Principals’ financial and pedagogical challenges when choosing programs and educational materials: the scope of the private education industry for preschools

Figures & data

Table 1. Overview of programmes and pedagogical packages.

Type	N	Largest proportion	Creator/author	Origin
3Rs packages: Language development, phonetics	7	Four largest are used by 74% to 99.8% of schools	Educational contractor, speech pathology	Mostly Icelandic
3Rs packages: Math	2	32%	Educational contractor, primary school teacher	Nordic and International
Discipline and behaviour programs	4	62%		Nordic and International
Whole-school educational programs	4	28%	Educational contractor, various actors	International and Icelandic
Big management and pedagogical programs	2	(Missing %)	Computer scientists, no preschool teachers