Table 1 Baseline characteristics of services included in the main outcome analyses by group
Characteristic | Intervention group n = 62 | Control group n = 60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
% (95Â % CI) | % (95Â % CI) | ||
Service operates 5Â days per week | Yes | 90 (83, 98) | 98 (95, 100) |
Type of servicea | Pre-school | 52 (39, 64) | 53 (41, 66) |
Long day-care service | 50 (37, 63) | 50 (37, 63) | |
Children of aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background enrolled | Yes | 68 (56, 80) | 78 (67, 89) |
Service socio-economic area | Top 50Â % of New South Wales | 30 (18, 42) | 27 (16, 39) |
Bottom 50Â % of New South Wales | 70 (58, 82) | 73 (61, 84) | |
Service geographical location | Urban | 50 (37, 63) | 59 (46, 72) |
Rural | 50 (37, 63) | 41 (28, 53) | |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Hours of operation | 8.7 (2.0) | 8.7 (1.7) | |
Number of children enrolled | 77.6 (37.4) | 86.7 (41.5) | |
Number of primary contact teaching staff | 7.3 (4.1) | 8.8 (4.6) | |