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Sector associations survey

Sector associations survey

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Quality, safety and compliance in licenced childcare

Survey

The survey takes approximately 6 to 8 minutes to complete.

All fields are required unless otherwise indicated.

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Screening

Which type of organization do you represent? Select all that apply.
Who does your organization primarily represent? Select all that apply.
What is your role within the organization?

Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Credentials

Based on your organization's experience, to what extent do the following ECEs demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to work safely (e.g., meet regulatory requirements) and effectively (e.g., meet professional practice expectations) when they first start working in licensed childcare settings?
Based on feedback from your members, which competencies are most often lacking among educators entering the workforce? Select up to five.
Based on feedback from your members, which factors create the greatest risks to quality and safety in licensed childcare programs? Select up to three.
Based on your organization’s experience, what staffing and workforce pressures make it hardest for childcare programs to keep children safe and follow the Early Learning and Child Care Act and Regulation? Select up to three.
Based on your organization's perspective, which changes would have the greatest impact on ensuring new ECEs are prepared to work safely and effectively in licensed childcare settings? Select up to four.
Based on trends observed across your organization and your members, what are the biggest system-level barriers to high-quality practicum experiences? Select up to three.
From your organization’s perspective, which gaps in an ECE’s skills or knowledge when they first start working are most often reported by your members? Select up to three.
Are there any current education, equivalency, or certification pathways that your members consistently identify as not preparing ECEs enough for practice?

Regulatory Compliance

From your organization’s perspective, how important are the following types of qualifications or experience for licence holders?
Review the Early Learning and Child Care Act, Regulation and the Family Day Homes Standards Manual for Alberta.
Which actions would have the greatest positive impact on quality and safety in licensed childcare? Select up to three.
From your organization’s perspective, how helpful would it be for licensing inspection to use a scale (e.g. like a range or a rating scale) to assess how well programs meet regulatory requirements, instead of using only ‘met’ or ‘not met’ on inspection forms?
From your organization’s perspective, which aspects of the current licensing and compliance approach work well, and which create the greatest challenges for the childcare sector?
From your organization’s perspective, how consistent is the interpretation and application of licensing requirements across the province?

Quality Practice and Supports

Based on your organization’s experience, which inclusion-related pressures most affect a childcare program’s enrolment and ability to safely and effectively support all children in their program? Select up to two.
Across your organization, what have members stated as the main challenges for childcare programs in ensuring program plans reflect actual practice? Select up to two.

Demographics

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