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National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE): The Household, Provider, and Workforce Surveys

1_2019 NSECE Center-based Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison

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2019 NSECE

Center-based Provider Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison

August 2018

Overview of Proposed 2019 NSECE Questionnaire and Changes from 2012 NSECE Questionnaire 1

Item Level Comparison Between 2012 NSECE and Proposed 2019 Questionnaire 6

Overview of Proposed 2019 NSECE Questionnaire and Changes from 2012 NSECE Questionnaire

2019 Category	2019 Item	Key changes from 2012 to 2019
Section A: Program Level Information	Type of building program located in	Update in response categories of program sponsorship type Inclusion of item measuring source of funding for center space Revision of language asking about the vacancies by age group
	Percent of residence used for program
	Program auspice
	Program sponsorship
	Program sponsorship type
	Program ownership type
	Number of centers in franchise
	Length of operation at current location
	Center space paid by someone else
	Age groups served
	Number of children enrolled
	Number of children enrolled full time
	Number of vacancies by age group
Section B. Schedule and Rates	Program hours of operation	Exclusion of item measuring a discount or add-on for care Exclusion of item measuring presence of a penalty for a late pick-up up of a child Inclusion of item measuring types of help offered to help families pay for care. Includes question on the number of children at the center who are paid for exclusively by parent fees
	Any families pay for child care
	Any rate charged for full-time care by age group
	Highest rate charged for full-time care
	Types of program provided help to afford care
	Number of children paid for only by parent fees
	Program permits variation in care schedule
	Number of children with varying hours of paid care
	Number of weeks program provides care
Section C: Enrollment	Number of children with physical disability	Restriction of enrollment counts to children age 5 and under, not yet in kindergarten Exclusion of item measuring the percent of children attending yesterday (or most recent day the program was open) Revision to counts of children by ethnicity and race Exclusion of items referring to languages spoken by children and staff (constructs are measured at classroom level in the Classroom Staff (Workforce) questionnaire) Addition of item measuring the number of children experiencing homelessness
	Number of children with IEP/ISFP
	Ethnicity of children in program
	Race of children in program
	Number of children experiencing homelessness

Section R: Revenues	Number of children funded by agencies/government programs	Substantive expansion of this section to allow identification of blended funding at the level of the center and the level of the child; percentage of funding from public vs. private sources; types of fees paid by parents receiving some form of subsidy Addition of multiple items related to subsidies, including current and past enrollment of children receiving subsidies; whether there is a limit on enrollment of children with subsidies; whether a family has made a request for the center to accept a subsidy; comparison of experience serving private pay versus subsidy families Addition of item measuring requirements of center to meet multiple different performance standards or guidelines Exclusion of item measuring transportation services provided Addition of item measuring whether the program received free or reduced cost professional development
	Presence of any children with blended, public funding
	Payment arrangement from agencies/government programs
	Community organization pays for care
	Number of children paid for by community organizations
	Program sources of revenue
	Largest source of program revenue
	Second largest source of program revenue
	Public vs private funding for program
	Program meets multiple performance standards
	How program complies with multiple performance standards
	Fees paid by parents receiving subsidy
	Any program subsidy enrollment limit
	Any enrollment supported by subsidy
	Family requests subsidy to pay for care
	Comparison of private pay and subsidy – Reliability of payment
	Comparison of private pay and subsidy – Amount of money received
	Comparison of private pay and subsidy – Administrative requirements
	Comparison of private pay and subsidy – Ease of filling vacancies
	Provider has access to resources/professional development through schools/other programs
	Any free or reduced cost professional development
Section D: Admissions/Marketing	Number of children who left program	Wording of some items altered slightly to change year of reference from 2011 to 2018 Addition of item measuring improvement in quality rating Exclusion of item determining the agency providing quality of rating Addition of item evaluating whether special needs child was kept from entering the program Addition of item evaluating whether a child needed to be picked up early due to behavior problems Addition of item measuring where children participate in physical activity Addition of item measuring food provided to children in the program Addition of item measuring number of times fruit juice is provided to children in the program Addition of item measuring program participation in Child and Adult Care Food Program Addition of item measuring access to health consultant in the program Revision to items regarding comprehensive services to distinguish provision of services on-site; payment of services; and referrals
	Number of children who entered program
	Program quality rating
	Program quality rating improved
	Children denied due to no vacancies
	Program unable to care for special needs
	Early pick up due to behavior problems
	Care stopped due to child’s behavior
	Location of children’s physical activity
	Any snacks or meals provided to children
	Number of times fruit juice offered to children
	Program participate in food program
	Any access to health consultant
	Comprehensive services – health screenings
	Comprehensive services – developmental assessments
	Comprehensive services – therapeutic services
	Comprehensive services – counseling services
	Comprehensive services – social services

