Kids activity groups and ratios

[Kolie]

I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if this is ok.

DD is 4, she goes to rainbows, they give 8 places per school year (which is really not enough) and move up on the school year (so some of the girls are nearly 8 by the time they leave rainbows as rainbows cover Reception to Y2), I'm pretty sure this isn't the norm but what can you do. The same lady runs rainbows, brownies and the local Sunday school.

Either way my issue is ratios, for the 24 kids, their are 2 adults. I worry this isn't close to enough? They usually have a DofE teen volunteering too.
It's a great group, she works through loads with them all and DD loves it.

DD also goes to Sunday school, it's about 30 kids, 2-11 and here they have 3 adults.

Dd does ballet and that's only 10-12 kids per class and the teacher has an assistant.

AIBU to wonder what normal ratios are for these and be worried that they aren't enough for some? Who do I approach about this?

*Either way my issue is ratios, for the 24 kids, their are 2 adults. I worry this isn't close to enough? They usually have a DofE teen volunteering too.
It's a great group, she works through loads with them all and DD loves it.

DD also goes to Sunday school, it's about 30 kids, 2-11 and here they have 3 adults.

Dd does ballet and that's only 10-12 kids per class and the teacher has an assistant*

Those ratios are correct (although minimum) for indoor meetings for Brownies. And are better ratios that they will have at school for instance. The ballet lessons are presumably run as a business, and not by volunteers, and are therefore often better staffed.

If you are worried, then have a chat to the leaders, but I'm not sure what else you can do other than step up to help, or pull your daughter out. Don't worry that you think you'd be no good at it, you'd be given some training, and just having another adult in the room to keep an eye on things is a massive help to leaders, even if you don't get that involved.

Was this thread also you? There's an awful lot of parallels...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/amiibeingunreasonable/5019747-favouritism-in-school-and-hobbies

This! And OP is looking for someone to complain to rather than stepping up and volunteering herself, obviously 🙄

"This! And OP is looking for someone to complain to rather than stepping up and volunteering herself, obviously"

If I'm right about the thread I quoted also being the OP, it's worse than that: she's actively trying to find reasons to complain about the poor woman!

Are you thinking of volunteering your time to the Brownies/Guides/Rainbows group OP. Volunteers are always welcome.

Or are you looking to report someone?

makes me feel very very sorry for these poor leaders dealing with the OP