AboutPam Koons Expertise Early Childhood Education For Prospective, New and Existing Teachers, and also Pre-School Owners/Directors. I can offer Teaching advice and also School Business advice. I owned a private Pre-school that I started over 22 years ago. I have degrees in Early Childhood Education, Business Management and Children's Theater. Can answer a variety of questions on anything having to do with Early Childhood Education, both teaching and business aspects.
Currently, I mentor folks wanting to start up their own preschools and daycares: www.PreschoolMentor.com. Please visit me there!
Experience Success in many areas. President of the local Chamber of Commerce. My school was voted #1 best private Pre-School in my county. 26 newspaper articles were written about my school and a half page news article about myself. Published Author in a Children's Anthology now on Amazon. Guest lecturer at the local College.
Question If I want to run a preschool with about 20 kids ,what kind of classroom arrangement is better ? Put them together in one big classroom with two teacher or devide to two classroom with one teacher in each classroom.
Answer Hi Cindy,
That's a very good question. It depends on many factors. 1) The training of your teachers and aides 2) The size of your classrooms 3) Your school Parents' wants and needs 4) Your program curriculum 5) Your budget, etc. I always found a good balance with 15 students and a teacher and an aide. Statistics show that 2 to 15 is a good ratio. Sometimes this is not always possible due to the above factors. I have run a classroom with 20 children and a teacher and an aide before, but only if they are very experienced educators. Even with a 10 to 1 ratio, that teacher will still some help with clean-up, snack, art projects, etc.
Hope this gives you some perspective. Much success!!
