Child Care Survey of Postsecondary Institutions

Child Care Survey of Post secondary Institutions

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Child Care Survey of Postseconday Institutions

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APPENDIX B

CHILD CARE SURVEY OF POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS

The Child Care Survey OF POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS

This questionnaire has two sections.

I. Child Care services – Section I asks questions about A) your institution’s child care services and funding, B) resources and referrals, and C) impact of services on persistence and graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients.

ON-CAMPUS CHILD CARE CENTERS – Section II asks questions about your institution’s on-campus child care centers: D) operations and accreditation, E) staffing, F) access and services, G) characteristics of children of postsecondary students using the services, and H) fees and subsidies.

For all questions, “your institution” refers only to this specific campus location.

Terms Used in the Survey

Child care center: Place where care is provided to children in a group setting separate from a residence. Centers may operate independently or as part of a child care program in which multiple centers are administered by an organization or agency.

Children: Children of postsecondary students at your institution (do not include children of staff or faculty) who are age 12 or younger and require care and supervision when parents are not present.

Students: Postsecondary students enrolled full- or part-time at your institution.

Child care services: Direct provision of child care services in on-campus or off-campus centers, as well as other child care assistance, such as child care subsidies, child care resource and referral services, and other child care assistance for postsecondary students.

Community child care provider: A local child care center, preschool, Head Start, nursery school, or family child care provider that is not operated by the postsecondary institution.

Family child care provider: A family child care provider cares for nonresident children in her/his home on a regular basis, usually for pay, so that parents and primary caregivers can work, attend school or training, or participate in other regular activities.

Family child care provider network: A group of family child care providers sponsored by a central organization, which may provide training and technical assistance to providers, facilitate communication and support among providers, recruit families needing child care and make referrals to the providers, handle the collection of fees from parents and payments to providers, monitor the quality of care provided, and/or advocate for providers in policymaking forums.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless if displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is XXXX-XXXX. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including the time to review instruction, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collected. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave, SW, Room 6W226, Washington, DC 20202. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to: Dr. Patricia Butler, U.S. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Services, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 6W226, Washington, DC 20202. This survey is authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (P. L. 108-447).

I. CHILD CARE SERVICES

A. FUNDING FOR Child Care Services

In the 2005-2006 academic year, did your institution provide any of the following child care services for postsecondary students? Check all that apply.

Child Care Services for Postsecondary Students	2005-2006
Regular child care at centers or through family child care networks sponsored by the institution	 ¹
Additional child care services such as sick child care and/or drop-in or emergency services	 ¹
Resource and referral activities	 ¹
Child care subsidies for postsecondary students who are Pell Grant recipients and have children	 ¹
Transportation for children	 ¹
Involvement of parents in activities with children or education workshops for parents	 ¹
None of the above	 ¹

Column A. What were your institution’s sources of funds for all child care services for postsecondary students in the 2005-2006 academic year?

Column B. For each source selected in Column A, what percentage of funds were provided by that source? Percentages should sum to 100 percent.

Source	A. Funds Received for Child Care Services for Postsecondary Students	B. Percentage of Funds for Child Care Services for Postsecondary Students
Institutional dollars (including tuition, student activity fees, etc.)	 ¹	   %
Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant	 ¹	   %
Other federal grants	 ¹	   %
National organizations (e.g., Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA/YWCA)	 ¹	   %
Libraries or museums	 ¹	   %
Businesses	 ¹	   %
County or municipal agencies (e.g., police, Parks and Recreation, Social Services)	 ¹	   %
Faith-based organizations	 ¹	   %
Hospitals/clinics/health providers	 ¹	   %
Community fundraisers	 ¹	   %
Child care fees	 ¹	   %
Other (please specify):	 ¹	   %
TOTAL		100%

Column A. If your institution received a Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant for the 2005-2006 academic year, on which services were the CCAMPIS funds used? Check all that apply.

If your institution did NOT receive a CCAMPIS grant in the 2005-2006

s chool year, please check this box and skip Column A below.  ^-4

Column B. If your institution received a CCAMPIS grant for the 2004-2005 school year, on which services were the CCAMPIS funds used? Check all that apply.

