Table 1.
Characteristics of early care and education (ECE) programmes participating in the environment and policy assessment and observation sub-study (n 19)
| Stratified by site | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | North/Central Florida | Indiana | Missouri | New Jersey | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Total ECE programmes | 19 | 100·0 | 3 | 15·8 | 6 | 31·6 | 5 | 26·3 | 5 | 26·3 |
| Profit status | ||||||||||
| Non-profit | 13 | 68·4 | 3 | 100·0 | 5 | 83·3 | 1 | 20·0 | 4 | 80·0 |
| For-profit or private | 6 | 31·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 16·7 | 4 | 80·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Head Start/Early Start | ||||||||||
| Participate | 4 | 21·1 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 33·3 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 40·0 |
| Do not participate | 15 | 79·0 | 3 | 100·0 | 4 | 66·7 | 5 | 100·0 | 3 | 60·0 |
| School-based | ||||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 10·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 33·3 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 |
| No | 17 | 89·5 | 3 | 100·0 | 4 | 66·7 | 5 | 100·0 | 5 | 100·0 |
| Faith-based | ||||||||||
| Yes | 6 | 31·6 | 3 | 100·0 | 2 | 33·3 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| No | 13 | 68·4 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 66·7 | 5 | 100·0 | 4 | 80·0 |
| Full or half day care | ||||||||||
| Full day and half day | 4 | 21·1 | 1 | 33·3 | 2 | 33·3 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Full day only | 14 | 73·7 | 2 | 66·7 | 3 | 50·0 | 5 | 100·0 | 4 | 80·0 |
| Half day only | 1 | 5·3 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 16·7 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 |
| CACFP | ||||||||||
| Participate | 9 | 47·4 | 1 | 33·3 | 2 | 33·3 | 3 | 60·0 | 3 | 60·0 |
| Do not participate | 10 | 52·6 | 2 | 66·7 | 4 | 66·7 | 2 | 40·0 | 2 | 40·0 |
| Accreditation | ||||||||||
| Accredited | 6 | 31·6 | 2 | 66·7 | 1 | 16·7 | 1 | 20·0 | 2 | 40·0 |
| Not accredited | 13 | 68·4 | 1 | 33·3 | 5 | 83·3 | 4 | 80·0 | 3 | 60·0 |
| Quality rating and improvement systems | ||||||||||
| Participate | 6 | 31·6 | 1 | 33·3 | 4 | 66·7 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Do not participate | 13 | 68·4 | 2 | 66·7 | 2 | 33·3 | 5 | 100·0 | 4 | 80·0 |
| Meals and snacks provided | ||||||||||
| Meals and snacks | 17 | 89·5 | 3 | 100·0 | 6 | 100·0 | 5 | 100·0 | 3 | 60·0 |
| Meals only | 1 | 5·3 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Snacks only | 1 | 5·3 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Preparation of meals/snacks | ||||||||||
| Prepared on-site and catered | 1 | 5·3 | 0 | 00·0 | 1 | 16·7 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 |
| Catered only | 2 | 10·5 | 0 | 00·0 | 1 | 16·7 | 0 | 00·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Prepared on-site only | 16 | 84·2 | 3 | 100·0 | 4 | 66·7 | 5 | 100·0 | 4 | 80·0 |
| Family provision of meals/snacks allowed | ||||||||||
| Meals and snacks | 1 | 5·3 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Meals only | 2 | 10·5 | 1 | 33·3 | 1 | 16·7 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 |
| Snacks only | 1 | 5·3 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 | 0 | 00·0 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Not allowed | 15 | 79·0 | 2 | 66·7 | 5 | 83·3 | 5 | 100·0 | 3 | 60·0 |
CACFP, Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Data were collected from pre-school classrooms in nineteen programmes across four US states in 2014.