F Provider Survey with track changes

Attachment F

Provider Survey

In the following pages, we will ask questions about you and your early education and child care program. We will also ask about the parents and families of children whose learning and development you support. Some of these questions will be about how you and the families of children in your care communicate and work together.

1. Since September, how often have you met with or talked to parents about the following regarding their child?

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Very often
a. Their child’s experiences in the education and care setting
b. Their child’s abilities
c. Their child’s learning and development….
d. Problems their child is having in the education and care setting
How their child is progressing towards developmental milestones e. Their child’s general behavior
f. What to expect at each stage of their child’s development
g. Goals parents have for their child
h. How their child is progressing towards goals or developmental milestones………

2. Since September, how often have you talked to or met with met with or talked to parents about the following regarding themselves?

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Very often
a. Their personal relationship with a spouse or partner
b. Their employment status
c. Their financial situation
d. Their parenting styles

3. Since September, how often have you talked to or met with parents about the following regarding the education and care their children receive?

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

		Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Very often
a. Your expectations for the children in your care
b. The rules you have for children in your care
c. How they feel about the education and care you provide

4. How often do you have difficulty communicating with parents because they have a strong accent or speak a different language than you?

[MARK ONLY ONE BOX.]

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Very often

5. Listed below are some things families may or may not share with you. Thinking about the children and families you serve, for how many children and their families do you know the following?

I know…

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	None	Some	Most	All
a. If children have siblings.
b. If children have other adult relatives living in their households
c. Their parents’ schedules
d. The marital status of children’s parents
The parenting styles of children’s parents
e. The employment status of children’s parents
f. Their financial situation
g. The role that faith and religion play in children’s households
h. Their cultures and values
i. What their families do outside of the education and care setting to encourage their children’s learning
j. How parents discipline their child
k. Changes happening at home
l. Health issues their children have such as food allergies or asthma

6. Since September, how often have you been able to do the following?

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Very often
a. Help children settle in when they are dropped off
b. Share information with parents about their children’s day
c. Offer parents books and materials on parenting
d. Suggest activities for parents and children to do together

7. We would like to learn about how you and the families of children in your program work

together.

How often are you able to do the following?

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Very often
a. Answer parents’ questions when they come up
b. Work with parents to develop strategies they can use at home to support their child’s learning and development
c. Set goals with parents for their child
d. Offer parents ideas or suggestions about parenting
e. Provide parents the opportunity to give feedback about your performance

8. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements.

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
a. I am open to using information on new and better ways to teach and care for children...
b. I prefer to stick to my ways of teaching and caring for children…………………………
c. I encourage parents to provide feedback on my care and teaching practices……………
d. I encourage parents to make decisions about their children’s education and care…
e. When it comes to their children, the parents are the experts…………………………………….

9. When planning activities for children in your program, how often are you able to take into

account the following?

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Very often
a. Information parents share about their children…………………………………...
b. Families’ values and cultures…………….

10. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements.

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
a. Sometimes it is hard for me to support the way parents raise their children.
b. Sometimes it is hard for me to support the way parents discipline their children.
c. Sometimes it is hard for me to support the goals parents have for their children.
d. Sometimes it is hard for me to work with parents people who do not share my beliefs.

11. People work in care and education settings for many reasons. Please indicate how much you

agree or disagree with the following statements:

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
a. I teach and care for children because I enjoy it
b. I see this job as just a paycheck
c. I teach and care for children because I like being around children
d. If I could find something else to do to make a living I would

12. People vary in what they consider part of their job. Please indicate how much you agree or

disagree with the following statements.

Part of my job is to…

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
a. Help families get services available in the community
b. Offer parents information about community events such as fairs
c. Respond to issues or questions outside of normal care hours
d. Change the care schedule in response to parents’ work or school schedules my work schedule in response to parents’ work or school schedule
e. Learn new ways to teach and care for children
f. Change activities offered to children in response to families’ feedback
g. Talk to parents about how they raise their children

13. In the last ten years, have you received training or coursework on how to recognize signs of:

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Yes	No
a. Developmental delays in children.
b. Child abuse and neglect.
c. Domestic violence
d. Substance abuse
e. Depression or mental health issues in parents
f. Hunger

14. If families have a question or a problem comes up during the day, how easy or difficult is it

for them to reach you?

[MARK ONLY ONE BOX.]

Very difficult

Difficult

Easy

Very easy

15. Since September, have you personally helped families in any of the following ways:

[MARK ONE BOX IN EACH ROW.]

	Yes	No
a. Encouraged families to seek or receive services?
b. Made appointments or arrangements for families to receive services they need?
c. Helped families find services they need?

16. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?

[MARK ONLY ONE BOX.]

Yes

No

17. What is your race?

[MARK ALL THAT APPLY.]

White

Black or African American

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian Indian

Chinese

Filipino

Japanese

Korean

Vietnamese

Other Asian

Native Hawaiian

Guamanian or Chamorro

Samoan

Other Pacific Islander

18. Do you have a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential?

[MARK ONLY ONE BOX.]

Yes

No

19. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

[MARK ONLY ONE BOX.]

Less than a high school diploma

High school diploma or GED

Some college, no degree

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate school degree

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