Table 2.
General characteristics of Colorado Childcare Regulations Survey participants.
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Role at current child care site (n = 423, actual n = 341)* | |
| Corporate/Sponsor | 11 (2.6) |
| Center Owner/Franchisee | 56 (13.2) |
| Center Director/Assistant Director | 263 (62.2) |
| Teacher | 52 (12.3) |
| Other | 41 (9.7) |
| Participates in CACFP (n = 340) | |
| Yes | 111 (32.7) |
| No | 218 (64.1) |
| Don't know/not sure | 11 (3.2) |
| Participates in Early Head Start Program (n = 343) | |
| Yes | 20 (5.83) |
| No | 322 (93.9) |
| Don't know/not sure | 1 (0.29) |
| Participates in Head Start Program (n = 342) | |
| Yes | 25 (7.3) |
| No | 317 (92.7) |
| Don't know/not sure | 0 (0.0) |
| Corporate-owned (n = 342) | |
| Yes | 40 (11.7) |
| No | 299 (87.4) |
| Don't know/not sure | 3 (0.9) |
| Franchise-owned (n = 342) | |
| Yes | 7 (2.1) |
| No | 334 (97.7) |
| Don't know/not sure | 1 (0.3) |
| RUCA classification (n = 236) | |
| Urban | 176 (74.6) |
| Large Rural City | 21 (8.90) |
| Small Rural Town | 22 (9.32) |
| Isolated Small Rural Town | 17 (7.20) |
| Age groups served (n = 648, actual n = 342)** | |
| <2 | 185 (28.6) |
| Ages 2–5 | 330 (50.9) |
| School age children | 133 (20.5) |
| Meal preparation for site (n = 337) | |
| Corporate Office | 14 (3.5) |
| Food program/CACFP/CCFP Sponsor | 28 (7.1) |
| Center Director | 92 (23.2) |
| On-site Kitchen/Food Manager/Cook | 128 (32.3) |
| Meal Planning Service | 6 (1.5) |
| Other | 123 (31.1) |
| Don't know/not sure | 5 (1.3) |
| Total capacity for school aged children | 207.1 (1534.7) |
| Weekly rate for children <2 years ($) | 309.0 (237.2) |
| Weekly rate for children aged 2–5 years ($) | 319.4 (1016.3) |
*
RUCA, Rural Urban Commuting Area classification.
*n may vary due to allowing for multiple responses to questions. For example, a respondent may have multiple roles at the center, or they may serve more than one age group category.
The term “actual” means number of unique respondents.
CACFP and Head Start/Early Head Start are federal programs partnering with childcare centers to provide assistance to low-income families of infants, toddlers, and young children.