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229 Appendix A Details of the Characteristics of Preschool Center-Based and Family-Based Regulation Variables and Index Composition Kleiner2013.indb 229 Kleiner2013.indb 229 9/18/2013 10:11:31 AM 9/18/2013 10:11:31 AM 230 Appendix Table A.1 Center-Based Regulation Variables and Index Composition Variable name Center-based regulation variable description Index (besides overall) ageadcdum 1 Min. age for assistant teacher at center = 1 if > 16; 0 otherwise Development, staff ageddcdum 2 Minimum age for director at center = 1 if > 18; 0 otherwise Development, staff agetdcdum 3 Minimum age for teacher at center = 1 if > 18; 0 otherwise Development, staff cdhrsadcdum 4 Min. hours of child development coursework required for aides in center = 1 if > 0 Development, staff cdhrsddcdum 5 Min. hrs. of child devel. coursework required for director of center = 1 if ≥ 180 Development, staff cdhrstdcdum 6 Min. hours of child develop. coursework req. for assis. teacher at center = 1 if > 0 Development, staff edadcdum 7 Educ. req. for aide in center in years = 1 if > 8; 0 otherwise Development, staff, educ edddcdum 8 Educ. req. for director of center in years = 1 if ≥ 14 Development, staff, educ edtdcdum 9 Educ. req. for teacher at center in years = 1 if > 12 Development, staff, educ expadcdum 10 Childcare employment experience req. for aide in center in yrs. = 1 if > 0 Development, staff expddcdum 11 Childcare employment experience required for dir. of center in years = 1 if ≥ 2 Development, staff exptdcdum 12 Childcare employment experience req. for teacher at center in years = 1 if > 0 Development, staff inftdcdum 13 Amount of indoor space req. per child at facil. (sq. ft.) = 1 if ≥ 35 Environment ongohadcdum 14 Amt. of annual ongoing training req. for aides in center in hrs. = 1 if > 15 Development, staff ongohddcdum 15 Annual ongoing training required for director of center in hrs. = 1 if > 8 Development, staff ongohtdcdum 16 Ongoing annual training req. for asst. teacher at center in hrs. = 1 if > 15 Development, staff outftdcdum 17 Amt. of outdoor space required per child at facil. (sq. ft.) = 1 if > 75 Environment rat0dcdum 18 Max. child/caregiver for children age 0–11 months = 1 if 18 Development, staff cdhrsdfhdum 2 Min. hrs. of child devel. training required for family care provider = 1 if > 0 Development, staff eddfhdum 3 Educ. req. for family day care provider in years = 1 if > 0 Development, staff, educ inftfhdum 4 Amt. of indoor space req. per child at family facility in (sq. ft.) = 1 if > 25 Environment ongohdfhdum 5 Amt. of annual ongoing training req. for family provider in hrs. = 1 if > 0 Development, staff outftfhdum 6 Amt. of outdoor space req. per child at family facility in (sq. ft.) = 1 if > 0 Environment rat0fhdum 7 Max. child/caregiver for children age 0–11 months in family based = 1 if 0 Development, staff fencefh 25 Do regs. indicate outdoor play area must be fenced in, family homes? Health, environment finefh 26 Are fines imposed on family homes that defy regs. and requirements? Oversight firefh 27 Do regs. require fire-health equip. in family homes? Health foodfh 28 Do regs. indicate nutritional requirements for meals and snacks, family homes? Health healfh 29 Is a health evaluation required for a family day care provider? Health immunfh 30 Are children who attend family homes required to be immunized? Health insurfh 31 Is family home facility required to carry liability insurance? Oversight ongodfh 32 Is annual ongoing training required for family day care provider? Development, staff predfh 33 Is training or orientation offered or required for family home providers? Development, staff punishfh 34 Is corporal punish. prohibited for all ages of children, family homes? Health revokefh 35 Does agency have authority to revoke family home license? Oversight sickfh 36 Do regs. require sick children be excluded from family homes? Health tranfh 37 Do regs. include spec. instructions for transporting children in family homes? Health unannfh 38 Is agency authorized to inspect family home without prior notice? Oversight visitfh 39 Do regs. allow parents free access to kids and facilities in family homes? Oversight SOURCE: Hotz and Xiao (2011). Kleiner2013.indb 233 Kleiner2013.indb 233 9/18/2013 10:11:32 AM 9/18/2013 10:11:32 AM Kleiner2013.indb 234 Kleiner2013.indb 234 9/18/2013 10:11:32 AM 9/18/2013 10:11:32 AM This page intentionally left blank. ...

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