Appendix 2: Sample of services

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• Table 1: Service types

ERO gathered data from 235 early childhood services (kindergartens and education and care services) that had a regular education review scheduled in Term 2, 2013. Table 1 shows the type of services in this evaluation.

Table 1: Service types

This sample is representative of national figures. There are no statistically significant differences between the national percentages and this sample.

The 55 kindergartens in this evaluation were affiliated to one of 8 associations. New Zealand Kindergartens Incorporated Te Pūtahi Kura Pūhou o Aotearoa (NZK) represents 29 of the 33 kindergarten associations in New Zealand. Five of the eight kindergarten associations in this evaluation are members of NZK.

Twenty-four of the 180 education and care services were owned by one of four umbrella organisations