Section E. Staffing	Total number of staff working with children	Restriction of some staff counts to staff working with children age 5 and under, not yet in kindergarten Item asking about assistants has been combined with the item asking about aides. Addition of item asking about experience conducting background checks for the program
	Total number of staff not working with children
	Number of aides working in program
	Number of full-time aides and assistants
	Number of teachers working in program
	Number of full-time teachers
	Number of specialists working in program
	Number of full-time specialists
	Number of staff who left program
	Any professional development resources for staff – funding for training
	Any professional development resources for staff – Paid time off for training
	Any professional development resources for staff – access to coaches
	Program benefits for staff – reduced program tuition
	Program benefits for staff – retirement program
	Program benefits for staff – health insurance
	Experience with background checks
Section F: Care Provided	Selected age group not yet in kindergarten	Item asking about additional child capacity in a group or classroom has been revised to refer to vacancies instead, consistent with revision to vacancies at the center level Expansion of item asking how many children in randomly selected classroom are funded by different funding sources Reduction of information captured about each staff working in selected classroom – exclusion of ECE credentials and years of experience working with children Exclusion of item measuring whether any curriculum is used and name of the curriculum used in the classroom (constructs are measured at classroom level in the Classroom Staff (Workforce) questionnaire) Revision of items regarding visits by regulatory agencies
	Number of groups for a specific age grouping
	Names of age groups
	Youngest child in classroom
	Oldest child in age classroom
	Number of children enrolled in classroom
	Number of vacancies in classroom
	Number of teachers in classroom
	Number of assistants/aides in classroom
	Number of children in classroom
	Number of children funded by subsidy in classroom
	Number of children funded by Head Start in classroom
	Number of children funded by Pre-k in classroom
	Number of children funded by private payment
	Names of staff in classroom
	Role of staff member in classroom
	Hours worked by staff member in classroom
	Education attainment of staff member in classroom
	Wage received by staff member in classroom
	Agencies that inspected program
Section H: Respondent Characteristics and Selection of the Workforce	Respondent job title	Addition of item to measure job responsibilities in the program Addition of item measuring weekly hours spent directly caring for children Revision to items on ethnic and racial identification Item measuring respondent educational field of study has been changed to measure degree’s field of study in greater detail Training on working directly with children was modified to refer to any training rather than training received in the past year Addition of two items referring to the receipt of any training on managing ECE programs Item on health insurance has been altered to ask exclusively about health insurance. It formerly also asked about paid time off. Item on contacting sampled workforce member has been altered to include request for an e-mail address in addition to a phone number
	Respondent responsibilities at the program
	Year of birth
	Weekly hours worked at program
	Weekly hours directly caring for children
	Ethnicity
	Race
	Respondent educational attainment
	Respondent educational field of study
	Any training on managing an ECE program
	Any training on working with young children
	Years worked at program
	Years of ECE work experience
	Wages received
	Health insurance from program
	Any additional staff in classroom
	Role of sampled workforce member
	Hours worked by sampled workforce member
	Name of sampled workforce member
	Language spoken by sampled workforce member
	Phone number of sampled workforce member

Item Level Comparison between 2012 NSECE and Proposed 2019 Questionnaire

Category

Number of children

White

Black or African-American

Asian

Mixed race, another race, or you are not certain

Number of children speaking a language other than English at home

C10.

How many of the children in your program speak a language other than English at home?

Number of children

Item not included in 2019.

Percent of children speaking a language other than English at home

C10_1:

About what percent of the children in your program speak a language other than English at home?

% of children

Item not included in 2019.

Percent of children’s families requiring assistance to speak with

C10B_1:

What percent of your children currently enrolled have a parent who needs the help of an interpreter or a child to speak with their child’s teacher?

% of children

Item not included in 2019.

Languages spoken when working with children

C11.

What languages are spoken by your staff when working directly with children? Select all that apply.

1  English

2  Spanish

3  Other, specify:

Item not included in 2019.

Number of children experiencing homelessness

Item not included in 2012.

C15.

In the past year, has your program served any young children who were experiencing homelessness, for example, by living in a shelter or because their families did not have a regular place to stay? Please answer to the best of your knowledge.

1  Yes

2  No

3  Don’t know

Section R. Revenues

Number of children funded by agencies/government programs

C12a.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from programs or government programs?

State pre-kindergarten

Number of children

C12a_M.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from the following government programs?

State pre-kindergarten

Number of children

Number of children funded by agencies/government programs

C12a.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from programs or government programs?

Head Start

Number of children

C12a_M.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from the following government programs?

Head Start, including Early Head Start

Under 3 years ____

3-5 years, not in kindergarten ________

Number of children funded by agencies/government programs

C12a.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from programs or government programs?

Local Government (e.g., Pre-K funding from local school board or other local agency, grants from city or county government)

Number of children

C12a_M.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from the following government programs?

Local Government (e.g., Pre-K funding from local school board or other local agency, grants from city or county government)

Number of children

Number of children funded by agencies/government programs

C12a.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from programs or government programs?

Child Care subsidy programs such as CCDF or TANF (including voucher/certificates, state contracts)

Number of children

C12a_M.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from the following government programs?

Child Care subsidy programs such as CCDF or TANF or [STATE PROGRAM NAME] (including voucher/certificates, state contracts)

Under 3 years ____

3-5 years, not in kindergarten ________

School-age ______

Number of children funded by agencies/government programs

C12a.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from programs or government programs?

Title I

Number of children

C12a_M.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from the following government programs?

Title I

Number of children

Number of children funded by agencies/government programs

C12a.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from programs or government programs?

Community organizations (e.g., United Way, local charities or other services organizations, not including anything you’ve mentioned earlier)

Number of children

Item not included in 2019.

Number of children funded by agencies/government programs

C12a.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from programs or government programs?

Other types of government funded programs including Child and Adult Care Food Program

Number of children

C12a_M.

How many children in your program are funded by dollars from the following government programs?

Other types of government funded programs

Number of children

Presence of any children with blended, public funding

Item not included in 2019.

R1.

Sometimes a single child is funded by multiple public sources, such as a Head Start child supported by child care subsidies beyond the Head Start day. In your program, do any children receive the following combinations of funding?

a. Head Start and PK and CCDF

1  Yes

2  No

b. Head Start or Early Head Start with CCDF but no PK

1  Yes

2  No

c. PK with CCDF but no Head Start

1  Yes

2  No

d. HS with PK with no CCDF

1  Yes

2  No

Payment arrangement from agencies/government programs

C12c.

Do the government agencies or programs that provide funds for your program

provide a grant to support your overall program

1 Yes

2 No

C12c_M.

Do any of the government agencies that provide funds for your program

provide a grant to support your overall program

1 Yes

2 No

Payment arrangement from agencies/government programs

C12c.

Do the government agencies or programs that provide funds for your program

provide in-kind support (e.g., free use of building space) to support your overall program

1 Yes

2 No

Item not included in 2019.

Payment arrangement from agencies/government programs

C12c.

Do the government agencies or programs that provide funds for your program

contract with you for a guaranteed number of slots

1 Yes

2 No

C12c_M.

Do any of the government agencies that provide funds for your program

contract with you for a guaranteed number of slots

1 Yes

2 No

Payment arrangement from agencies/government programs

C12c.

Do the government agencies or programs that provide funds for your program

pay you for vouchers or subsidies to specific eligible parents

1 Yes

2 No

C12c_M.

Do any of the government agencies that provide funds for your program

pay you for vouchers or subsidies for specific eligible children

1 Yes

2 No

Payment arrangement from agencies/government programs

C12c.

Do the government agencies or programs that provide funds for your program

pay the parents directly

1 Yes

2 No

Item not included in 2019.

Payment arrangement from agencies/government programs

C12c.

Do the government agencies or programs that provide funds for your program

have some other payment arrangement

SPECIFY:__________________________________

1 Yes

2 No

C12c_M.

Do any of the government agencies that provide funds for your program

have some other payment arrangement SPECIFY:_______________________________

1 Yes

2 No

Community organization pays for care

Item not included in 2012.

R2.

Do you have any children who are funded by non-government community organizations (e.g., United Way, local charities or other services organizations,)?

1  Yes

2  No

Number of children paid for by community organizations

Item not included in 2012.

R3.

How many children are funded by non-government community organizations?

_____ Under 3 years

_________3-5 years, not in kindergarten

_____ School-age

Program sources of revenue

G3.

These next questions are about sources of revenue for your program.

a. Tuitions and fees paid by parents - including parent fees and additional fees paid by parents such as registration fees, transportation fees from parents, late pick up/late payment fees.

1 Yes

2 No

G3_M. Do you receive revenues from any of the following sources?

a. Tuitions and fees paid by parents - including parent fees and additional fees paid by parents such as registration fees, transportation fees from parents, late pick up/late payment fees.

1 Yes

2 No

Program sources of revenue

G3.

These next questions are about sources of revenue for your program.

b. Tuitions paid by state government (vouchers/certificates, state contracts, transportation, Pre-K funds, grants from state agencies)

1 Yes

2 No

Item not included in 2019.

Program sources of revenue

G3.

These next questions are about sources of revenue for your program.

c. Local government (e.g., Pre-K paid by local school board or other local agency, grants from county government)

1 Yes

2 No

Item not included in 2019.

Program sources of revenue

G3.

These next questions are about sources of revenue for your program.

d. Federal government (e.g., Head Start, Title I, Child and Adult Care Food Program)

1 Yes

2 No

Item not included in 2019.

Program sources of revenue

G3.

These next questions are about sources of revenue for your program.

e. Revenues from community organizations or other grants (e.g., United Way, local charities, or other service organizations, not including anything you’ve mentioned earlier)

1 Yes

2 No

G3_M. Do you receive revenues from any of the following sources?

e. Revenues from community organizations or other grants (e.g., United Way, local charities, or other service organizations, not including anything you’ve mentioned earlier)

1 Yes

2 No

Program sources of revenue

G3.

These next questions are about sources of revenue for your program.

g. Revenues from fund raising activities, cash contributions, gifts, bequests, special events.

1 Yes

2 No

G3_M. Do you receive revenues from any of the following sources?

g. Revenues from fund raising activities, cash contributions, gifts, bequests, special events.

1 Yes

2 No

Program sources of revenue

G3.

These next questions are about sources of revenue for your program.

i. Other

SPECIFY: _________________________________

1 Yes

2 No

G3_M. Do you receive revenues from any of the following sources?

i. Other

SPECIFY: _____________________________

1 Yes

2 No

Largest source of program revenue

G3a1. (first source)

Which of these are the two largest sources of revenue for your program?

a. Tuitions and fees paid by parents - including parent fees and additional fees paid by parents such as registration fees, transportation fees from parents, late pick up/late payment fees.

b. Tuitions paid by state government (vouchers/certificates, state contracts, transportation, Pre-K funds, grants from state agencies)

c. Local government (e.g., Pre-K paid by local school board or other local agency, grants from county government)

d. Federal government (e.g., Head Start, Title I, Child and Adult Care Food Program)

e. Revenues from community organizations or other grants (e.g., United Way, local charities, or other service organizations, not including anything you’ve mentioned earlier)

g. Revenues from fund raising activities, cash contributions, gifts, bequests, special events.

i. Other

Center-based item G3a1 has not changed.

