ACF OPRE: Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (EHSRE)

OMB No.: 0970-0143

Expiration Date: 10/31/01

Early Head Start
Questionnaire for
Child Care Providers in Centers

Self Administered

Please complete this brief questionnaire right away and give it to the observer before she leaves today. Thank you for your help.

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PROVIDER NAME: ______________________
DATE:	\|___\|___\| Month	-	\|___\|___\| Day	-19	\|___\|___\| Year

MPR ID #: \|___\|___\|___\|___\|___\|___\|___\|
PROVIDER ID #: \|___\|___\|___\|___\|___\|___\|___\|
STAFF ID #:\|___\|___\|
DATA COLLECTOR: \|___\|___\|___\|___\|

ROUND OF DATA COLLECTION:

14 MO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01
24 MO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
36 MO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03

Conducted for:
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
P.O. Box 2393
Princeton, NJ 08543-2393
and
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Items 20 A-J. PMS. Parental Modernity Scale. Schaefer, Earl and Marianna Edgerton. “Parental and Child Correlates of Parental Modernity.” In I. E. Sigel, Ed., Parental Belief Systems: The Psychological Consequences for Children. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1985.

We’d like to know a bit about you and the training you have.

What is your position?

Lead/Head Teacher

Assistant Teacher

Aide/Caregiver

Volunteer

Other - (What is that? __________________________) |___|___|

Have you taken any child development or early childhood education courses at a college or university?

YES

Have you had any (other) special child care training?

YES (Fill in A, below)

NO (Skip to # 4)

A. What was this training?

MARK ALL THAT APPLY

CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA) TRAINING

CHILD CARE TEACHER TRAINING

NURSE’S TRAINING OR HEALTH COURSES

TRAINING BY REFERRAL OR GOVERNMENT AGENCY

CHILD CARE COURSES OR WORKSHOPS

CHILD DEVELOPMENT OR PSYCHOLOGY COURSES IN COLLEGE

OTHER TRAINING FOCUSED ON EDUCATION (SUCH AS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION)

OTHER TRAINING FOCUSED ON SOCIAL SERVICES (SUCH AS SOCIAL WORK)

Other - (WHAT? _________________________________) |___|___|

What is the highest level of school you have completed?

IF YOU ARE STILL IN SCHOOL OR NO LONGER IN SCHOOL: Please tell us about the
last year of schooling you finished.

MARK ONE

Some high school

High school graduate or GED

Some college courses, but no degree

Two year college degree

Four year college degree

Some graduate school

Graduate degree

In what month and year did you complete this schooling?

|___ |___| 19 |___|___|
Month Year

How many years of professional experience do you have working in a child care setting with children younger than kindergarten?

|___ |___| YEARS |___|___| MONTHS

How long have you worked in this program?

|___ |___| YEARS |___|___| MONTHS

Below are some statements child care providers have made about how they feel about what they are doing. For each statement, please tell me if you strongly disagree, mildly disagree, mildly agree, or strongly agree.

MARK ONE BOX FOR EACH STATEMENT

		Strongly Agree	Mildly Disagree	Not Sure	Mildly Agree	Strongly Agree
a.	You intend to leave child care in the next 12 months	1	2	3	4	5
b.	You put a lot of effort into your work	1	2	3	4	5
c.	You frequently feel like quitting	1	2	3	4	5
d.	You intend to be a child care provider at least two more years	1	2	3	4	5
e.	You feel committed to providing child care	1	2	3	4	5
f.	You feel stuck in child care due to few other employment opportunities	1	2	3	4	5

Please tell us which of the reasons below was a reason for you becoming a child care provider. Put “1" next to your main reason. If more than one of these was a reason for you, please number your other reasons in order (2, 3, 4). Only put numbers next to statements that were reasons for you.

___

I want to work with children

___

I want to help mothers who must work outside the home

___

It is the only job that I feel qualified to do

___

I received an invitation to join a training program

___

Some other reason - What?_________________________________

Which statement best describes how you view your job as a child care provider? You see child care as . . .

