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Table 1 Characteristics of the Child Care Centers

From: Reliability and validity of a nutrition and physical activity environmental self-assessment for child care

Child Care Center Characteristic

Sample Mean (SD, Range) N = 69

Years in operation

17.0 (11.53, 1–45)

Number of children enrolled

79.4 (53.6, 12–230)

Number of classrooms

6.0 (3.3, 1–17)

Number of staff members

16.1 (13.3, 2–85)

CACFP participant (%)

81.2 (39.4)

NAEYC accredited (%)

6 (2.8)

African American or Black children (%)

20.5 (26.8, 0–98)

Asian or Pacific Islander children (%)

3.6 (1.7, 0–10)

Native American children (%)

5.8 (21.2, 0–100)

White children (%)

61.7 (33.7, 0–100)

More than one race children (%)

2.8 (6.1, 0–25)

Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino/a children (%)

3.5 (7.5, 0–48)

  1. CACFP = Child and Adult Care Adult Food Program
  2. NAEYC = National Association for the Education of Young Children