Table 2.
Program characteristics of participants in subsample.
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Community Type | ||
| Rural | 229 | 28.52 |
| Suburban | 303 | 37.73 |
| Urban | 246 | 30.64 |
| Other | 25 | 3.11 |
| Type of Program | ||
| Head start | 64 | 7.28 |
| Private | 78 | 8.87 |
| Parochial or religious | 6 | 0.68 |
| State funded pre-K | 679 | 77.25 |
| Other | 34 | 3.87 |
| How long children attend each day | ||
| Partial day (e.g., morning only or afternoon only) | 62 | 7.52 |
| A full school day (e.g., 8 AM – 2:30 PM) | 665 | 80.70 |
| A full work day (e.g., 8 AM – 5 PM or later) | 61 | 7.40 |
| Other | 36 | 4.37 |
| Age/grade of children in teachers’ classroom | ||
| Infants (children under 2 Yr of age) | 20 | 2.28 |
| Toddlers (2 – 3 Yr old) | 33 | 3.77 |
| Preschoolers (3-4 Yr old) | 92 | 10.50 |
| Pre-K (4 – 5 Yr olds) | 707 | 80.71 |
| Kindergarteners | 11 | 1.26 |
| Multiple ages/grades | 6 | 0.68 |
Note. N = 805.