Provider:	3 under 1-yr
Age Range	Ratio For Family Child Care
Number of Children Allowed:	7-18
Ratio of Children to One Provider:	6:1 for under 1 yr and under 18-mos and not walking 8:1 for 1-yr-olds who walk 10:1 for 2-yrs 15:1 for 3-yrs 18:1 for 4-yrs +
Provider's Own Children Counted:	NA
*Georgia: In large (“group”) homes mixed age ratios are determined by the age of youngest child under 3; ratios in groups with children over 3 years of age are determined by the age of the majority of children.