Introduction
Methods
Template for Cost Calculation
The HPSF and PAS Interventions
Cost Analysis of HPSF and PAS
Scenario Analyses
Sensitivity Analyses
Results
Template for Cost Calculation
Cost type | Cost item | Stakeholder perspective | |||
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Education | Household and leisure | Labor and social security | Healthcare | ||
PersonnelC | School personnel | ||||
Program coordinator | X | ||||
School project leader | X | ||||
Teacher | X | ||||
Teaching assistant | X | ||||
Volunteers, carers, and beneficiaries from the household sector | X | XA | XA | ||
External parties from the leisure sector | X | XA | |||
Personnel from the local government (e.g., cross-discipline coordinators) | X | XA | |||
Personnel from the labor sector (e.g., pedagogical staff from childcare partners, catering personnel) | X | XA | |||
Health staff (e.g., local health department) | X | XA | |||
Materials | Transport | X | |||
Accommodations | X | ||||
Food | X | XB | |||
Curriculum materials | X | ||||
Monitoring equipment | X | ||||
Advertising and promotion | X | ||||
Accreditation and certification | X | ||||
Training materials for personnel | X | ||||
Communication and administration | X |
Cost Analysis of HPSF and PAS
Cost items for the first year after implementation | Time investment | Volume (per school) | Unit price | Stakeholder perspective | |||||||||
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Education | Household and leisure | Labor and social security | Healthcare | Societal perspective | |||||||||
HPSF | PAS | HPSF | PAS | HPSF | PAS | HPSF | PAS | HPSF | PAS | ||||
Personnel | |||||||||||||
Program coordinator | Coordination | 4 schools: 1 FTE | €112,000/FTE1 | €84 | €84 | ||||||||
School project leaders | Coordination | HPSF: 0.5 FTE; PAS: 0.4 FTE | €65,000/FTE1 | €97 | €78 | ||||||||
Volunteers | Assisting during lunch break and activities | Financial compensation: HPSF: €12,6451 PAS: €81451 | €38 | €24 | €53A | €17A | |||||||
Time investment HPSF: 12 volunteers, 1 h/day, 4 days/week (upper grades 5 days/week), 40 weeks PAS: 7 volunteers, 1 h/day, 3 days/week (upper grades 4 days/week), 40 weeks | Time investment €14/hour4 | ||||||||||||
Primary caregivers | Per child fee for supervision during lunch break | 4 times/week, 40 weeks | €1/day not charged to carers1 | €160 | €160 | €− 160 | €− 160 | ||||||
Parental evaluation committee | 5 times/year, 1 h, 10 persons | €14/h4 | €2 | €2 | |||||||||
Value of the extended school hours | 0.5 h freed up, 4 times/week 2 children / household | €14/hour4 | €− 562 | €− 562 | |||||||||
Beneficiaries of unemployment benefits | Preparing lunches as part of reintegration to the labor market | 1 person, 15 h/week | NAE | ||||||||||
External parties from the leisure sector | Giving workshops | €66751 | €20 | €20 | €0B | €0B | |||||||
Cross-discipline coordinators from the local government | Organizing activities | 1 FTE/4 schools | €50,000/FTE1 | €37 | €37 | €0C | €0C | ||||||
Pedagogical staff from childcare partners | Guiding lunch break and activities | HPSF: 12 persons, 2 h/day, 4 days/week (upper grades 5 days/week), 40 weeks PAS: 8 persons, 1.5 h/day, 3 days/week (upper grades 4 days/week), 40 weeks | €65,000/FTE1 | €524 | €204 | €0D | €0D | ||||||
Materials | |||||||||||||
Transport | €70973 | €21 | €21 | ||||||||||
Accommodations | 1 h, 4 days/week | €17.5/h3 | €8 | €8 | |||||||||
Food (including personnel from caterer) | HPSF: 4 times/week, 40 weeks | Cost: €2.46/child/day3 Offset: €− 1.86/day5 | €394F | €− 298F | |||||||||
Curriculum materials | 1 set per year | €2500/school1 | €7 | €7 | |||||||||
Monitoring equipment | 1 survey | €1200/survey1 | €4 | €4 | |||||||||
Total costs | |||||||||||||
Net costs (per child/year) | €1394 | €647 | €− 965 | €− 704 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €429 | €− 57 | |||
Personnel | €959 | €606 | €− 667 | €− 704 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €292 | €− 96 | |||
Materials | €434 | €41 | €− 298 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €137 | €41 | |||
Net costs (per child/day) | €8.7 | €4.0 | €− 6.0 | €− 4.4 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €2.7 | €− 0.3 |