Second largest source of program revenue

G3a2. (second source)

Which of these are the two largest sources of revenue for your program?

a. Tuitions and fees paid by parents - including parent fees and additional fees paid by parents such as registration fees, transportation fees from parents, late pick up/late payment fees.

b. Tuitions paid by state government (vouchers/certificates, state contracts, transportation, Pre-K funds, grants from state agencies)

c. Local government (e.g., Pre-K paid by local school board or other local agency, grants from county government)

d. Federal government (e.g., Head Start, Title I, Child and Adult Care Food Program)

e. Revenues from community organizations or other grants (e.g., United Way, local charities, or other service organizations, not including anything you’ve mentioned earlier)

g. Revenues from fund raising activities, cash contributions, gifts, bequests, special events.

i. Other

Center-based item G3a2 has not changed.

Public vs private funding for program

Item not included in 2012.

R4.

Thinking about your entire budget for providing early care and education services to children under age 13, which of the categories below best describes your program?

1 No public dollars received

2 Mostly private dollars with less than 33% public dollars

3 Private dollars are > 33% and Public dollars are more than > 33%

4 Mostly public dollars with less than 33% private dollars

5 No private dollars received

Program meets multiple performance standards

Item not included in 2012.

R5.

For your children ages 3 through 5, not in kindergarten, are you required to meet multiple different performance standards or other program guidelines, such as group sizes, ratios, teacher qualifications, or curriculum use?

1  Yes

2  No

How program complies with multiple performance standards

Item not included in 2012.

R6.

Do you comply with these multiple standards and requirements…

a. For only the children to whom each standard applies?

1  Yes

2  No

b. For the classrooms with any children to whom each standard applies?

1  Yes

2  No

c. For all classrooms in that age group?

1  Yes

2  No

d. Throughout the center?

1  Yes

2  No

Fees paid by parents receiving subsidy

Item not included in 2012.

R7.

Do parents receiving child care subsidies pay any of the following fees to your program?

a. Diaper, snacks or other supplies fees

1  Yes

2  No

b. Co-pays

1  Yes

2  No

c. Tuition for days or hours not covered by subsidy payment

1  Yes

2  No

d. Fees in addition to co-pays to make up for low subsidy reimbursement rates

1  Yes

2  No

Any program subsidy enrollment limit

Item not included in 2012.

R8.

Do you limit the number of children with child-care subsidies that you enroll at any one time?

1  Yes

2  No

Any enrollment supported by subsidy

Item not included in 2012.

R9.

In the past year, have you had a child whose enrollment was supported by child care subsidy dollars, such as [STATE PROGRAM NAME]?

1  Yes

2  No

Family requests subsidy to pay for care

Item not included in 2012.

R10.

In the past year, has a family asked your program to accept child care subsidies to pay for a child’s enrollment in your program?

1  Yes

2  No

Comparison of private pay and subsidy – Reliability of payment

Item not included in 2012.

R11.

How would you compare the experience of serving families who pay your tuition and fees themselves with families who are participating in the subsidy system in terms of…

a. Reliability of payment

Subsidy much more

Subsidy somewhat more

Subsidy and private pay about the same

Private pay somewhat more

Private pay much more

Comparison of private pay and subsidy – Amount of money received

Item not included in 2012.

R11.

How would you compare the experience of serving families who pay your tuition and fees themselves with families who are participating in the subsidy system in terms of…

b. Amount of money your program receives for a child

Subsidy much more

Subsidy somewhat more

Subsidy and private pay about the same

Private pay somewhat more

Private pay much more

Comparison of private pay and subsidy – Administrative requirements

Item not included in 2012.

R11.

How would you compare the experience of serving families who pay your tuition and fees themselves with families who are participating in the subsidy system in terms of…

c. Paperwork or other administrative requirements

Subsidy much more

Subsidy somewhat more

Subsidy and private pay about the same

Private pay somewhat more

Private pay much more

Comparison of private pay and subsidy – Ease of filling vacancies

Item not included in 2012.

R11.

How would you compare the experience of serving families who pay your tuition and fees themselves with families who are participating in the subsidy system in terms of…

d. Ease of filling vacancies

Subsidy much more

Subsidy somewhat more

Subsidy and private pay about the same

Private pay somewhat more

Private pay much more

Transportation services provided

C13. Does your program provide any transportation services for children coming to or going from your program?

1  Yes

2  No

Item not included in 2019.

Provider has access to resources/professional development through schools/other programs

C14. Does your program have any formal or informal relationships with other schools or programs to share access to resources or professional development?

1  Yes

2  No

Center-based item C14 has not changed.

Any free or reduced cost professional development

Item not included in 2012.

R12.

In 2018, did your program receive any free or reduced cost goods or services related to professional development, for example, a trainer’s services or fees for staff to attend courses?

1  Yes

2  No

Section D: Admissions/ Marketing

Number of children who left program

D1.

From January to March of 2011, about how many children did your program stop caring for? Please include children whose parents withdrew their children from care as well as children you didn’t want to care for anymore. Your best estimate is fine.

Number of children

D1_M.

From January to March of 2018, how many children age 5 and under, not yet in kindergarten, did your program stop caring for? Please include children whose parents withdrew them from care as well as children you didn’t want to care for anymore. Your best estimate is fine.

Number of children

Number of children who entered program

D2.

From January to March of 2011, about how many new children did your program start taking care of? Your best estimate is fine.

Number of children

D2_M.

From January to March of 2018, about how many new children did your program start taking care of? Please include children age 5 and under, not yet in kindergarten. Your best estimate is fine.

