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Table 2 Hours of formal ECEC in each of the years before school overview

From: Too late and not enough for some children: early childhood education and care (ECEC) program usage patterns in the years before school in Australia

Hours of formal ECEC per week

Sample n

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Std. deviation

Median

1 year before school entry

1,224 (1181)

0 (2)

50

25.09 (26.11)

14.60 (14.60)

21.00 (24.00)

2 years before school entry

1,373 (1119)

0 (2)

50

17.74 (22.80)

15.11 (13.35)

16.00 (20.00)

3 years before school entry

1,484 (883)

0 (2)

50

13.17 (21.89)

14.55 (12.69)

8.00 (19.00)

4 years before school entry

1,480 (673)

0 (1)

50

10.10 (21.77)

13.93 (12.82)

0.00 (18.00)

Average in the years prior to school

1,109 (525)

0 (6)

50

17.61 (26.48)

12.29 (10.59)

15.00 (25.53)

  1. Values in parenthesis are estimates for children who attended ECEC for 1 h or more in the period whilst overall sample numbers include children who did not attend programs in particular years.
  2. Population estimates given by sampling weights.