Table 3 Distribution of caregiver-child reading, singing, storytelling and playing engagements and access to books and preschool attendance across early childhood development indicators.
On track in literacy-numeracy development | On track in social-emotional development | On track in physical development | On track in learning/cognition development | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | |
All | 4273 (63.3) | 2474 (36.7) | 2121 (31.4) | 4626 (68.6) | 341 (5.0) | 6407 (95.0) | 920 (13.6) | 5828 (86.4) |
Read books or looked at picture books with child | ||||||||
Yes | 946 (43.5) | 1228 (56.5) | 646 (29.7) | 1528 (70.3) | 108 (5.0) | 2066 (95.0) | 270 (12.4) | 1904 (87.6) |
No | 3327 (72.8) | 1246 (27.2) | 1475 (32.3) | 3098 (67.7) | 233 (5.1) | 4341 (94.9) | 649 (14.2) | 3924 (85.8) |
Told stories to child | ||||||||
Yes | 1007 (49.1) | 1043 (50.9) | 656 (32.0) | 1393 (68.0) | 89 (4.3) | 1961 (95.7) | 281 (13.7) | 1769 (86.3) |
No | 3266 (69.5) | 1432 (30.5) | 1465 (31.2) | 3233 (68.8) | 252 (5.4) | 4445 (94.6) | 639 (13.6) | 4059 (86.4) |
Named, counted, or drew things for or with child | ||||||||
Yes | 1248 (46.9) | 1411 (53.1) | 844 (31.7) | 1815 (68.3) | 130 (4.9) | 2529 (95.1) | 302 (11.4) | 2357 (88.6) |
No | 3025 (74.0) | 1063 (26.0) | 1277 (31.2) | 2811 (68.8) | 211 (5.2) | 3877 (94.8) | 618 (15.1) | 3470 (84.9) |
Sang songs to or with child | ||||||||
Yes | 1953 (56.6) | 1494 (43.4) | 1153 (33.4) | 2294 (66.6) | 167 (4.8) | 3281 (95.2) | 480 (13.9) | 2967 (86.1) |
No | 2320 (70.3) | 980 (29.7) | 968 (29.3) | 2332 (70.7) | 174 (5.3) | 3126 (94.7) | 439 (13.3) | 2861 (96.7) |
Took child outside the home | ||||||||
Yes | 2452 (62.0) | 1505 (38.0) | 1318 (33.3) | 2639 (66.7) | 177 (4.5) | 3780 (95.5) | 536 (13.5) | 3421 (86.5) |
No | 1821 (65.3) | 969 (34.7) | 803 (28.8) | 1987 (71.2) | 164 (5.9) | 2627 (94.1) | 384 (13.8) | 2406 (86.2) |
Played with child | ||||||||
Yes | 3183 (61.2) | 2020 (38.8) | 1596 (30.7) | 3607 (69.3) | 238 (4.6) | 4965 (95.4) | 656 (12.6) | 4547 (87.4) |
No | 1090 (70.6) | 454 (29.4) | 525 (34.0) | 1020 (66.0) | 103 (6.7) | 1441 (93.3) | 263 (17.1) | 1281 (82.9) |
Ever attended preschool | ||||||||
Yes | 2469 (51.9) | 2287 (48.1) | 1435 (30.2) | 3321 (69.8) | 247 (5.2) | 4509 (94.8) | 558 (11.7) | 4198 (88.3) |
No | 1797 (90.5) | 188 (9.5) | 681 (34.3) | 1303 (65.7) | 89 (4.5) | 1895 (95.5) | 354 (17.9) | 1630 (82.1) |
Number of books at home | ||||||||
None | 3707 (73.1) | 1362 (26.9) | 1684 (33.2) | 3385 (66.8) | 268 (5.3) | 4800 (94.7) | 758 (15.0) | 4311 (85.0) |
1–2 books | 351 (41.0) | 506 (41.0) | 237 (27.6) | 621 (72.4) | 44 (5.1) | 814 (94.9) | 94 (11.0) | 764 (89.0) |
3 or more books | 214 (26.1) | 606 (26.1) | 201 (24.5) | 620 (75.5) | 28 (3.5) | 792 (96.5) | 68 (8.3) | 753 (91.7) |
