Table 2 Organizational configurations of ECEC centers: mean proportions of centers within clusters meeting the included organizational characteristics (N = 117)
Configurations | Traditional not-for-profit professional-bureaucratic organizations (N = 38) | Large multifunctional for-profit division organizations (N = 44) | Engaged mixed for-profit/not-for-profit professional organizations (N = 35) | All organizations (N = 117) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Legal entity (1 = not-for-profit) | 0.97 | 0.32 | 0.79 | 0.67 |
Profit goal (1 = yes) | 0.00 | 0.64 | 0.18 | 0.29 |
Number of services offered (1 = high) | 0.32 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.59 |
Presence of the manager (1 = high) | 0.37 | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.48 |
Autonomy of the manager (1 = high) | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.36 | 0.57 |
Size of the center (1 = middle to large) | 0.16 | 0.63 | 0.09 | 0.32 |
Staff on tenure (1 = high) | 0.61 | 0.30 | 0.65 | 0.51 |
Flexibility of users’ contracts (1 = high) | 0.20 | 0.59 | 0.21 | 0.35 |
Positive diversity climate (1 = high) | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.36 |
Systematic professionalization (1 = high) | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.83 | 0.59 |
Team-based professionalization (1 = high) | 0.14 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.48 |
Service profile (1 = high) | 0.26 | 0.75 | 0.41 | 0.49 |
Inclusive profile (1 = high) | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.90 | 0.43 |
Contact with parents—group-wise (1 = high) | 0.23 | 0.55 | 0.72 | 0.50 |
Contact with parents—outreach (1 = high) | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.59 | 0.25 |
Contact with schools (1 = high) | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.79 | 0.48 |
Contact with local services (1 = high) | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.90 | 0.54 |