Table 4.

Facilities and weather scores by child care center characteristics

Characteristic	Facilities score Mean(sd)		p value#	Weather score Mean(sd)		p value#
Total sample	6.8 (1.9)			3.5 (1.6)
Possible range	0–12			0–7
Licensed capacity
< 57 children enrolled	6.3 (1.7)		0.12	3.4 (1.7)		0.61
58–118 children enrolled	6.9 (1.7)			3.3 (1.5)
>119 children enrolled	7.0 (2.1)			3.6 (1.6)
For profit status
For-profit	6.5 (1.9)		0.16	3.2 (1.5)		0.01
Not for-profit	7.0 (1.8)			3.8 (1.7)
Head Start status
Not Head Start	6.8 (1.7)		0.83	3.5 (1.6)		0.06
Early Learning Initiative	6.4 (2.9)			4.5 (1.4)
Part Head Start	6.9 (2.0)			3.3 (1.5)
Full Head Start	6.5 (1.8)			2.9 (1.6)
Tuition rate
< $155	6.5 (2.0)		0.11	3.4 (1.6)		0.13
$155 – $164	6.5 (1.7)			3.3 (1.4)
> $164	7.2 (2.0)			3.9 (1.7)
% receiving tuition-assistance
0–50%	7.4 (1.8)a,b		0.006	4.0 (1.8)a		0.02
51–92%	6.5 (2.0)a			3.3 (1.3)
>92%	6.3 (1.7)b			3.1 (1.6)a
Primary race of center
White	7.2 (1.8)a		0.005	3.8 (1.8)		0.27
Black	6.6 (1.8)b			3.3 (1.6)
Mixed	4.4 (1.8)a,b			3.4 (1.1)
No primary race	6.5 (2.1)			3.2 (1.3)
% Staff with Bachelors or higher
< 7%	6.3 (1.9)a		0.01	3.3 (1.5)		0.64
7–20%	6.5 (1.8)			3.5 (1.7)
> 20%	7.3 (1.8)a			3.6 (1.6)
NAEYC accredited
Yes	7.3 (2.1)		0.10	4.4 (1.6)		0.002
No	6.6 (1.8)			3.3 (1.6)
National Chain
Yes	6.8 (2.0)		0.86	3.8 (1.3)		0.22
No	6.7 (1.9)			3.4 (1.7)
Local Chain
Yes	6.2 (1.9)			3.2 (1.6)
No	6.8 (1.9)		0.11	3.5 (1.6)		0.42
Independent Chain
Yes	6.8 (1.9)		0.83	3.3 (1.7)		0.25
No	6.7 (1.9)			3.6 (1.5)
Religious-affiliated
Yes	6.3 (1.7)		0.14	3.6 (1.7)		0.61
No	6.8 (1.9)			3.5 (1.6)

^#p values are from one-way analysis of variance tests or t-tests.

^a,bPairwise comparisons of the same letter are significantly different at alpha <0.05 level using Tukey’s studentized range test