Table 1.
Demographics of Participating Child-Care Centers as Reported by Center Director
| Center characteristic | No menu provided n=88 | Menu provided n=170 | Total n=258 | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment by age-group, median (Interquartile range) | ||||
| 0–18 months | 9 (0, 17) | 9 (0, 16) | 9 (0, 16) | 0.58† |
| 18–36 months | 12 (7, 20) | 13 (7, 21) | 12 (7, 20) | 0.62† |
| 3–5 years | 22 (14, 42) | 25 (14, 37) | 25 (14, 40) | 0.94† |
| For profit, n (%)b | 53 (61) | 90 (53) | 143 (56) | 0.22* |
| Not for profit, n (%)b | 34 (39) | 80 (47) | 114 (44) | |
| Affiliations (choose all that apply), n (%) | ||||
| Local chain | 16 (18) | 28 (16) | 44 (17) | 0.73* |
| National chain | 21 (24) | 23 (14) | 44 (17) | 0.04* |
| Church-based | 12 (14) | 34 (20) | 46 (18) | 0.21* |
| Worksite-based | 2 (2) | 3 (2) | 5 (2) | 1.00** |
| College-affiliated | 1 (1) | 6 (4) | 7 (3) | 0.43** |
| Government-affiliated | 2 (2) | 5 (3) | 7 (3) | 1.00** |
| Hospital-based | 2 (2) | 4 (2) | 6 (2) | 1.00** |
| Independent | 38 (43) | 79 (46) | 117 (45) | 0.61* |
| Head Start | 15 (17) | 36 (21) | 51 (20) | 0.47* |
| Participates in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), yes, n (%) | 48 (61) | 89 (57) | 137 (58) | 0.59* |
| Percent of children participating in CACFP, median (25th %ile, 75th %ile) | 50 (0, 90) | 28 (0, 95) | 40 (0, 92) | 0.81†† |
| Tuition, median (25th %ile, 75th %ile) | 156 (145, 175) | 159 (145, 175) | 159 (145, 175) | 0.31† |
| Percent of children on subsidized tuition, median (25th %ile, 75th %ile) | 80 (30, 95) | 75 (16, 95) | 75 (25, 95) | 0.53† |
| bPrimary race (race of >50% of current enrollees), n (%) | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 34 (39) | 74 (44) | 108 (43) | 0.85** |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 32 (37) | 59 (35) | 91 (36) | |
| Mixed race/biracial | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | |
| No primary race | 20 (23) | 32 (19) | 52 (20) | |
| Any staff trained in nutrition, yes, n (%) | 57 (66) | 107 (63) | 164 (64) | 0.60* |
a
P value of the corresponding test (*Chi-square **Fisher exact †t-test ††Wilcoxon rank sum) comparing frequency of the characteristic among centers providing menu (n=170) vs. those that did not (n=88).
b
Total n for these items does not add up to 258 centers due to missing data: 1 center declined to provide for-profit status, and 4 centers declined to provide an assessment of the racial/ethnic makeup of families served.