Table 1.
Summary statistics (nursery care and preschools)
| Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child-to-teacher ratio | 4.867 | 1.382 | 1.610 | 11.320 |
| Size of institution | 9.988 | 2.782 | 2.600 | 33.200 |
| Dummy poor health | 0.177 | 0.000 | 1.000 | |
| Share of teachers in institution | 0.390 | 0.000 | 1.000 | |
| Share ethnic minority parentsa | 0.090 | 0.000 | 1.000 | |
| Share parents with short educationa | 0.216 | 0.000 | 1.000 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.737 | 1.943 | 2.200 | 14.800 |
| Trained teacher | 0.457 | 0.000 | 1.000 | |
| In experience | 3.048 | 0.493 | 0.068 | 3.761 |
| Number of grandchildren | 2.276 | 2.034 | 0.000 | 12.000 |
| Dummy preschool | 0.751 | 0.000 | 1.000 | |
| Compensation rate | 0.633 | 0.243 | 0.218 | 1.497 |
| Missing compensation rate | 0.118 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
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