HB1161

HB1161 establishes new staffing requirements for South Dakota day care providers by setting specific adult-to-child ratios based on children's ages, ranging from one adult per five infants under 18 months to one adult per fifteen children age six and older. For mixed-age groups, day care centers must follow the ratio for whichever age group makes up the majority, except when children under three are present—then they must maintain the stricter ratio for younger children.