Number of children

Program quality rating

Item not included in 2012.

D12.

Does your program have an overall quality rating from [NAME OF LOCAL/STATE QRIS; or a QRIS]?

1  Yes

2  No

3  I don’t know

Program quality rating improved

Item not included in 2012.

D13.

In the past two years have you moved from one rating to a better one?

1  Yes

2  No

Program quality rating

D5.

Does your organization have an overall quality rating (for example, accreditation, tiered reimbursement or some other quality rating system?)

1. YES

2. NO

Item not included in 2019.

Agency providing quality rating

D5A.

What agency or group provided your quality rating?

NAEYC

LOCAL R&R

STATE OR LOCAL CHILD CARE AGENCY

OTHER (SPECIFY: ____________________________)

Item not included in 2019.

Children denied due to no vacancies

D7.

In the past year, have you turned away children who wanted to enroll because you did not have an empty slot?

1  Yes

2  No

3  CHILDREN ARE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST

Center-based item D7 has not changed.

Program unable to care for special needs

Item not included in 2012.

D14.

In the past year, did you turn away any parents because they wanted to enroll a child who had special needs that your program wasn’t prepared to meet?

1  Yes

2  No

Early pick up due to behavior problems

Item not included in 2012.

D15.

In the past year, have you asked a parent to pick up a child early because of problems with the child’s behavior?

1  Yes

2  No

Care stopped due to child’s behavior

D8.

In the past three months, have you told a parent that you would not care for a child anymore because of problems with the child’s behavior?

1. YES

2. NO

Center-based item D8 has not changed.

Location of children’s physical activity

Item not included in 2012.

D16.

Where do children participate in vigorous physical activity?

a. In the classroom

1  Yes

2  No

b. In another inside room for physical activity (e.g., gym)

1  Yes

2  No

c. In outdoor space reserved for our children

1  Yes

2  No

d. In nearby public outdoor space (e.g., public park or parking lot)

1  Yes

2  No

Any snacks or meals provided to children

Item not included in 2012.

D17.

What food do you provide the children in your care?

a. Snacks

1  Yes

2  No

b. Meals such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner

1  Yes

2  No

Number of times fruit juice offered to children

Item not included in 2012.

D18.

During the past 7 days, how many times did the children in care drink 100% fruit juices such as orange juice, apple juice, or grape juice? Do not count punch, Sunny Delight, Kool-Aid, sports drinks, or other fruit flavored drinks. Was it . . .

CODE ONLY ONE

1 four or more times a day

2 two to three times a day

3 once a day

4 almost every day

5 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days, or

6 they did not drink these beverages?

Program participate in food program

Item not included in 2012.

D19.

[If meals provided:] Does your program participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program?

1  Yes

2  No

3  Not eligible

Any access to health consultant

Item not included in 2012.

D20.

Does your program have or have access to a health consultant or nurse who can help with nutrition, allergies, or other health-related issues?

1  Yes

2  No

Comprehensive services – health screenings

D11. Children and their families sometimes need other services In addition to basic early care and education. Do you help children and their families get any of these services, either by providing it on-site or by providing referrals?

a. Health screening, such as medical, dental, vision, hearing or speech screening?

YES NO

D11a_M. Are any of the following available to children on-site at your program, including by another organization?

Health screening: medical, dental, vision, hearing, or speech?

1  Yes Do you pay for this service? Yes/No

2  No Do you provide referrals to any of these services? Yes/No

Comprehensive services – developmental assessments

b. Developmental assessments?

YES NO

D11b_M. Are developmental assessments available to children on-site at your program? These assessments check whether the child is on-track with regard to their physical, emotional or social conditions. Please include services offered by another organization that is located at your site.

1  Yes Do you pay for this service? Yes/No

2  No Do you provide referrals to any of these services? Yes/No

Comprehensive services – therapeutic services

c. Therapeutic services, such as speech therapy, occupational therapy or services for children with special needs?

YES NO

D11c_M. Are therapeutic services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, or services for children with special needs available to children on-site at your program? Please include services offered by another organization that is located at your site.

1  Yes Do you pay for this service? Yes/No

2  No Do you provide referrals to any of these services? Yes/No

Comprehensive services – counseling services

d. Counseling services for children or parents?

YES NO

D11d_M. Are counseling services for children or parents available on-site at your program?

Please include services offered by another organization that is located at your site.

1  Yes Do you pay for this service? Yes/No

2  No Do you provide referrals to any of these services? Yes/No

Comprehensive services – social services

e. Social services to parents such as housing or food assistance, access to medical care, or help getting assistance from government or private programs?

YES NO

Item not included in 2019.

Program pays for comprehensive services

D11G.

Does your organization pay for any of these services?

1. YES

2. NO

Item not included in 2019.

Program provides referrals for comprehensive services

D11H.

Does your organization provide verbal or written referrals for any of these services?

1. YES

2. NO

Item not included in 2019.

Comprehensive services – social services

Item not included in 2012.

D21.

Does your program help connect parents with social services such as housing or food assistance, access to medical care, or help getting assistance from government or private programs?

1  Yes

2  No

Section E: Staffing

Total number of staff working with children

E1.

What is the total number of staff employed at this site in your program who work directly with children under 13? Please include full-time and part-time workers, but only those who work in the early care and education activities we are discussing in this survey.

Center-based item E1 has not changed.

Total number of staff not working with children

E4.

What is the total number of staff who do not work directly with children? Include full-time and part-time workers, administrators, support staff, drivers, cooks, and anyone else on your program’s payroll at this site.

