Working Environment
As required by the Child Care Centres Ordinance —
The staffing ratios in child care centres for children under 6 years of age are as follows:
1 child care worker to every 8 children under 2 years of age
1 child care worker to every 14 children from 2 to 6 years of age
The staffing ratios in residential crèches and nurseries are as follows:
day time: 1 child care worker to every 8 children
after 8 p.m.: 1 child care worker to every 12 children
Working Hours and Holidays
Child care staff normally work 8 to 8½ hours a day and those work in residential service are required to work in shifts and may need to dwell in their working-place.
Foster care workers, adoption workers and workers in the child protective service and counselling service attend normal office hours. However, the hours of work are subject to changes under special circumstances.
Employment Protection
If you have any enquiries about the Employment Ordinance or other labour legislation, you can obtain further information from:
![]() | The 24-hour Enquiry Hotline of the Labour Department :2717 1771 (the Hotline is handle by “1823 Citizen’s Easy Link”) |
![]() | The Labour Department's homepage: www.labour.gov.hk/eng/legislat/contentA.htm |