Scenario Analysis
Cost items for the steady state | Activities | Volume (per school) | Unit price | Stakeholder perspective | |||||||||
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Education | Household and leisure | Labor and social security | Healthcare | Societal perspective | |||||||||
HPSF | PAS | HPSF | PAS | HPSF | PAS | HPSF | PAS | HPSF | PAS | ||||
Personnel | |||||||||||||
Program coordinator | Coordination | 4 schools: 0.25 FTEA | €112,000/FTE 1 | €21 | €21 | ||||||||
School project leaders | Coordination | 0.25 FTEA | €65,000/FTE 1 | €49 | €49 | ||||||||
Volunteers | Assisting during lunch break and activities | Financial compensation: | €38 | €24 | €53B | €17B | |||||||
HPSF: €12,6451 PAS: €81451 | |||||||||||||
Time investment HPSF: 12 volunteers, 1 h/day, 4 days/week (upper grades 5 days/week), 40 weeks PAS: 7 volunteers, 1 h/day, 3 days/week (upper grades 4 days/week), 40 weeks | Time investment €14/hour4 | ||||||||||||
Primary caregivers | Parental evaluation committee | 5 times/year, 1 h, 10 persons | €14/h4 | €2 | €2 | ||||||||
Value of the extended school hours | 0.5 h freed up, 4 times/week 2 children/household | €14/hour4 | €− 562 | €− 562 | |||||||||
Beneficiaries of unemployment benefits | Preparing lunches as part of reintegration to the labor market | 1 person, 15 h/week | Income level: €1525/month6 Unemployment benefits: €1320/month7; €8.80/hour6 Income taxes: 36.55%8 | €− 3C | €0 | €− 22C | €0 | ||||||
External parties from the leisure sector | Giving workshops | €66751 | €20 | €20 | €0D | €0D | |||||||
Pedagogical staff from childcare partners | Guiding lunch break and activities | HPSF: 12 persons, 2 h/day, 4 days/week (upper grades 5 days/week), 40 weeks PAS: 8 persons, 1.5 h/day, 3 days/week (upper grades 4 days/week), 40 weeks | €65,000/FTE1 | €524 | €204 | €0E | €0E | ||||||
Materials | |||||||||||||
Food (including personnel from caterer) | HPSF: 4 times/week, 40 weeks | Cost: €2/child/dayA Offset: €1.86/day5 | €320F | €0 | €− 298F | €0 | |||||||
Curriculum materials | 1 set per year | €2500/school1 | €7 | €7 | |||||||||
Monitoring equipment | 1 survey | €1200/survey1 | €4 | €4 | |||||||||
Total costs | |||||||||||||
Net costs (per child/year) | €982 | €328 | €− 807 | €− 544 | €− 22 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €153 | €215 | |||
Personnel | €651 | €317 | €− 510 | €− 544 | €− 22 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €120 | €− 226 | |||
Materials | €331 | €11 | €− 298 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €33 | €11 | |||
Net costs (per child/day) | €6.1 | €2.1 | €− 5.0 | €− 3.4 | €− 0.1 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €1.0 | €− 1.3 |
Scenario | Description | First year after implementation | Hypothetical steady state |
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Base-case | HPSF: €429 (€2.7/day) | ||
PAS: €− 55 (€− 0.3/day) | |||
1.1. Hypothetical steady state | A situation that occurs on the long run, when interventions are delivered at their full capacity and learning curves, and efficiency improvements do not longer occur. Assumptions were defined by stakeholders. | HPSF: €153 (€1.0/day) | |
PAS: €− 214 (€− ;1.3/day) | |||
2.2. Pedagogical staff scenario | A scenario analysis to examine areas for further cost reductions. Lunch breaks and activities were guided by teaching assistants instead of pedagogical staff from external childcare partners. | HPSF: €− ;95 (€− ;0.6/day) | HPSF: €− ;371(€− ;2.3/day) |
PAS: €− ;259 (€− ;1.6/day) | AS: €− ;417 (€− ;2.6/day) | ||
2.3. Efficiency scenario | Views of stakeholders about the potential areas for further cost reductions | HPSF: €353 (€2.2/day) | HPSF: €88 (€0.6/day) |
PAS: €− ;107 (€− ;0.7/day) | PAS: €− ;254 (€− ;1.6/day) | ||
2.4. Extended school day scenario | A scenario analysis to examine the uncertainty about the cost item. It was assumed that the time offset for the primary caregiver due to the extended school day (saving) was fully compensated by the utility loss from being able to provide after-school care. | HPSF: €991 (€6.2/day) | HPSF: €715 (€4.5/day) |
PAS: €507 (€3.2/day) | PAS: €348 (€2.2/day) |