E4_M.

What is the total number of staff who do not work with children? Include full-time and part-time workers, administrators, support staff, drivers, cooks and anyone else who works on your early care and education activities for children up to age 13.

Number of aides working in program

E1A.

Next are questions about staff who work directly with children at your center. Please only think about staff who work directly with children under 13 and put them into four categories: aides, assistant teachers, teachers, and specialists. These four categories may not be the terms used in your program. Please do your best to put staff working directly with children into one of these four categories.

First, how many aides work in your program?

E1A_M.

Next are questions about staff who work directly with young children at your center – children age 5 and under, not in kindergarten. Please put your staff working with any young children into four three categories: (1) aides or assistant teachers, (2) teachers or lead teachers, and (3) specialists. These four categories may not be the terms used in your program. Please do your best to put staff working directly with children into one of these three categories.

First, please think about aides or assistant teachers. How many aides or assistant teachers work with young children in your program? Number of aides or assistant teachers

Number of full-time aides and assistants

E1a1.

How many of these aides are full-time?

E1a1_M.

How many of these aides or assistant teachers are full-time?

Number of assistants working in program

E1b.

How many assistant teachers work in your program?

Item not included in 2019.

Number of full-time assistants

E1b1.

How many of your assistant teachers are full-time?

Item not included in 2019.

Number of teachers working in program

E1c.

How many of your staff are teachers or lead teachers?

E1c_M.

How many of your staff working with young children are teachers or lead teachers?

Number of staff

Number of full-time teachers

E1c1.

How many of them are full-time teachers or lead teachers?

E1c1_M.

How many of these teachers or lead teachers are full-time?

Number of staff

Number of specialists working in program

E1d.

How many specialists work in your program, including language specialists, or those who take care of children with special needs, or those who teach English as a second language?

E1d_M.

How many specialists work in your program with young children, including language specialists, or those who take care of children with special needs, or those who teach English as a second language?

Number of specialists

Number of full-time specialists

E1d1

How many of these specialists work full-time?

Center-based item E1d1 has not changed.

Number of staff who left program

E2.

Again, thinking only about staff who work directly with children, how many such individuals have left the program in the last 12 months?

E2_M.

Again, thinking only about staff who work directly with children age 5 and under, not yet in kindergarten, how many such individuals have left the program in the last 12 months?

Any professional development resources for staff – funding for training

E5.

Do you provide any of the following for your teachers, assistant teachers, or aides?

a. Funding to participate in college courses or off-site training?

1 Yes

1 No

Center-based item E5 a. has not changed.

Any professional development resources for staff – Paid time off for training

E5.

Do you provide any of the following for your teachers, assistant teachers, or aides?

b. Paid time off to participate in college courses or off-site training?

1 Yes

1 No

Center-based item E5 b. has not changed.

Any professional development resources for staff – access to coaches

E5.

Do you provide any of the following for your teachers, assistant teachers, or aides?

d. Mentors, coaches or consultants who visit and work with staff in their classrooms?

1 Yes

1 No

Center-based item E5 d. has not changed.

Program benefits for staff – reduced program tuition

E6. Do you provide any of the following benefits to your teachers, assistant teachers or aides?

a. reduced tuition at your program?

1. Yes

2. No

Center-based item E6 a. has not changed.

Program benefits for staff – retirement program

E6. Do you provide any of the following benefits to your teachers, assistant teachers or aides?

b. retirement program such as a retirement annuity, 401(k) or 403(b) plan?

Yes

Center-based item E6 b. has not changed.

Program benefits for staff – health insurance

E6. Do you provide any of the following benefits to your teachers, assistant teachers or aides?

c. health insurance?

Yes

Center-based item E6 c. has not changed.

Experience with background checks

Item not included in 2012.

E7.

We are interested in your experiences conducting background checks for your new or continuing employees. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements: [Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree]

a. Background checks on staff protect the children I care for.

b. Background checks cause delays in my ability to hire new staff.

c. Background checks discourage good candidates from applying for or taking jobs with me

d. It is easy and inexpensive to get fingerprinted for a background check.

Section F: Care Provided

Selected age group not yet in kindergarten

Item not included in 2012.

F13.

[If the selected age group has a lower bound age of 60 months or more, ask] Does the age group [F1_AGEGRP {low} months to {high} months] include any children who are not yet in kindergarten?

1  Yes

2  No

3  Don’t know

Number of groups for a specific age grouping

F1.

How many groups or classrooms of children do you have for [F1_AGEGRP] months? Please include all groups in all of the programs or sessions that you offer for children in [F1_AGEGRP] months. By group and classroom, we mean children who are together for most of the [day/session] with an assigned staff member or group of staff members. If children change groups frequently during the day, please tell me about your groups during a typical activity period.

Number of groups

Center-based item F1 has not changed.

Names of age groups or classrooms

F2. What are the names of these groups

F2_M.

What are the names of these groups or classrooms?

Youngest child in classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3a. First, how old is the youngest child in [GROUP]?

_______ Years and

_______ Months

Center-based item F3a has not changed.

Oldest child in age classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3b. How old is the oldest child in [GROUP]?

_______ Years and

_______ Months

Center-based item F3b has not changed.

Age group is a school-age classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3b1. Is this a school-age classroom?

1 Yes

2 No

Item not included in 2019.

Number of children enrolled in classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3c. How many children are currently enrolled in [GROUP]?

