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Table 1 Daycare centers (DCC) and related clusters

From: Evaluation of two prevention programs ‘Early Steps’ and ‘Faustlos’ in daycare centers with children at risk: the study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Factor

Low socioeconomic status

Middle/high socioeconomic status

Total

Hyperactivity high Aggression high

Cluster 1: 12 DCC (5 with high anxiety scores), 6 of them selected for randomization

Cluster 2: 10 DCC (4 with high anxiety scores)

22

Hyperactivity high Aggression low

Cluster 3: 12 DCC (9 with high anxiety scores)

Cluster 4: 9 DCC (8 with high anxiety scores)

21

Hyperactivity low Aggression high

Cluster 5: 5 DCC (2 with high anxiety scores), 2 of them selected for randomization

Cluster 6: 14 DCC (5 with high anxiety scores), 1 of them selected for randomization

19

Hyperactivity low Aggression low

Cluster 7: 14 DCC (9 with high anxiety scores)

Cluster 8: 10 DCC (2 with high anxiety scores)

24

Not specified*

Cluster 9: 12 DCC, 4 of them selected for randomization

Cluster 10: 16 DCC, 1 of them selected for randomization

28

Sum of DCC

55

59

114

  1. *Missing data: data of the ‘observation questionnaire for preschool children’ including scales of aggression, hyperactivity and anxiety could not be collected.