Today's Family R.A. Riddell Program Survey 2012

1. Today's Family R.A. Riddell Program Survey

Today's Family is committed to continuous improvement. Your feedback about our early learning and child care programs helps us to meet the needs of the children and families in our programs.

Today's Family Guiding Principles

Caring

Caring is the essence of who we are. We care for the children who take part in our program, their families, for our staff, for our community and for our environment.

Innovation

We are creative, we embrace change, and we do things differently. In order to provide appropriate, convenient services to our families, it is essential that our agency grows over time to reflect changing needs of the community we serve.

Collaboration

Together, with other organizations in our city and province, we can help make changes and chart new directions for all children.

Accountability

Our primary responsibility is to serve children. It is our job to make sure they are nurtured and respected.

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* 1. Please review our guiding principles. How do you think Today's Family demonstrates these principles in our day-to-day activities?

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* 2. Which program does your child/children attend?

Kindergarten Program

School Age Program

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* 3. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the early learning and child care program.

	Needs Improvement	Fair	Good	Excellent
Program meets the child's individual needs (physical, cognitive, emotional and social)	Program meets the child's individual needs (physical, cognitive, emotional and social) Needs Improvement	Program meets the child's individual needs (physical, cognitive, emotional and social) Fair	Program meets the child's individual needs (physical, cognitive, emotional and social) Good	Program meets the child's individual needs (physical, cognitive, emotional and social) Excellent
Program meets the child's educational needs	Program meets the child's educational needs Needs Improvement	Program meets the child's educational needs Fair	Program meets the child's educational needs Good	Program meets the child's educational needs Excellent
Program activities are reflective of the children's interests, ideas and background	Program activities are reflective of the children's interests, ideas and background Needs Improvement	Program activities are reflective of the children's interests, ideas and background Fair	Program activities are reflective of the children's interests, ideas and background Good	Program activities are reflective of the children's interests, ideas and background Excellent
Documentation observations, written notes and photographs are displayed and shared in the classroom	Documentation observations, written notes and photographs are displayed and shared in the classroom Needs Improvement	Documentation observations, written notes and photographs are displayed and shared in the classroom Fair	Documentation observations, written notes and photographs are displayed and shared in the classroom Good	Documentation observations, written notes and photographs are displayed and shared in the classroom Excellent
Parents are invited to participate in the program	Parents are invited to participate in the program Needs Improvement	Parents are invited to participate in the program Fair	Parents are invited to participate in the program Good	Parents are invited to participate in the program Excellent
Menus and food choices meet the child's nutritional needs	Menus and food choices meet the child's nutritional needs Needs Improvement	Menus and food choices meet the child's nutritional needs Fair	Menus and food choices meet the child's nutritional needs Good	Menus and food choices meet the child's nutritional needs Excellent

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* 4. There are opportunities for children to explore and express their learning through:

	Needs Improvement	Fair	Good	Excellent
Art	Art Needs Improvement	Art Fair	Art Good	Art Excellent
Blocks	Blocks Needs Improvement	Blocks Fair	Blocks Good	Blocks Excellent
Drama	Drama Needs Improvement	Drama Fair	Drama Good	Drama Excellent
Music	Music Needs Improvement	Music Fair	Music Good	Music Excellent
Movement	Movement Needs Improvement	Movement Fair	Movement Good	Movement Excellent
Science	Science Needs Improvement	Science Fair	Science Good	Science Excellent
Sensory Activities	Sensory Activities Needs Improvement	Sensory Activities Fair	Sensory Activities Good	Sensory Activities Excellent

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* 5. Please indicate your satisfaction with staff at our early learning and child care centre.

	Needs Improvement	Fair	Good	Excellent
Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth towards your child)	Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth towards your child) Needs Improvement	Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth towards your child) Fair	Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth towards your child) Good	Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth towards your child) Excellent
Professionalism	Professionalism Needs Improvement	Professionalism Fair	Professionalism Good	Professionalism Excellent
Approachability	Approachability Needs Improvement	Approachability Fair	Approachability Good	Approachability Excellent
Interaction with children	Interaction with children Needs Improvement	Interaction with children Fair	Interaction with children Good	Interaction with children Excellent
Communication with parents	Communication with parents Needs Improvement	Communication with parents Fair	Communication with parents Good	Communication with parents Excellent
Communication between staff	Communication between staff Needs Improvement	Communication between staff Fair	Communication between staff Good	Communication between staff Excellent
Communication with children	Communication with children Needs Improvement	Communication with children Fair	Communication with children Good	Communication with children Excellent
Communication between Early Childhood Educators and school (for parents with children in school)	Communication between Early Childhood Educators and school (for parents with children in school) Needs Improvement	Communication between Early Childhood Educators and school (for parents with children in school) Fair	Communication between Early Childhood Educators and school (for parents with children in school) Good	Communication between Early Childhood Educators and school (for parents with children in school) Excellent

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* 6. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with our replacement (supply) staff at our early learning and child care centre.