If your institution did NOT receive a CCAMPIS grant in the 2004-2005

s chool year, please check this box and skip Column B below.  ^-4

Use of CCAMPIS Child Care Funds	A. 2005-2006	B. 2004-2005
Resource and referral activities	 ¹	 ¹
Child care subsidies for Pell Grant recipients who have children	 ¹	 ¹
Transportation for children	 ¹	 ¹
Involvement of parents in activities with children or education workshops for parents	 ¹	 ¹
Expanded hours and/or days of service at child care centers	 ¹	 ¹
Additional child care services provided such as sick child care and/or drop-in or emergency services.	 ¹	 ¹
Staffing for direct service provision	 ¹	 ¹
Staffing for center administration	 ¹	 ¹
Accreditation fees or cost of accreditation process	 ¹	 ¹
Staff training	 ¹	 ¹
Equipment to enhance learning/play activities	 ¹	 ¹
Recruitment	 ¹	 ¹
Rent or facilities cost	 ¹	 ¹
Contracting for spaces in community child care settings	 ¹	 ¹
Developing and maintaining family child care networks	 ¹	 ¹
Other (please specify):	 ¹	 ¹

B. Institutional Resources and Referrals

What resources and referral services did your institution offer directly or in partnership with community-based organizations to Pell Grant recipients who were looking for child care in the 2006-2007 academic year? Check all that apply.

 ¹ None

 ² Referrals to specific child care arrangements

 ³ Information about the licensing and accreditation status or other indicators of quality of care at various child care centers or family child care homes

 ⁴ Information about how to select a child care provider

 ⁵ Information about the cost of child care at different centers

 ⁶ Information about available subsidies and other monetary support for child care

 ⁷ Participation in visits to child care centers with the student and his/her child(ren)

 ⁸ Other (please specify):______________________________________________

Did your institution have any contracts with community child care providers in the 2006-2007 academic year?

 ¹ Yes

 ⁰ No  (Go to Question B5)

With how many community child care providers did your institution have contracts in the 2006-2007 academic year?

   providers (If none, enter 0, and go to Question B5.)

Which of the following did the contracts include? Check all that apply.

 ¹ Reserved number of slots for children of students referred by the institution

 ² Payment for slots filled by children of students attending the institution

 ³ Specifications for the quality of care to be provided for children of students attending the institution

 ⁴ Other (please specify):

In the 2006-2007 academic year, did your institution sponsor a network of family child care providers that care for students’ children?

 ¹ Yes

 ⁰ No  (Go to Section B7)

How many family child care providers participated in the network in the 2006-2007 academic year?

   family child care providers

Did your institution make referrals to or work with (either formally or informally) off-campus child care centers to arrange child care for students in the 2006-2007 academic year?

A "formal working relationship” is characterized by a written contract or agreement that may include, but is not limited to, the following elements of child care services: a specified number of reserved slots for children of postsecondary students, provision of care at a set fee, and/or acceptance of funds from the institution to subsidize care for children of postsecondary students.

An "informal working relationship" does not involve a contract or written agreement. This usually involves institutional staff and staff at the off-campus center(s) communicating and working together in some way to provide care for children of postsecondary students. Examples include making referrals, sharing resources for the provision of child care, and/or partnering on staff training.

 ¹ Yes

 ⁰ No  (Go to Section B10)

How many off-campus child care centers did your institution make referrals to or work with (either formally or informally) to arrange child care for students in the 2006-2007 academic year?

If you are not sure, please enter your best estimate.

  off-campus child care centers

How many of the off-campus child care centers that your institution made referrals to or worked with in the 2006-2007 academic year were licensed, registered, or certified by the state, county, or city? If none, enter 0.

  number of centers

I f there are no data available to respond to this question, please check this box.  ^-1

Did your institution offer subsidies to Pell Grant recipients for the cost of off-campus child care in any academic year from 2001-2002 through 2006-2007?

 ¹ Yes

 ⁰ No

 ^-1 Don’t know

C. PELL GRANT Recipients: PERSISTENCE AND GRADUATION INFORMATION

In what academic year did your institution first begin offering child care services to postsecondary students? Check one only.



