Appendix B-9.Frequently Asked Questions for Parents

Appendix B-9:
Frequently Asked Questions for Parents

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
 Parents’
 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

their
 children’s
 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
 (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
 part
 of
 the
 Administration
 for
 Children
 and
 Families
 (ACF)
 in

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
 about
 your
 relationship
 with
 your
 child’s
 teacher
 or
 child
 care
 provider.
 Some

questions
 you
 will
 be
 asked
 are
 the
 following:
 How
 easy
 or
 difficult
 is
 it
 for
 you
 to
 reach
 your
 child’s

teacher
 or
 child
 care
 provider
 during
 the
 day?
 How
 often
 does
 your
 child’s
 teacher
 or
 child
 care
 provider

help
 you
 say
 goodbye
 to
 your
 child
 when
 you
 drop
 him
 or
 her
 off?
 How
 often
 does
 your
 child’s
 teacher

or
 child
 care
 provider
 offer
 you
 books
 or
 materials
 on
 parenting?

How
 long
 will
 the
 survey
 take
 to
 complete?

The
 survey
 will
 take
 about
 10
 minutes
 fill
 out.
 To
 thank
 you
 for
 your
 time,
 we
 will
 send
 you
 a
 check
 for

$25
 after
 we
 receive
 your
 completed
 survey.
 You
 will
 be
 given
 a
 prepaid
 and
 pre-­‐addressed
 envelope
 in

which
 to
 mail
 your
 survey
 back
 to
 Westat.

Will
 my
 child’s
 teacher/child
 care
 provider
 see
 my
 answers?

No.
 Your
 responses
 will
 remain
 private.

Do
 I
 have
 to
 participate?

Your
 participation
 in
 this
 study
 is
 voluntary.
 By
 taking
 part
 in
 this
 study,
 you
 will
 help
 us
 learn
 more

about
 how
 families
 like
 yours
 work
 with
 their
 young
 children’s
 teachers
 and
 child
 care
 providers.
 This

information
 will
 help
 teachers,
 child
 care
 providers,
 and
 policymakers
 improve
 children’s
 care
 and
 early

education.

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