St. James Preschool Interest Survey: Parish

Dear St. James Community Members,

The St. James Academy Advisory Board is conducting a survey to determine the level of interest and need within the community for a Preschool program. We are seeking opinions from all members of the community, whether there is a Preschool-aged child in the home or not. Please take a few moments to complete our brief survey. Your help, input, and cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
The St. James Academy Advisory Board

1. Do you have children Preschool-aged or younger in your household?

Do you have children Preschool-aged or younger in your household? No

Yes (please specify age(s) and gender(s))

2. Do you currently have a child or children enrolled at St. James Academy, and if so, in what grade? (check all that apply)

Do you currently have a child or children enrolled at St. James Academy, and if so, in what grade? (check all that apply) Kindergarten

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd grade

4th grade

5th grade

6th grade

7th grade

8th grade

I do not currently have children enrolled at St. James Academy

3. At what age do you believe a child should start school?

At what age do you believe a child should start school? 2-3 years old

3-4 years old

4-5 years old

5-6 years old

4. Please rank the importance of the following items for Preschool:

	Most important	Important	Not important
Socialization	*Please rank the importance of the following items for Preschool: Socialization Most important	Socialization Important	Socialization Not important
Religious education	Religious education Most important	Religious education Important	Religious education Not important
Childcare	Childcare Most important	Childcare Important	Childcare Not important
Academic preparedness for elementary school	Academic preparedness for elementary school Most important	Academic preparedness for elementary school Important	Academic preparedness for elementary school Not important

Other (please specify)

5. What type of Preschool program do you think is the best?

What type of Preschool program do you think is the best? Play-based

Montessori

Structured academic program

Developmental

Reggio-Emilia

Other (please specify)

6. What schedule would you prefer for Preschool attendance?

	2 days per week	3 days per week	4 days per week	5 days per week
Full-day (6 hours)	*What schedule would you prefer for Preschool attendance? Full-day (6 hours) 2 days per week	Full-day (6 hours) 3 days per week	Full-day (6 hours) 4 days per week	Full-day (6 hours) 5 days per week
Half-day (3-4 hours)	Half-day (3-4 hours) 2 days per week	Half-day (3-4 hours) 3 days per week	Half-day (3-4 hours) 4 days per week	Half-day (3-4 hours) 5 days per week
Full-day with aftercare	Full-day with aftercare 2 days per week	Full-day with aftercare 3 days per week	Full-day with aftercare 4 days per week	Full-day with aftercare 5 days per week
Half-day with aftercare	Half-day with aftercare 2 days per week	Half-day with aftercare 3 days per week	Half-day with aftercare 4 days per week	Half-day with aftercare 5 days per week

7. What do you think is an appropriate student-to-teacher ratio for a Preschool class?

What do you think is an appropriate student-to-teacher ratio for a Preschool class? 8:1

7:1

6:1

5:1

I am not sure

8. What do you think is reasonable tuition for a quality Preschool?

What do you think is reasonable tuition for a quality Preschool? $7 or less per hour attended (about $500 per month for 6 hours per day, 3 days per week)

$8-10 per hour attended (about $720 per month for 6 hours per day, 3 days per week)

$11-13 per hour attended (about $860 per month for 6 hours per day, 3 days per week)

$14 or more per hour attended (about $1000 per month for 6 hours per day, 3 days per week)

9. What Preschool did you select for your child, and why?

What Preschool did you select for your child, and why? We have not yet selected a Preschool for our child.

We have already selected our Preschool (please indicate which one and why):

10. Do you know of any families that may be interested in a Preschool program at St. James?

Do you know of any families that may be interested in a Preschool program at St. James? Yes, my family may be interested

Yes, we know a family inside the St. James community that may be interested (please list family name below, if desired)

Yes, we know a family outside the St. James community that may be interested (please list family name below, if desired)

No, we are not aware of any families that would be interested at this time.

Name(s) of potentially interested families:

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1. Do you have children Preschool-aged or younger in your household?

2. Do you currently have a child or children enrolled at St. James Academy, and if so, in what grade? (check all that apply)

3. At what age do you believe a child should start school?

4. Please rank the importance of the following items for Preschool:

5. What type of Preschool program do you think is the best?

6. What schedule would you prefer for Preschool attendance?

7. What do you think is an appropriate student-to-teacher ratio for a Preschool class?

8. What do you think is reasonable tuition for a quality Preschool?

9. What Preschool did you select for your child, and why?

10. Do you know of any families that may be interested in a Preschool program at St. James?

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1. Default Section

1. Do you have children Preschool-aged or younger in your household?

2. Do you currently have a child or children enrolled at St. James Academy, and if so, in what grade? (check all that apply)

3. At what age do you believe a child should start school?

4. Please rank the importance of the following items for Preschool:

5. What type of Preschool program do you think is the best?

6. What schedule would you prefer for Preschool attendance?

7. What do you think is an appropriate student-to-teacher ratio for a Preschool class?

8. What do you think is reasonable tuition for a quality Preschool?

9. What Preschool did you select for your child, and why?

10. Do you know of any families that may be interested in a Preschool program at St. James?

St. James Preschool Interest Survey: Parish
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