_________ Number of children

Center-based item F3c has not changed.

Number of vacancies in classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3d. How many more children would you be able and willing to accept in this group? IF NO LIMIT, ENTER 99.

_________ Number of additional children

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED CLASSROOM] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3d_M. How many vacancies do you currently have in this classroom? IF NO LIMIT, ENTER 99.

_________ Number of vacancies

Number of teachers in classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3f. During the most recent activity period, how many lead teachers or teachers were there with this group?

________Number of teachers

Center-based item F3f has not changed.

Number of assistants/aides in classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3g. During the most recent activity period, how many assistant teachers, aides, or helpers were there with this group?

___________Number of assistants/aides/helpers

Center-based item F3g has not changed.

Number of children in classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3h. During the most recent activity period, how many children were there in this group?

________Number of children

Center-based item F3h has not changed.

Number of children funded by subsidy in classroom

Item not included in 2012.

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED CLASSROOM] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F14. How many children in this classroom are funded by child care subsidy dollars?

Any children funded by Head Start of Pre-K in classroom

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED GROUP] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F3i. Does this classroom include children who are enrolled in Head Start or pre-kindergarten?

1 Yes

2 No

Item not included in 2019.

Number of children funded by Head Start in classroom

Item not included in 2012.

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED CLASSROOM] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F15. How many children in this classroom are funded by Head Start or Early Head Start dollars?

Number of children funded by Pre-k in classroom

Item not included in 2012.

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED CLASSROOM] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F16. How many children in this classroom are funded by state or local public pre-kindergarten dollars?

Number of children funded by private payment

Item not included in 2012.

F3. [RANDOMLY SELECTED CLASSROOM] is randomly selected. Next are some detailed questions about this group. Please do not worry if this group is not typical of your program.

F17. How many children in this classroom are funded only from private dollars such as parent payments or funds from community organizations?

Names of staff in classroom

F4.

Next are some questions about your staff who worked in this classroom last week. Including staff at any level, what are the first names of staff who worked in this classroom last week? If last week was a holiday week or otherwise unusual, please report who worked in this classroom during the most recent usual week.

Center-based item F4 has not changed.

Role of staff member in classroom

F4a.

Which of the following best describes [NAME]’s role in your program: a lead teacher or instructor, a teacher or instructor, an assistant teacher or instructor, or an aide, or something else?

1. LEAD TEACHER/INSTRUCTOR

2. TEACHER/INSTRUCTOR

3. ASSISTANT TEACHER/INSTRUCTOR

4. AIDE

5. OTHER (SPECIFY:__________________)

Center-based item F4a has not changed.

Hours worked by staff member in classroom

F4d.

Approximately how many hours per week did [NAME] work that week in this classroom

Center-based item F4d has not changed.

Education attainment of staff member in classroom

F4g.

[IF F4A=1-4 AND F4d ge 5, ASK: ] Does [NAME] have a 2-year college degree, a 4-year college degree, or no college degree?

1. 2-YEAR

2. 4-YEAR

3. NONE

Center-based item F4g has not changed.

Any ECE credential for staff member in classroom

F4h.

Does [NAME] have some form of certification from a college or university to teach young children, or as a special education or elementary school teacher?

1 Yes

2 No

3 DK

Item is not included in 2019.

Years of ECE experience for staff member in classroom

F4l.

How many years of experience does [NAME] have working with children under age 13? Please do not count any experience raising (his/her) own children.

Item is not included in 2019.

Wage received by staff member in classroom

F4m.

How much is [NAME] paid?

$ ______

per

1 hour

2 day

3 week

4 month

5 year

6 other

Center-based item F4m has not changed.

Any curriculum used

F8a.

Is a specific curriculum used for this group?

1  Yes

2  No

Item is not included in 2019.

Name of curriculum used

F8a

What is the name of the curriculum used?

IF F3B LT 36 MONTHS (INFANT/TODDLER CLASSROOM):

0. A CURRICULUM WE DEVELOPED OURSELVES

1. THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS

2. THE HIGH/SCOPE CURRICULUM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS

3. INNOVATIONS SERIES CURRICULUM

4. MONTESSORI INFANT/TODDLER CURRICULUM

5. THE PROGRAM FOR INFANT/TODDLER CAREGIVERS (PITC) CURRICULUM

6. OTHER (SPECIFY__________)

7. NONE

IF 36 MONTHS LE F3B LE 66 MONTHS (PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM)

0. A CURRICULUM WE DEVELOPED OURSELVES

11. BANK STREET DEVELOPMENTAL INTERACTION APPROACH

12. THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM FOR PRESCHOOL

13. GALILEO

14. THE HIGH/ SCOPE CURRICULUM FOR PRESCHOOL

15. LEARNINGAMES

16. MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

17. OPENING THE WORLD OF LEARNING (OWL)

18. PRESCHOOL PATHS

19. PROJECT APPROACH

20. REGGIO EMILIA APPROACH

21. SCHOLASTIC EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM (SECP)

22. WALDORF APPROACH

6. OTHER

7. NONE

IF SCHOOL-AGE CLASSROOM:

0. A CURRICULUM WE DEVELOPED OURSELVES

23. AFTERSCHOOL TOOLKIT

24. ACADEMIC CONTENT, AFTERSCHOOL STYLE

25. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS

26. POSITIVE ACTION

27. BEYOND THE BELL

6. OTHER (SPECIFY__________)

7. NONE

Item is not included in 2019.