Child care services include direct provision of child care services in on-campus or off-campus centers, as well as other child care assistance, such as child care subsidies, child care resource and referral services, and other child care assistance for postsecondary students.

¹ Before the 2001-2002 academic year

 ² In the 2001-2002 academic year

 ³ In the 2002-2003 academic year

 ⁴ In the 2003-2004 academic year

 ⁵ In the 2004-2005 academic year

 ⁶ In the 2005-2006 academic year

 ⁷ In the 2006-2007 academic year

 ⁸ In the 2007-2008 academic year

Since 2001-2002, has providing child care assistance to Pell Grant recipients at your institution resulted in improved persistence and graduation rates among these students?

If you do not have records on which to base your response, please answer based on your experience.

 ¹ Yes

 ⁰ No

 ^-1 Don’t know  (Go to Question C6)

What source(s) of information did you use to answer Question C2? Check all that apply.

 ¹ Consulted institutional records

 ² Consulted records from the child care program

 ³ Asked child care center staff

 ⁴ Asked students

 ⁵ Relied on your experience

 ⁶ Other (please specify)

I f persistence and graduation rates have NOT improved among Pell Grant recipients as a result of providing child care assistance to them (Question C2=No), please check this box and go to Question C6.  ^-4

To what extent has each of the following contributed to improved persistence and graduation rates at your institution for Pell Grant recipients with children?

If you do not have records on which to base your response, please answer based on your experience.

Check one box in each row. Check “N/A” if your institution does not offer the service.

Services Offered	A Great Deal	Some	A Little	Not At All	N/A
Financial assistance for child care	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
Assistance in finding child care to meet students’ needs	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
Child care with flexible hours	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
Child care for sick children	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
Child care for special needs children	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
High quality child care	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
Training to improve child care staff qualifications	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
An easily accessible location	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
A safe and secure location / facility	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4
Immediate enrollment	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ⁴	 ^-4

What source(s) of information did you use to answer Question C4? Check all that apply.

 ¹ Consulted institutional records

 ² Consulted records from the child care program

 ³ Asked child care center staff

 ⁴ Asked students

 ⁵ Relied on your experience

 ⁶ Other (specify)

If resources were available at your institution, what child care services would you like to add (Column A) or improve (Column B) to help Pell Grant recipients with children persist in their studies and graduate?

I f there are no services you would like to add or improve to help Pell Grant recipients with children persist in their studies and graduate, check this box and go to Question C7.

Services	A. Add Service	B. Improve Service
Financial assistance for child care	 ¹	 ²
Assistance in finding child care to meet students’ needs	 ¹	 ²
Child care with flexible hours	 ¹	 ²
Child care for sick children	 ¹	 ²
Child care for special needs children	 ¹	 ²
High quality child care	 ¹	 ²
Training to improve child care staff qualifications	 ¹	 ²
An easily accessible location	 ¹	 ²
A safe and secure location / facility	 ¹	 ²
Immediate enrollment	 ¹	 ²
Other (please specify): ________________________	 ¹	 ²
Other (please specify): ________________________	 ¹	 ²
Other (please specify): ________________________	 ¹	 ²

Besides child care services, what other programs and resources does your institution offer that are designed to improve persistence in and graduation from postsecondary education among Pell Grant recipients with children? Check all that apply.

 ¹ Tutoring programs

 ² Mentoring programs

 ³ Internship programs

 ⁴ Work/study programs

 ⁵ Financial aid

 ⁶ Other (please specify):

II. ON-CAMPUS CHILD CARE CENTERS

D. Operations and Accreditation

How many on-campus child care centers serving children of postsecondary students were operating at your institution in each of the following academic years?

If no centers were operating, please enter 0.

If there are no data available to answer this question, please provide your best estimate.

Academic Year	Number of Centers
a. 2001-2002	 
b. 2002-2003	 
c. 2003-2004	 
d. 2004-2005	 
e. 2005-2006	 If no on-campus centers were operating in the 2006-2007 academic year, you have completed the Child Care Survey of Postsecondary institutions. Thank you very much for participating. 
f. 2006-2007	 
g. 2007-2008	 

Think about the on-campus child care center operating in the 2006-2007 academic year that has been opened the longest and the one that opened most recently. How many years has each been in operation?

