Table 3 OLS results for the price equation (individual quality variables)
Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Infrastructure quality | |||
Sufficient indoor space | 1.227* | 0.264 | 0.255 |
(0.683) | (0.652) | (0.752) | |
Sufficient area in the playroom | 0.223*** | 0.482*** | 0.461*** |
(0.077) | (0.094) | (0.172) | |
Director room | 0.072 | 0.027 | − 0.148 |
(0.277) | (0.282) | (0.337) | |
No malodor in the classrooms | − 0.028 | − 0.091 | − 0.079 |
(0.105) | (0.094) | (0.105) | |
Easy to clean materials | − 0.829* | − 1.040*** | − 0.986*** |
(0.457) | (0.248) | (0.281) | |
Sufficient number of toilets | 0.037 | − 0.273 | − 0.303 |
(0.276) | (0.167) | (0.185) | |
Sinks fixed to the walls | − 0.155 | − 0.225 | − 0.236 |
(0.187) | (0.151) | (0.172) | |
Adequate temperature control | 0.337* | 0.278 | 0.301 |
(0.183) | (0.192) | (0.199) | |
Sufficient outdoors space | − 0.338 | − 0.461 | − 0.462 |
(0.546) | (0.363) | (0.393) | |
The garden has a soft floor | 0.084 | 0.980* | 1.004* |
(0.788) | (0.528) | (0.581) | |
Safe outdoors space | 0.184 | − 1.087 | − 0.941 |
(0.946) | (0.843) | (0.912) | |
Childproof doors and windows | 1.019** | 1.218*** | 1.174*** |
(0.443) | (0.242) | (0.282) | |
Safety covers on electrical outlets | 0.187 | 0.042 | 0.069 |
(0.233) | (0.112) | (0.111) | |
Anchored furniture | 1.321* | 0.753 | 0.820 |
(0.798) | (0.660) | (0.701) | |
Railings on the stairs | − 0.359* | − 0.592*** | − 0.535** |
(0.207) | (0.207) | (0.228) | |
Cushioned sharp furniture | 0.125 | 0.186 | 0.163 |
(0.166) | (0.157) | (0.164) | |
Railings on the steps for the children with physical disabilities | 0.156 | 0.074 | 0.087 |
(0.142) | (0.120) | (0.125) | |
Human resources quality | |||
Caregiver pupil ratio | 0.390** | 0.609*** | 0.609*** |
(0.186) | (0.157) | (0.149) | |
Percent of teachers with university degree | 0.312*** | 0.120 | 0.134 |
(0.097) | (0.092) | (0.095) | |
Percent of teachers with more than 5 years of experience | 0.199** | 0.184** | 0.149* |
(0.094) | (0.075) | (0.077) | |
There is a designated caregiver for each child group | − 0.130 | − 0.113 | − 0.059 |
(0.146) | (0.126) | (0.125) | |
There are teachers with training opportunity | − 0.036 | 0.070 | 0.057 |
(0.079) | (0.067) | (0.069) | |
Curriculum and materials quality | |||
Convenient storage for toys | 0.082 | − 0.435** | − 0.509** |
(0.198) | (0.203) | (0.223) | |
Parental involvement1 | 0.121 | 0.039 | − 0.010 |
(0.212) | (0.151) | (0.145) | |
Parental involvement2 | − 0.313* | − 0.446*** | − 0.443*** |
(0.176) | (0.147) | (0.154) | |
Parental involvement3 | − 0.021 | 0.135 | 0.137 |
(0.201) | (0.152) | (0.147) | |
There is daily routine in the school | 0.178 | 0.013 | 0.039 |
(0.112) | (0.123) | (0.145) | |
School has a curriculum | 0.104 | 0.297 | 0.296 |
(0.298) | (0.228) | (0.230) | |
Center is accredited by MoNE | 0.191*** | 0.154* | |
(0.068) | (0.089) | ||
Age of the center | − 0.018** | − 0.018** | |
(0.008) | (0.008) | ||
Total enrollment in a school | − 0.000 | − 0.000 | |
(0.001) | (0.001) | ||
Number of hours the center is open on a Monday | 0.033 | 0.025 | |
(0.027) | (0.029) | ||
Center provides service for extended hours | 0.365* | 0.473** | |
(0.188) | (0.212) | ||
Number of weeks the center operates in a year | − 0.006 | − 0.006 | |
(0.006) | (0.006) | ||
Center provides free transportation | − 0.260** | − 0.265** | |
(0.105) | (0.105) | ||
High neighborhood welfare | 0.773*** | 0.771*** | |
(0.162) | (0.170) | ||
Medium neighborhood welfare | 0.278* | 0.289* | |
(0.158) | (0.168) | ||
Province: Denizli | − 0.183 | ||
(0.180) | |||
Province: Eskisehir | − 0.079 | ||
(0.149) | |||
Province: Gaziantep | − 0.025 | ||
(0.159) | |||
Province: Samsun | − 0.159 | ||
(0.103) | |||
Constant | 3.003** | 5.804*** | 5.905*** |
(1.335) | (1.384) | (1.479) | |
Number of observations | 173 | 173 | 173 |
R2 | 0.391 | 0.632 | 0.641 |