Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participating ECEC services

Type of service:

 Long day care

430

90.9%

 Preschool

43

9.1%

Position:

 Director

155

32.8%

 Nominated supervisor

255

53.9%

 Other^a

63

13.3%

Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)

 Most disadvantaged (low socio-economic status)

192

40.6%

 Least disadvantaged (high socio-economic status)

281

59.4%

Geographic Location:

 Urban (major cities)

442

93.4%

 Regional/remote (inner regional, outer regional, remote)

31

6.6%

Service State

 Australian Capital Territory

11

2.3%

 New South Wales

199

42.1%

 Queensland

95

20.1%

 South Australia

20

4.2%

 Tasmania

11

2.3%

 Victoria

86

18.2%

 Western Australia

51

10.8%

Survey mode:

 Online

205

43.3%

 Telephone

268

56.7%

Intervention:

 Healthy Eating

241

51.0%

 Physical Activity

232

49.0%

Mean number of educators by employment status

Mean no. per service (SD):

 Full-time

473

9 (8)

 Part-time^b

472

7 (8)

 Casual^b

469

3 (4)

Mean no. of children in service

473

59 (31)