Table 1.
General characteristics of preschools: number of children and costs of one day menu per capita.
| Characteristic of Institutions | Public Preschools n = 529 |
Non-Public Preschools n = 191 |
Total n = 720 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children: | |||
| Mean ± SD | 123 ± 54 1 | 74 ± 59 | 110 ± 59 |
| Median/Min/Max | 123/9/411 | 55/10/415 | 108/9/415 |
| Financial rate per 1 child/day/PLN 2: | |||
| Mean ± SD | 5.8 ± 1.3 1 | 8.3 ± 2.1 | 6.4 ± 1.9 |
| Median/Min/Max | 5.5/3.0/11.0 | 8.0/4.0/16.0 | 6.0/3.0/16.0 |
1 Significant differences between public and non-public preschools, U Mann-Whitney test; 2 1 PLN (Polish zloty) = ~0.23 Euro.