Any agency visits

F12.

In the past 12 months, were you visited by any regulatory agency?

1  Yes

2  No

Item is not included in 2019.

Type of agency visit

F12a.

Was the visit announced or unannounced?

1  announced

2  unannounced

Item is not included in 2019.

Agencies that inspected program

Item not included in 2012.

F18.

In the past 12 months, have the following agencies inspected your program or come to monitor the quality of services?

a. Health department

1  Yes

2  No

b. Licensing agency

1  Yes

2  No

Section H: Respondent Characteristics and Selection of the Workforce

Respondent job title

H5.

Now we have a few questions about you. For classification purpose, what is your title?

1. Director

2. Director/Teacher

3. Lead Teacher

4.Other (please specify:________________)___

Center-based item H5 has not changed.

Respondent responsibilities at the program

Item not included in 2012.

H11.

Which of the following are you responsible for at this center?

1. Managing staff

1 Yes 2 No

2. Managing operations or finances

1 Yes 2 No

3. Working with teachers and other staff to improve instruction in their classrooms?

1 Yes 2 No

Year of birth

H5b.

In what year were you born?

Center-based item H5b has not changed.

Weekly hours worked at program

H5c.

Approximately how many hours per week do you usually work at this program?

Center-based item H5c has not changed.

Weekly hours directly caring for children

Item not included in 2012.

H12. Approximately how many of those hours per week do you directly care for children?

Ethnicity

H5d.

Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?

1 Yes

2 No

H5d_M.

What is your ethnicity?

1 Hispanic or Latino

2 Not Hispanic or Latino

Race

H5e.

Which of the following are you? Please select one or more…

1 White

2 Black

3 Asian

4 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

5 American Indian or Alaska Native

6 OTHER

H5e_M.

What is your race? (Select one or more.)

5 American Indian or Alaska Native

3 Asian

2 Black or African American

4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1 White

Respondent educational attainment

H5f.

Do you have a 2-year college degree, or a 4-year college degree?

12-YEAR

2 4-YEAR

3 NO DEGREE

Center-based item H5f has not changed.

Respondent educational field of study

Item not included in 2012.

H13. (if H5f =1 or 2) What was your major or field of study in your most recent degree?

1 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

2 SPECIAL EDUCATION

3 CHILD DEVELOPMENT, PSYCHOLOGY, OR FAMILY STUDIES

4 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION OR EARLY OR SCHOOL-AGE CARE

5 CHILD CARE MANAGEMENT

6 BUSINESS, GENERAL COMMERCE

7 OTHER

Any training on managing an ECE program

Item not included in 2012.

H14.

Have you ever received professional development or completed coursework on management topics such as supervising staff, managing budgets, or purchasing equipment?1 Yes

2 No

Any training on managing an ECE program

Item not included in 2012.

H15.

Have you ever received professional development or completed coursework on running a program for young children, for example, addressing licensing requirements or program standards, or selecting curricula and assessments?

1 Yes

2 No

ECE credentials

H5g.

Do you have some form of certification from a college or university to teach young children, or as a special education or elementary school teacher?

1 Yes

2 No

3 DK

Item not included in 2019.

Any training on working with young children

H5i.

Have you received any professional development or other training on working with young children in the past 12 months?

1 Yes

2 No

3 DK

H5i_M.

Have you ever received any professional development or other training on working with young children?

1 Yes

2 No

Years worked at program

H5j.

How long have you worked in your program in your current role?

Center-based item H5j has not changed.

Years of ECE work experience

H5k.

How many years of experience do you have working with children under age 13? Please do not count any experience raising your own children.

Center-based item H5k has not changed.

Wages received

H5l.

How much are you paid? Your best estimate is fine.

Center-based item H5l has not changed.

Health insurance from program

H5m.

Do you receive health insurance or paid time off, from your job with this program? Paid time off may be sick leave or paid vacation.

5 health insurance

7 paid time off

8 NONE OF ABOVE

H5m_M.

Do you receive health insurance from your job with this program?

1 Yes

2 No

Any additional staff in classroom

Is there someone else who also worked in that classroom for at least 5 hours last week regardless of their role?

YES

Center-based item H6 has not changed.

Role of sampled workforce member

H6a.

Is his/her role more like an aide, assistant teacher, teacher/instructor, lead teacher, or something else?

 Aide
 Assistant teacher
 Teacher or instructor
 Lead Teacher

 Other (specify)

Center-based item H6a has not changed.

Hours worked by sampled workforce member

H6b.

How many hours did he or she work in that classroom last week (or the most recent usual week)? ______________ Hours

Center-based item H6b has not changed.

Any additional workforce members

H6c.
Is there someone else who worked at least 5 hours in the classroom, regardless of their role?

1 Yes
2 No
3 DON’T KNOW/REFUSED/NO ANSWER

Center-based item H6c has not changed.

Name of sampled workforce member

H7.

Xxx is randomly selected to participate in this work force survey. What is his/her full name so that we can contact her?

First Name:

Last Name:

Center-based item H7 has not changed.

Language spoken by sampled workforce member

H9a.

What language(s) does he/she usually speak? Please select all that apply

1. English

2. Spanish

3. Other (Specify:_______)

Center-based item H9a has not changed.

Phone number of sampled workforce member

H9b.

Does she/he have a phone number that we can call him/her at?

PHONE NUMBER:

H9b_M.

Does she/he have a phone number or email address where we can contact him/her?

PHONE NUMBER:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

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