	Needs Improvement	Fair	Good	Excellent
Introducing themselves	Introducing themselves Needs Improvement	Introducing themselves Fair	Introducing themselves Good	Introducing themselves Excellent
Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth and nurturance towards your child)	Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth and nurturance towards your child) Needs Improvement	Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth and nurturance towards your child) Fair	Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth and nurturance towards your child) Good	Level of caring for the children (i.e. how they express warmth and nurturance towards your child) Excellent
Professionalism	Professionalism Needs Improvement	Professionalism Fair	Professionalism Good	Professionalism Excellent

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* 7. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the supervisor of the early learning and child care centre.

	Needs Improvement	Fair	Good	Excellent
Professionalism	Professionalism Needs Improvement	Professionalism Fair	Professionalism Good	Professionalism Excellent
Accountability	Accountability Needs Improvement	Accountability Fair	Accountability Good	Accountability Excellent
Communication with parents	Communication with parents Needs Improvement	Communication with parents Fair	Communication with parents Good	Communication with parents Excellent
Written communication	Written communication Needs Improvement	Written communication Fair	Written communication Good	Written communication Excellent
Communication with staff in the early learning and child care centre	Communication with staff in the early learning and child care centre Needs Improvement	Communication with staff in the early learning and child care centre Fair	Communication with staff in the early learning and child care centre Good	Communication with staff in the early learning and child care centre Excellent
Initial introduction to the program	Initial introduction to the program Needs Improvement	Initial introduction to the program Fair	Initial introduction to the program Good	Initial introduction to the program Excellent
Availability of supervisor	Availability of supervisor Needs Improvement	Availability of supervisor Fair	Availability of supervisor Good	Availability of supervisor Excellent

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* 8. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the program operation and administration.

	Needs Improvement	Fair	Good	Excellent
Program hours	Program hours Needs Improvement	Program hours Fair	Program hours Good	Program hours Excellent
Opportunity for parent input	Opportunity for parent input Needs Improvement	Opportunity for parent input Fair	Opportunity for parent input Good	Opportunity for parent input Excellent

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* 9. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the program environment.

	Needs improvement	Fair	Good	Excellent
Classroom equipment	Classroom equipment Needs improvement	Classroom equipment Fair	Classroom equipment Good	Classroom equipment Excellent
Outdoor playground and equipment	Outdoor playground and equipment Needs improvement	Outdoor playground and equipment Fair	Outdoor playground and equipment Good	Outdoor playground and equipment Excellent
Cleanliness of the program	Cleanliness of the program Needs improvement	Cleanliness of the program Fair	Cleanliness of the program Good	Cleanliness of the program Excellent
Cleanliness of the bathroom	Cleanliness of the bathroom Needs improvement	Cleanliness of the bathroom Fair	Cleanliness of the bathroom Good	Cleanliness of the bathroom Excellent
Cleanliness of the cubby area	Cleanliness of the cubby area Needs improvement	Cleanliness of the cubby area Fair	Cleanliness of the cubby area Good	Cleanliness of the cubby area Excellent

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Today's Family R.A. Riddell Program Survey 2012

1. Today's Family R.A. Riddell Program Survey

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* 1. Please review our guiding principles. How do you think Today's Family demonstrates these principles in our day-to-day activities?

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* 2. Which program does your child/children attend?

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* 3. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the early learning and child care program.

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* 4. There are opportunities for children to explore and express their learning through:

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* 5. Please indicate your satisfaction with staff at our early learning and child care centre.

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* 6. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with our replacement (supply) staff at our early learning and child care centre.

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* 7. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the supervisor of the early learning and child care centre.

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* 8. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the program operation and administration.

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* 9. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the program environment.

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* 10. What are some of the strengths of the early learning and child care program?

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* 11. What are some of the areas we could improve?

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* 12. Comments: