Parameters | Model of annualized costs* | Monthly data from two study areas (54-month observations) | Source | |||
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Program Output | Annual total | Monthly total | SD | Min | Max | |
Functional crèches | 1554 | 1554 | 585 | 9 | 1600 | Program data |
Total caseload (children enrolled/exposed) | 40,378 | 40,378 | 15,572 | 166 | 47,992 | ibid |
Children per crèche | 26 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 30 | Authors' calculations |
Program Cost (in 2015 US$) | ||||||
Fixed cost (FC) † | ||||||
Start-up | $534 | $44 | - | - | - | Program data and authors' calculations using 54-observations of monthly expenditures, including data from both study areas in Bangladesh |
Equipment (administration) | $203 | $17 | $135 | $0 | $964 | |
Trainings | $3356 | $280 | $862 | $0 | $4820 | |
Crèche maintenance (stationery supplies and repairs) | $41,803 | $3484 | $12,032 | $56 | $74,719 | |
FC sub-total | $45,896 | $3825 | - | $168 | $75,191 | |
Variable cost (VC) | ||||||
Wages and stipends (field staff) | $540,612 | $45,051 | $16,329 | $687 | $50,825 | |
Community engagement (sensitization, UPICs, VPICs) | $1959 | $163 | $149 | $0 | $1013 | |
Transportation | $10,662 | $889 | $490 | $45 | $2940 | |
Field overhead (rent, utilities, maintenance) | $7497 | $625 | $313 | $110 | $1020 | |
Administration (wages, rent, communication, maintenance) | $40,448 | $3371 | $1241 | $2348 | $8406 | |
VC sub-total | $601,179 | $50,098 | – | $4178 | $55,362 | |
Total cost | $647,074 | $53,923 | – | $6728 | $92,004 | |
Average cost | ||||||
Per crèche | $416.35 | $34.70 | $171.52 | $32.54 | $847.37 | Authors' calculations |
Per child | $16.03 | $1.34 | $7.88 | $1.08 | $40.53 | Ibid |