Table 2.
Health and Safety Checklist Subscale Means(SD) by Child Care Type and Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient
| Subscale | FCCH Mean(SD) | FCCH n | Center Mean(SD) | Center n | Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergencies | 3.45(.44) | 21 | 3.37(.43) | 31 | .46 |
| Medications | 3.88(.13) | 8 | 4.00(0) | 16 | . |
| Equipment and Furnishings, | 3.49(.41) | 20 | 3.57(.22) | 31 | .72 |
| Indoor-Outdoor | |||||
| Equipment and Furnishings, | 3.33(.10) | 19 | 2.96(0.06) | 31 | . |
| Outdoor only* | |||||
| Supervision- indoors, outdoors, Interaction and Physical | 3.89(.15) | 20 | 3.67(0.30) | 31 | .44 |
| Activity* | |||||
| Nutrition: Eating and Drinking | 3.78(.05) | 19 | 3.63(0.07) | 31 | .35 |
| Personal Hygiene: Handwashing | 2.81(.20) | 20 | 2.55(.12) | 31 | .67 |
| Toothbrushing | 3.79(.15) | 7 | 3.69(.21) | 13 | . |
| Food Safety/ Food Handling | 3.50(.14) | 21 | 3.19(.15) | 31 | .39 |
| Environmental Health | 3.55(.09) | 20 | 3.59(.05) | 31 | .47 |
| Total: Section I | 3.51(.23) | 21 | 3.45(.19) | 31 | . |
| Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs | 2.50 (0) | 1 | . | . | . |
| Total: Section II Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs | 2.50 (0) | 1 | . | . | . |
| Infants_Toddlers: Personal | 3.42(.41) | 17 | . | . | .59 |
| Relationships, Diapering, Injury Prevention | |||||
| Infants Only: Activity, Sleep, Safety | 3.60(.33) | 8 | . | . | . |
| Total: Section III Infant_Toddler | 3.44(.36) | 17 | . | . | . |
*
Compares mean(SD) by child care type, p<.05.
Note: Cronbach’s alpha is missing if there is insufficient variability or too few items. The item ratings of no opportunity (NO) and not applicable (NA) are coded as missing;