The center that has been open the longest?   years OR ^-1Less than one year
The center that opened most recently?   years OR ^-1Less than one year

How many of your institution’s on-campus child care centers were licensed, registered, or certified by the state, county, or city as of the 2006-2007 academic year?

  number of centers

How many of your institution’s on-campus child care centers were accredited as of the 2006-2007 academic year? That is, how many centers have been assessed and shown to meet standards for quality (in addition to licensing standards)?

  number of centers (If none, enter 0, and go to Question D6.)

Which of the following accredited your institution’s on-campus child care centers in the 2006-2007 academic year? Check all that apply.

 ¹ National Academy of Early Childhood Programs (NAECP)

 ² National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

 ³ State Department of Education

 ⁴ National Child Care Association (NCCA)

 ⁵ Other (please specify):

How many of your institution’s on-campus child care centers were seeking accreditation in the 2006-2007 academic year?

  number of centers

E. Access and Services

What was the earliest arrival time and latest departure time for each day in a typical non-holiday week in the 2006-2007 academic year?

Please take into account all sessions offered for children, such as regular morning and afternoon sessions and extended sessions (covering time before and after regular sessions).

Day of the Week	Earliest Arrival Time		Latest Departure Time
Monday	 : 	¹am or ²pm	 : 	¹am or ²pm
Tuesday	 : 	¹am or ²pm	 : 	¹am or ²pm
Wednesday	 : 	¹am or ²pm	 : 	¹am or ²pm
Thursday	 : 	¹am or ²pm	 : 	¹am or ²pm
Friday	 : 	¹am or ²pm	 : 	¹am or ²pm
Saturday	 : 	¹am or ²pm	 : 	¹am or ²pm
Sunday	 : 	¹am or ²pm	 : 	¹am or ²pm

Did any of your institution’s on-campus child care centers offer the following child care services in the 2005-2006 or 2006-2007 academic years? Check all that apply in each row.

Services	2005-2006			2006-2007
Services	Yes	No	Don’t know	Yes	No	Don’t know
Before school?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
After school?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
Evenings?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
Overnight?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
On any public school holidays?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
On days that public schools close due to bad weather?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
For children who are sick?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
For children with special needs?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
For children of part-time students?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
For children of full-time students?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³
Drop-in or emergency services?	 ¹	 ²	 ³	 ¹	 ²	 ³

F. Staff at On-Campus Centers

How many full-time and part-time teachers were employed across all on-campus child care centers at your institution in the 2006-2007 academic year? By teachers, we mean any persons in charge of a group or classroom of children, often with staff supervisory responsibilities.

  teachers

Thinking about the highest education level completed, how many of these teachers had…

Education	Number of Teachers
Not completed high school or obtained a GED?	 
A high school diploma or GED?	 
Some college, but no degree?	 
An Associates of Art (A.A.) degree?	 
A Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.)?	 
A graduate degree (M.A., Ph.D., or Ed.D)?	 

How many of these teachers had completed a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential?

  teachers

How many full-time and part-time assistant teachers and aides were employed across all on-campus child care centers at your institution in the 2006-2007 academic year?

  assistant teachers and aides

G. Children USING On-Campus Child Care Centers

In the 2005-2006 academic year:	Number	Don’t Know
How many child care centers that served children of postsecondary students operated on-campus?	 
What was the maximum number of children of postsecondary students that your institution’s on-campus child care centers could serve (across all centers)?	  	^-1
How many children of postsecondary students were enrolled in your institution’s on-campus child care centers?	  	^-1

In the 2006-2007 academic year:	Number	Don’t Know
W hat was the maximum number of children of postsecondary students that your institution’s on-campus child care centers could serve (across all centers)?	  	^-1
How many children of postsecondary students were enrolled in your institution’s on-campus child care centers?	  	^-1

For the remaining items in Section G, please use this number as the total number of children of postsecondary students in on-campus child care centers at your institution.

How many children of postsecondary students were in each of the age groups below in the 2006-2007 academic year?