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Family day home educator survey

Family day home educator survey

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The survey takes approximately 10 to 12 minutes to complete.

All fields are required unless otherwise indicated.

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Screening

What is your current certification level?
Are you currently working towards increasing your certification level?

You must be ECE certified or working towards your level 1 certification to complete this survey.

What is your role? Select all that apply.

Based on your selections above at the end of this survey you will be provided a link to the Family day home agency survey, please complete that as well.

Click here to fill out the Family day home agency survey.

Background

What is the highest early learning and childcare (ELCC) credential that you have completed?
Was your education completed in Canada?
How was your education delivered?
What type of institution did you complete your educational credential or program? Select all that apply.
You indicated that you were certified based on an educational equivalency. Which area best describes your education?
What was your highest completed credential?
After completing your BaseCorp orientation course, how confident did you feel to start operating a day home program?
How long have you worked as a family day home educator in Alberta?
Before becoming a family day home educator, did you work in a facility-based childcare setting in Alberta? Select all that apply.
How long did you work in the facility-based licensed childcare setting?
How long have you worked as a family day home educator at your current agency?
How many children do you care for in your family day home program, not including your own children?

ECE Credentials

After completing your education, how prepared did you feel to operate a family day home program?
Did you complete a practicum as part of your education?
If you completed a practicum as part of your post-secondary education, where did you complete your practicum? Select all that apply.
How well did your practicum prepare you to operate a family day home program?
What barriers, if any, prevent you from increasing your ECE certification level? Select all that apply.
How helpful was your agency in your first 6 months of work in supporting you to meet the Family day homes standards manual for Alberta (i.e. family day home standards), manage daily operations, and address challenges?
When you first started operating a family day home program, how well did your education prepare you for the following situations?
In which areas do new educators need the most support when opening an approved family day home? Select up to five.
Where did you learn the most about child abuse protection and prevention?
Currently, ECE certification is granted based on educational credentials (e.g. certificate, diploma, degree). Which additional requirements would help support ECEs entering the workforce? Select all that apply.
Which of the following approaches to ECE certification do you support? Select all that apply.

Currently, an ECE’s certification can be suspended or cancelled for an offence, order or prohibition presenting a potential or imminent risk to a child, including: 

  • Police investigation or charge
  • Court hearing or trial
  • Conviction 
     
Are there any new circumstances when an ECE certification should be suspended or cancelled? Select all that apply.
Are you aware of the Certification Guide for Early Childhood Educators?
Are you aware of your obligation to self-disclose conduct requirements?

Regulatory Compliance

Do you know where to find the family day home standards when you need them?
How helpful are agency visits in supporting you to understand and meet the family day home standards?
How can licensing better support you in meeting the Family Day Home Standards (e.g., in addition to visits to at least 10% of programs each year)? Select up to two.
How confident are you that you are meeting all required family day home standards in your family day home program?
What additional supports would help you understand and consistently meet the family day home standards? Select all that apply.

Quality Supports

Were you trained in an early learning and childcare curriculum framework? Select all that apply.
In the last 12 months, did you take any education or training related to early learning and childcare?
In the last 12 months, which childcare professional training development training, conferences, workshops or courses did you take? Select all that apply.
In the past 12 months, did you take any inclusion supports and how effective were the inclusion supports you used?
In the past 12 months, did you take any quality supports and how effective were the quality supports you used?
What services does your agency provide you with? Select all that apply.
How well do the services your agency provides you with meet your needs?
Who is primarily responsible for recruiting children and families to your family day home program?
How well do agency visits help with managing stress or preventing burnout?
How challenging is it for you to access the agency’s backup care system when needed?
Did you know that your agency has a licence-holder program plan?
How often do you use or refer to the program plan?
Thinking about children’s behaviour, which do you deal with most? Select up to three.
What would help you manage children's behaviour better? Select up to two.
In the past 12 months, has a family ever had their child’s care terminated at your family day home program?
Approximately how often has this occurred in the past 12 months?
What were the reasons for the termination of care? Select all that apply.

Additional Screening

In the past 24 months, have you changed family day home agencies?
What were the main reasons you changed agencies? Select all that apply.

Demographics

What is your age?
What language(s) are spoken on a regular basis in your household? Select all that apply.
How long have you lived in Canada?
How many children under 18 live in your household?
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