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tnese staff/child ratio measures were 13.64 for non-subsidized
centers, 8.38 for Level 1 centers, and 8.16 for Level 2 centers.
Level 2 centers had much smaller average ratios than both A and
Level 1 centers for all ages one through five.
Group size comparisons between non-subsidized centers and
subsidized centers also yielded significant differences. For ex-ample,
for children less than one year old, non-subsidized centers
had an average group size of 11.35 and Level 2 centers had an ave-rage
group size of 5.44. For five year old children, non -subs i di zed
centers had an average group size of 15.92 and Level 2 centers had
an average group size of 9.50.
Program characteristics among the three types of centers were
also found to be different. A greater percentage of Level 2 centers
(82%) group children in small groups for educational activities com-pared
with 60 percent of both A and Level 1 centers that reported
such grouping. More subsidized Level 1 and Level 2 centers reported
that they planned activities in advance as compared with non-subsi-dized
centers. A greater percentage of Level 2 centers reported
that parents occasionally volunteered as caregivers and helped with
special projects than in both A and Level 1 centers.
Differences in caregiver training are also evident when compar-ing
the three center levels, although they are not as large as dif-ferences
between profit non-subsidized and non-profit subsidized
centers. An average of thirty-five percent of caregivers in A non-subsidized
centers had received preservice training whereas 63 per-cent
of Level 1 caregivers and 41 percent of Level 2 caregivers had
received training. Similarly, higher center averages for directors
with preservice training were found in the subsidized Level 1 and
Level 2 programs.
Region of State
Center average typical fees were similar across the three re-gions
of the state. These similarities hold for both comparisons
of center averages for all ages and for average weekly fees at each
particular age level. A greater variation among average minimum and
average maximum fees was reported for the west than for the other two
regi ons .
The results indicate that centers in the west are more likely
to provide discounts for early payment, for two or more children
enrolled from same family, and for low family income, than the
other regions of the state. Also, a smaller percentage of centers
in the west charge a registration fee (25%) compared with 43 percent
of centers in the piedmont and 38 percent in the east. The average
registration fee charged in the west is also lower than the two other
regions. Despite the greater prevalence for offering discounts to
parents, no center in the west reported offering any of the services
included in the survey at an extra charge.
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| Title | Day care : report to the 1983 General Assembly of North Carolina - Page 66 |
| Full Text | page 10 tnese staff/child ratio measures were 13.64 for non-subsidized centers, 8.38 for Level 1 centers, and 8.16 for Level 2 centers. Level 2 centers had much smaller average ratios than both A and Level 1 centers for all ages one through five. Group size comparisons between non-subsidized centers and subsidized centers also yielded significant differences. For ex-ample, for children less than one year old, non-subsidized centers had an average group size of 11.35 and Level 2 centers had an ave-rage group size of 5.44. For five year old children, non -subs i di zed centers had an average group size of 15.92 and Level 2 centers had an average group size of 9.50. Program characteristics among the three types of centers were also found to be different. A greater percentage of Level 2 centers (82%) group children in small groups for educational activities com-pared with 60 percent of both A and Level 1 centers that reported such grouping. More subsidized Level 1 and Level 2 centers reported that they planned activities in advance as compared with non-subsi-dized centers. A greater percentage of Level 2 centers reported that parents occasionally volunteered as caregivers and helped with special projects than in both A and Level 1 centers. Differences in caregiver training are also evident when compar-ing the three center levels, although they are not as large as dif-ferences between profit non-subsidized and non-profit subsidized centers. An average of thirty-five percent of caregivers in A non-subsidized centers had received preservice training whereas 63 per-cent of Level 1 caregivers and 41 percent of Level 2 caregivers had received training. Similarly, higher center averages for directors with preservice training were found in the subsidized Level 1 and Level 2 programs. Region of State Center average typical fees were similar across the three re-gions of the state. These similarities hold for both comparisons of center averages for all ages and for average weekly fees at each particular age level. A greater variation among average minimum and average maximum fees was reported for the west than for the other two regi ons . The results indicate that centers in the west are more likely to provide discounts for early payment, for two or more children enrolled from same family, and for low family income, than the other regions of the state. Also, a smaller percentage of centers in the west charge a registration fee (25%) compared with 43 percent of centers in the piedmont and 38 percent in the east. The average registration fee charged in the west is also lower than the two other regions. Despite the greater prevalence for offering discounts to parents, no center in the west reported offering any of the services included in the survey at an extra charge. |
