Table 2.
Child and family characteristics for YL children by type of pre-school attended
Did not attend pre-school (n=308) | JARDIN (n=922) | PRONOEI (n=193) | Total (n=1423) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
HAZ adjusted by age one | −1.70a (1.25) | −1.18b (1.14) | −1.50a (1.10) | −1.34 (1.18) |
Stunted by age one | 0.41a (0.49) | 0.22b (0.41) | 0.32a (0.47) | 0.27 (0.45) |
Age in months | 61.71a (4.87) | 64.05b (5.36) | 62.05a (5.25) | 63.27 (5.35) |
Female | 0.54a (0.50) | 0.49a (0.50) | 0.46a (0.50) | 0.50 (0.50) |
Indigenous mother tongue | 0.21a (0.41) | 0.09b (0.29) | 0.21a (0.41) | 0.13 (0.34) |
Mother has complete secondary | 0.14a (0.35) | 0.44b (0.50) | 0.18a (0.39) | 0.34 (0.47) |
Urban | 0.53a (0.50) | 0.78b (0.42) | 0.37c (0.48) | 0.67 (0.47) |
Wealth Index at age one | 0.36a (0.21) | 0.50b (0.22) | 0.34a (0.19) | 0.44 (0.23) |
PPVT score by age five | 18.68a (13.35) | 31.53b (17.66) | 22.00a (15.03) | 27.46 (17.39) |
CDA score by age five | 7.66a (1.92) | 8.65b (2.03) | 7.70a (2.17) | 8.30 (2.07) |
Note: Means with the same superscript (i.e., a, b or c) indicate no significant differences at 5% (Bonferroni and Scheffe tests). Standard deviation reported in parenthesis.
Source: Young Lives Data, Rounds 2 and 3.
Own Elaboration.