Table 2.

Childcare center and responder characteristics.

Characteristics			Value, n (%) or mean (SD)
Center characteristics (N=407)
	Type of center, n (%)
		Preschool	16 (3.9)
		Long day care center	391 (96.1)
	Number of children enrolled (n=406), mean (SD)		96.33 (56.79)
	Number of full-time equivalent primary contact teaching staff (n=404), mean (SD)		12.78 (7.93)
	Number of children of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background enrolled at center (n=406), n (%)		214 (52.7)
	Center area socioeconomic status , n (%)
		High	231 (56.8)
		Low	176 (43.2)
	Center geographic location , n (%)
		Urban (major cities)	307 (75.4)
		Rural (inner regional, outer regional, or remote)	100 (24.6)
	Center state, n (%)
		New South Wales	165 (40.5)
		Victoria	94 (23.1)
		Queensland	62 (15.2)
		Australian Capital Territory	7 (1.7)
		Tasmania	7 (1.7)
		Western Australia	40 (9.8)
		South Australia	25 (6.1)
		Northern Territory	7 (1.7)
Responder characteristics (n=399), n (%)
	Role at the center
		Nominated supervisor	183 (45.9)
		Director	179 (44.9)
		Cook	12 (3.0)
		Other	28 (7.0)
	Number of years working in the childcare setting (n=397), n (%)
		≤5	36 (9.1)
		6-10	83 (20.9)
		>10	278 (70.0)