Figure 2.

Mean Comparisons between USA and Twenty Countries on Child Care Aware — NACCRRA Benchmarks

Note 1. Legend:

Parents = Parent Involvement (R10)

Health = Health and safety recommendations (R9)

Devel = Six developmental domains (R8)

Clearance = Background check (R7)

Inservice = 24 hours of ongoing training (R6)

Pre = Initial orientation training (R5)

Teacher = Lead teacher has CDA or Associate degree (R4)

Director = Directors have bachelor’s degree (R3)

GS = Group size NAEYC Accreditation Standards met (R2)

ACR = Staff child ratios NAEYC Accreditation Standards met (R1)

Scoring:

0.0 = Does not meet Child Care Aware — NACCRRA Benchmarks.

0.5 = Marginally meets Child Care Aware — NACCRRA Benchmarks.

1.0 = Partially meets Child Care Aware — NACCRRA Benchmarks.

1.5 = Substantially meets Child Care Aware — NACCRRA Benchmarks.

2.0 = Fully meets Child Care Aware — NACCRRA Benchmarks