Baby rooms are Ofsted-inspected to ensure that the environment, procedures, routines and staffing fulfil the requirements of babies in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
At least one adult to three babies is the regulatory staff ratio for children under two years, and provision must meet the individual needs of babies' care, learning and development.
The role of the baby room leader (BRL) is to:
Baby room practitioners and their managers in the Kent and Medway areas are assisting researchers at Canterbury Christ Church University to investigate the quality of care in out-of-home provision for babies, especially in day nurseries.
Funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Baby Room Project aims to identify what is actually happening in baby rooms. It is interested in the nature of the environments, interactions and resources in place to support babies' development and staff training. The project ends in February 2012.
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