Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of nurseries and managers in the Nutrition in Nurseries survey (n = 707) by area-level deprivation.
| Total sample (n = 707) | Least deprived (n = 190) | Middle deprived (n = 195) | Most deprived (n = 322) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery characteristics | Number (%) | |||
| Obesity and food security problems | ||||
| Neither problem | 325 (46.0) | 119 (62.6) | 105 (53.8) | 101 (31.4) |
| Obesity problem only | 73 (10.3) | 19 (10.0) | 24 (12.3) | 30 (9.3) |
| Food security problem only | 188 (26.6) | 39 (20.5) | 47 (24.1) | 102 (31.7) |
| Obesity and food security problem | 121 (17.1) | 13 (6.8) | 19 (9.7) | 89 (27.6) |
| Nursery type | ||||
| Private owner | 169 (23.9) | 37 (19.5) | 42 (21.5) | 90 (28.0) |
| Part of corporation or chain | 538 (76.1) | 153 (80.5) | 153 (78.5) | 232 (72.0) |
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Years in operation | 16.5 (11.8) | 18.6 (12.7) | 18.0 (11.8) | 14.5 (11.0) |
| Cost of care per month, £ | ||||
| For infants | 516.8 (356.6) | 617.3 (356.0) | 564.9 (410.4) | 460.1 (321.7) |
| For toddlers | 478.0 (341.8) | 542.5 (355.7) | 470.1 (377.6) | 455.6 (314.2) |
| For preschoolers | 392.9 (316.1) | 438.8 (325.9) | 374.1 (335.2) | 382.1 (299.8) |
| Manager characteristics | Number (%) | |||
| Sex, female | 673 (96.6) | 184 (97.4) | 184 (96.3) | 305 (96.2) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than 2-year degree | 293 (41.4) | 78 (41.1) | 92 (47.2) | 123 (38.2) |
| 2-year degree or higher | 414 (58.6) | 112 (58.9) | 103 (52.8) | 199 (61.8) |
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Age, years | 42.4 (11.0) | 42.9 (10.2) | 42.2 (11.6) | 42.3 (11.2) |
| Years worked in child care | 16.9 (9.2) | 16.5 (9.2) | 17.0 (9.0) | 17.1 (9.3) |