Appendix B-7.Frequently Asked Questions for Directors

Appendix B-7:
Frequently Asked Questions for Directors

Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Administration for Children and Families

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Family
 and
 Early
 Care
 and
 Education
 Provider
 Relationship
 Study

Answers
 to
 Center
 Directors’
 Frequently
 Asked
 Questions

What
 is
 the
 Family
 and
 Early
 Care
 and
 Education
 Provider
 Relationship
 Study?

The
 study,
 also
 called
 the
 Family-­‐Provider
 Relationship
 Quality
 Study
 (FPRQ),
 is
 about
 how
 families
 and
 early

education
 teachers
 and
 child
 care
 providers
 work
 together
 to
 teach
 and
 care
 for
 children
 from
 birth
 to
 5
 years.

A
 survey
 is
 being
 developed
 to
 look
 at
 this
 relationship
 from
 parents’
 and
 teachers’/child
 care
 providers’

points
 of
 view.
 The
 results
 will
 help
 teachers,
 child
 care
 providers,
 and
 policymakers
 improve
 children’s
 care

and
 education.
 To
 find
 out
 more
 about
 the
 study,
 visit
 the
 Office
 of
 Planning,
 Research,
 and
 Evaluation’s

(OPRE)
 website
 at:
 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/other_resrch/fprq/overview.html#overview.

Who
 conducts
 the
 Family
 and
 Early
 Care
 and
 Education
 Provider
 Relationship
 Study?

The
 study
 is
 sponsored
 by
 the
 Office
 of
 Head
 Start
 (OHS)
 and
 the
 Office
 of
 Planning,
 Research,
 and
 Evaluation

(OPRE).
 Both
 of
 these
 offices
 are
 in
 the
 Administration
 for
 Children
 and
 Families
 (ACF)
 of
 the
 U.S.
 Department

of
 Health
 and
 Human
 Services
 (HHS).
 Westat
 and
 Child
 Trends,
 two
 research
 firms
 in
 the
 Washington,
 DC
 area,

are
 conducting
 the
 study.
 Westat
 is
 collecting
 the
 data.

What
 will
 I
 be
 asked?

You
 will
 be
 asked
 to
 fill
 out
 a
 10-­‐minute
 survey
 about
 your
 early
 education
 or
 child
 care
 program.
 Some

questions
 on
 the
 survey
 are
 as
 follows:
 How
 many
 children
 are
 enrolled
 in
 your
 program?
 How
 do
 you

communicate
 with
 families
 of
 children
 in
 your
 program?
 Does
 your
 program
 provide
 opportunities
 for
 families

to
 get
 together?

To
 thank
 you
 for
 your
 time,
 we
 will
 give
 you
 a
 check
 for
 $50
 after
 we
 receive
 your
 completed
 survey.

We
 are
 also
 recruiting
 teachers/child
 care
 providers
 to
 fill
 out
 a
 survey
 about
 their
 experiences
 teaching
 and

caring
 for
 children.
 This
 survey
 will
 take
 about
 10
 minutes
 to
 complete
 and,
 to
 thank
 them
 for
 their
 time,
 we

will
 send
 each
 participating
 teacher/child
 care
 provider
 a
 check
 for
 $25
 after
 receiving
 their
 completed
 survey.

We
 will
 ask
 you
 to
 identify
 teachers
 and/or
 child
 care
 providers
 who
 might
 be
 interested
 in
 completing
 this

survey.

We
 will
 also
 be
 asking
 parents
 to
 fill
 out
 a
 survey
 about
 how
 they
 work
 with
 their
 child’s
 teacher/child
 care

provider.
 We
 will
 ask
 you
 to
 help
 us
 by
 displaying
 study
 brochures
 and
 flyers
 around
 your
 early
 education
 or

child
 care
 program.

Will
 the
 teachers/child
 care
 providers
 or
 the
 parents
 of
 children
 in
 my
 care
 setting
 see
 my
 answers?

No.
 Your
 responses
 will
 remain
 private.

Do
 I
 have
 to
 participate?

Your
 participation
 in
 this
 survey
 is
 voluntary.
 By
 taking
 part
 in
 this
 study,
 you
 will
 provide
 important

information
 that
 is
 not
 available
 anywhere
 else.
 This
 information
 will
 help
 teachers,
 child
 care
 providers,
 and

policymakers
 improve
 children’s
 early
 care
 and
 education.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing
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OPRE is authorized to conduct this study under Section 649 of the Head Start Act, as amended by the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, codified at 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 9844.
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