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Full Sample n=593
Licensed Centers Licensed Homes n=465 n= 129
Age Group Served Baseline
Follow-Up Baseline Follow-Up Baseline Follow-Up
One Age Group 64.1% 65.5% 77.4% 78.9% 15.6% 17.8%
Two Age Groups 21.1% 19.0% 17.8% 16.1% 32.8% 29.5%
Three Age Groups 14.8% 15.4% 4.7% 5.0% 51.6% 52.7%
More family child care providers reported serving meals and snacks than center-based staff as seen in Table 4. In general, private centers (those not funded through direct contracts with the California Department of Education or through Head Start) often require parents to pack meals for their children compared to family child care providers. This is particularly evident for morning snack and dinner in the sample below. Additionally, centers often close by 6:00 PM while some family child care homes are open late and/or on weekends to serve parents who work non-traditional hours. In fact, only 3% of child care centers in Los Angeles County offer evening, weekend or overnight care compared to 56% of licensed family child care homes.xxviii
Table 4. Percent of Child Care Settings That Serve Meals and Snacks
Full Sample n=602
Licensed Centers Licensed Homes n=469 n=133
Meal/Snack Served Baseline
Follow-Up Baseline Follow-Up Baseline Follow-Up
Breakfast 79.0% 79.6% 77.1% 76.8% 86.3% 89.5%
Morning Snack 48.0% 49.0% 40.3% 42.0% 75.6% 73.7%
Lunch 84.0% 83.7% 81.9% 81.0% 91.6% 93.2%
Afternoon Snack 92.2% 91.7% 93.0% 91.9% 89.3% 91.0%
Dinner 18.3% 16.4% 4.7% 3.8% 67.2% 60.9%
No Food is Served 2.0% 1.7% 1.3% 1.5% 4.6% 2.3%
Nutrition
Feeding practices: What is the general picture and does coaching make a difference? Does it differ by care type?
The following set of results are based on questions that asked participants to select whether they were “Already Doing,” “Making Progress,” “Planning to Do,” “Not Planning to Do” a given practice at their care site. Participants were also given the option of “Does Not Apply to My Site.” Participants who answered an item with “Already Doing” and “Making Progress” represent the “Doing” category in Figure 1. Those who selected “Planning to Do” and “Not
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