Your chosen occupation,

A stepping-stone to work in another field related to child care

Temporary employment (until a better job is available), or

Something else? (Specify)

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________ |___|___|

10.

Next we’d like to know about how you feel about training. For each statement, please check one box.

MARK ONE BOX FOR EACH STATEMENT

		Strongly Agree	Mildly Disagree	Mildly Agree	Strongly Agree
a.	Improving my skills as a child care provider is a priority for me	1	2	3	4
b.	Training sessions typically cover information I already know and are not a good use of my time	1	2	3	4
c.	I am pretty confident in my ability as a child care provider and see additional training as a low priority	1	2	3	4
d.	I wish there were more child care training opportunities available to me	1	2	3	4
e.	I still have a lot to learn about children and teaching before I consider myself a skilled professional	1	2	3	4
f.	Seeking in-service training in one’s profession is a basic part of being a true “professional”	1	2	3	4
g.	I don’t like to attend training workshops because they are all alike and have little impact on what I do	1	2	3	4
h.	Most training for child care providers lacks relevance to their day-to-day responsibilities	1	2	3	4
i.	Training is a waste when the instructor lacks experience as a child care provider	1	2	3	4

11.

In the last year, how many workshops and conferences did you attend related to your child care program?

|___|___| NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES (Fill in 12, below)

00.

NONE (Skip to # 13)

12.

Based on the content and format of the workshops, conferences or staff training meetings you have attended in the last six months, how likely are you to change what you do in your work? Are you . . .

Not likely to change,

Somewhat likely to change, or

Very likely to change?

13.

What language or languages do you speak?

MARK ALL THAT APPLY

ENGLISH

SPANISH

CREOLE

MADARIN

CANTONESE

JAPANESE

VIETNAMESE

Other - (SPECIFY: _________________________________) |___|___|

14.

How many of your own children are cared for in the same child care center as you work?

|___ |___| OWN CHILDREN

00.

NONE (Skip to # 15)

In total how much do you pay for child care for your own children each week?

$ |___|___|___|.|___|___|

15.

What is your hourly salary in this child care center?

$ |___|___|.|___|___|

16.

How many hours per week do you work?

|___|___| HOURS

17.

As part of your employment in this center do you have . . .

		YES	NO
A.	Educational stipends to cover workshops?	1	2
B.	Retirement/pension plan?	1	2
C.	Life insurance?	1	2
D.	Paid maternity/paternity leave?	1	2
E.	Paid health insurance?	1	2
F.	Dental insurance?	1	2
G.	Paid sick leave?	1	2
H.	Paid holidays?	1	2
I.	Paid vacations?	1	2

18.

Are you:

Male

Female

19.

How do you identify your racial and ethnic background?

MARK ONE

WHITE

BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN (NON HISPANIC)

HISPANIC/LATINA

ANSWER A

A.	IF LATINA/HISPANIC: Are you . . .
	MARK ALL THAT APPLY
	1.	Central American,
	2.	Cuban,
	3.	Puerto Rican,
	4.	Mexican,
	5.	South American,
	6.	Other heritage (What?) _____________________) \|___\|___\|

NATIVE AMERICAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE

ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER

ANSWER B

B.	IF ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER: Are you . . .
	MARK ALL THAT APPLY
		1.	Chinese,
		2.	Hmong,
		3.	Indian,
		4.	Japanese,
		5.	Korean
		6.	Pacific Islander,
		7.	Vietnamese,
		8.	Other heritage (What?) ______________________________) \|___\|___\|

OTHER BACKGROUND? (WHAT? _____________________________) |___|___|

20.

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21.

INTERVIEW CONDUCTED IN:

ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01

SPANISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02

OTHER (SPECIFY). . . . . . . . . . . . . .03

_________________________________
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Thank you.

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Early Head Start Questionnaire for Child Care Providers in Centers

Early Head Start
Questionnaire for
Child Care Providers in Centers