Table 4.

OLS regression modeling child care quality in family day care^a (n = 300^b)

	Family day care quality score
	Model 1	Model 2
Intercept	3.64e	2.51d
Poor at 48 months	−0.78e	−0.14
Head Start at 48 months		−0.48c
Male		−0.07
Low birthweight		0.12
Child age in months at 48 months		0.03
African American		−0.56d
Hispanic		−0.54d
Asian		−0.34
Other/Mixed race		−0.32
Mother’s education, 8th grade or below		−0.89d
Mother’s education, 9th–12th grade		−0.67d
Mother’s education, high school grad		−0.64e
Mother’s education, some college		−0.32c
Not married at 48 months		−0.11
Mother’s employment, part time		0.26
Mother’s employment, full time		0.28
Mid-West		−0.19
South		−0.49c
West		0.20
Rural		0.20
R2	0.109	0.325

^aFamily-based quality of care measured by the Family Day Care Rating Scale (FDCRS-R) [23]

^bSample size is rounded to nearest 50 per ECLS-B data confidentiality requirements (see text)

^cp<0.05

^dp<0.01

^ep<0.001