TABLE 3.
Average associations from random‐effects meta‐analysis between ECCE participation and being off track in early childhood development, by country income group
| Child is developmentally off track according to the ECDI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Low‐income | Lower middle‐income | Upper middle‐income | High‐income | |
| Attends ECCE (=1) | 0.58 [0.55–0.62] | 0.59 [0.56–0.62] | 0.71 [0.65–0.76] | 0.74 [0.59–0.94] |
| Number of children | 58,744 | 64,391 | 47,258 | 3625 |
| Number of countries | 13 | 22 | 22 | 4 |
Outcome variable in all models is a binary indicator of children being developmentally off track according to the ECDI. Estimated coefficients are odds ratios with 95% CIs in brackets. Country income group estimates were generated using random‐effects meta‐analyses of country‐specific logit model estimates shown in Figures S2–S5.