Pennsylvania Code
Title 22 - EDUCATION
Part XVI - Standards
Chapter 405 - PA PRE-K COUNTS
PROGRAM AND CLASSROOM REQUIREMENTS
Section 405.43 - Class size and student/staffing ratio

Universal Citation: 22 PA Code ยง 405.43

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Program class enrollments are limited to at most 20 students with at least one teacher and one aide in the classroom, however, for high quality programming a maximum of 17 students is recommended.

(b) If a Program class has ten or fewer students, there shall be one teacher in the classroom and an aide must be available onsite to assist the teacher as needed.

(c) Whenever the enrollment in a class exceeds 20, the class shall be divided into two classes so that each class individually does not exceed 20 students. Each class must be properly staffed and, if space is to be shared, that space must be divided by a barrier that adequately separates the spaces for instructional purposes.

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