Table 2 Assessment of non-parental care settings (child minders and ECEC)

N

2849

2609

Age of child in months

M = 17.0, SD = 0.7

M = 26.6, SD = 1.26

Indirect measures (examples)

Structural characteristics

e.g., equipment, group size, group composition (gender, age, social and educational background, children with special needs)

e.g., sociodemographics of the educator/child minder (education, further training, migration background), fees, waiting lists, free spots, affiliation criteria, opening hours

Process characteristics

e.g., joint activities, language use, adaptation phase, communication with parents, (for ECEC only:) special support programs, communication within the team

Structural characteristics

e.g., equipment, group size, group composition (gender, age, social and educational background, and children with special needs)

e.g., sociodemographics of the educator/child minder (education, further training, and migration background), fees, waiting lists, free spots, affiliation criteria, opening hours

Process characteristics

e.g., joint activities, language use, adaptation phase, communication with parents, (for ECEC only:) special support programs, communication within the team