| Time | Group | n | Awareness (%) | P value* | n | Familiarity (M ± SD)c | P value** |
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Directors (n = 19)a | Baseline | Accreditation | 10 | 100.0 | < 0.001 | 10 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
Control | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1.0 ± 0.0 |
Follow-up | Accreditation | 11 | 100.0 | < 0.001 | 11 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
Control | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1.0 ± 0.0 |
Educators (n = 72)b | Baseline | Accreditation | 32 | 50.0 | 0.002 | 27 | 2.9 ± 1.6 | < 0.001 |
Control | 39 | 15.4 | 39 | 1.2 ± 0.6 |
Follow-up | Accreditation | 22 | 59.1 | 0.052 | 18 | 3.1 ± 1.5 | 0.001 |
Control | 31 | 32.3 | 31 | 1.7 ± 1.1 |
- Abbreviations: M Mean, SD Standard deviation
- Bold fonts indicate p < 0.05
- aSample size for directors included in the analytic sample: accreditation group (n = 11), control group (n = 8). Missing data at baseline and follow-up existed for one director in the accreditation group
- bSample size for educators included in the analytic sample: accreditation group (n = 33), control group (n = 39). Missing data at baseline and follow-up existed for educators in the accreditation group and at follow-up for the control group
- cHigher M ± SD scores (Range:1–5) indicate more familiarity with the Alberta Child Care Accreditation Standards (released in December 2013)
- *Chi-square tests were used to examine the differences in awareness between accreditation and control groups
- ** Mann-Whitney U Tests were used to examine the differences in familiarity between accreditation and control groups