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Table 1 Number of participating settings and families

From: Methodological challenges of evaluating the effects of an early language education programme in Germany

 

Measurement points

1

2

3

4

Number of participating settings

 Consultation centres

n = 76

(22.7%)

n = 75

(22.9%)

n = 74

(23.3%)

n = 72

(24.8%)

 Core daycare centres

n = 100

(29.9%)

n = 96

(29.3%)

n = 93

(29.3%)

n = 85

(29.3%)

 Verbal*-daycare centres

n = 82

(24.5%)

n = 82

(25.0%)

n = 79

(24.9%)

n = 76

(26.2%)

 Comparison group

n = 77

(23.0%)

n = 75

(22.9%)

n = 71

(22.4%)

n = 57

(19.7%)

 Total sample

335

328

317

290

Dropout rate (%)

2.1

5.4

13.4

Number of participating families

 Consultation centres

n = 325

(24.4%)

n = 275

(24.5%)

n = 224

(24.1%)

 Core daycare centres

n = 413

(31.0%)

n = 358

(31.9%)

n = 288

(31.0%)

 Verbal*-daycare centres

n = 309

(23.2%)

n = 251

(22.3%)

n = 210

(22.6%)

 Comparison group

n = 284

(21.4%)

n = 239

(21.3%)

n = 206

(22.2%)

 Total sample

1331

1123

928

Dropout rate (%)

15.6

30.3