Funding Status A slight majority of directors described their centers as Not-For-Profit (56.3%, N=170). The remaining 43.7% (N=132) reported being for-profit, with a majority of those reporting they were independently owned and operated (35.8%, N=108) (see Table 8). Table 8.
Type of Program
Independently owned and operated Sponsored:
For-Profit
Not-For Profit
corporate/business/hospital
National chain Local chain Worker Cooperative For Profit Sub-Total Sponsored: church or religious organization Independent Head Start/Early Head Start Sponsored: public primary/secondary school Sponsored: state or local governmental agency Sponsored: private primary/secondary school Not-for Profit Sub-Total TOTAL
N
%
108
35.8
19
6.3
4 1 0 132
1.3 0.3 0 43.7
57
18.9
29
9.6
28
9.3
33
10.9
10
3.3
7
2.3
170 302
56.3
4