Head Start CARES -- Site Recruitment Information Collection Instrument #1: Recruitment Phone Screener

Head Start CARES

Site Recruitment Phone Screener

Please fill out:

1. Name of Program: ___________________________________________________________________

2. Main contact title: Exec. Director ₁ Director ₂ Principal ₃

Asst. Principal ₄ Center Manager ₅

3. Contact name: ___________________________________________________________________________________

I’d like to ask you a few questions about your Head Start program.

4. How long have you been a Head Start grantee/delegate agency? __________ YEARS

5. How long have you worked for this agency? _____________________________________________

5a. How long have you been in your current position? _______________________________________

6. How many Head Start Centers do you operate? ___________________________________________

7. Let’s discuss each center under consideration for the study. For each of those centers:

• Does this center operate Early Head Start? If so, we will focus solely on regular Head Start.

• How many classes does it operate? [Note: is fewer than needed for study, stop discussion of center here]

• How many children does the center enroll?

• What is the size of each class?

• Does it mix or segregate 3 and 4 year old children?

• How long has each teacher been with the center?

• Does the center have non ACF-funded children? If so, does the funding supplement or fully support children in the center?

• How many classes are full day? Part day?

• What are the classroom hours of operation?

• How many days per week are classes held?

• Does the program operate year-round?

• Does the center operate a home-based option?

8. What is your funded enrollment? ______________________________________________________

8a. What is your current actual enrollment? _______________________________________________

8b. If not fully enrolled, when do you expect to be fully enrolled? ______________________________________________

8c. (If applicable) Are there differences in enrollment by center?

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9. Are there any special programs or curricula offered to your centers that focus on children’s behavior management or social emotional development? No ₀ Yes ₁

9a. If yes, what are they?

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9b. If yes, how often are they offered? (Probe for single workshops versus integrated programs)

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9c. If yes, were the teachers trained in these programs or curricula? If so when? Are teachers trained by program developers or are a subset of teachers or resource teachers trained, who then train the rest of the staff?

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10. Do you anticipate any important changes in your program in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 (e.g., moving centers, changing program options)?

No ₀ Yes ₁

10a. If yes, what changes?

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11. Are the centers we discussed participating in anther evaluation?

11a. If yes, which evaluations?

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Thank you.