Child & Youth Supervision Ratios

Child Supervision Ratios for Screened Volunteers

Church settings should comply with established ratios for Screened Volunteers and Children at all times. Established ratios are:

• Two Screened Volunteers for every 6 infants aged from birth to 18 months old [2:6]
• Two Screened Volunteers for every 10 toddlers aged 18 months to 5 years of age [2:10]
• Two Screened Volunteers for every 20 Children aged 6 to 11 years old [2:20]
• Two Screened Volunteers for every 16 Children aged 12 to 13 years old [2:16]

Ratios for off-site trips should be double the recommended ratios stated above.

Youth Supervision Ratios for Screened Volunteers

Church settings should comply with established ratios for Screened Volunteers and Youth at all times. Established ratios are:

• Two Screened Volunteers for every twenty Youth from ages 14 to age of majority [2:20]
• For high-risk activities, ratios should be adjusted to two Screened Volunteers for every five Youth [2:10]
• There must be at least two (2) unrelated Screened Volunteers at all events.
• Events with mixed genders must be supervised by both male and female screened Volunteers.