Viewbank Preschool Parent Survey

This survey is designed to assist the Committee, in collaboration with staff, in evaluating the current Service and in determining the needs of the Service for the future. Your contribution as a user of the Service is extremely valuable and all responses are confidential. Thank you for your assistance.

Please complete and submit this survey by Friday, 11 December, 2015.

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither / Not applicable	Disagree	Strongly disagree
My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool.	My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Strongly agree	My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Agree	My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Neither / Not applicable	My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Disagree	My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Strongly disagree
My child is valued by and is important to the educators.	My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Strongly agree	My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Agree	My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Neither / Not applicable	My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Disagree	My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Strongly disagree
My child has developed a relationship with their educators.	My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Strongly agree	My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Agree	My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Neither / Not applicable	My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Disagree	My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Strongly disagree
The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children.	The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Strongly agree	The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Agree	The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Neither / Not applicable	The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Disagree	The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Strongly disagree
My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty.	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Strongly agree	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Agree	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Neither / Not applicable	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Disagree	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Strongly disagree
My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies.	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Strongly agree	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Agree	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Neither / Not applicable	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Disagree	My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Strongly disagree
Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family?	Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Strongly agree	Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Agree	Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Neither / Not applicable	Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Disagree	Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Strongly disagree

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither / Not applicable

Disagree

Strongly disagree

My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool.

My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Strongly agree

My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Agree

My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Neither / Not applicable

My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Disagree

My child and family are made to feel welcome at the Preschool. Strongly disagree

My child is valued by and is important to the educators.

My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Strongly agree

My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Agree

My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Neither / Not applicable

My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Disagree

My child is valued by and is important to the educators. Strongly disagree

My child has developed a relationship with their educators.

My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Strongly agree

My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Agree

My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Neither / Not applicable

My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Disagree

My child has developed a relationship with their educators. Strongly disagree

The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children.

The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Strongly agree

The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Agree

The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Neither / Not applicable

The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Disagree

The Preschool is a clean and safe environment for children. Strongly disagree

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty.

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Strongly agree

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Agree

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Neither / Not applicable

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Disagree

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development of the program and experiences. For example: Special events & parent duty. Strongly disagree

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies.

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Strongly agree

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Agree

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Neither / Not applicable

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Disagree

My family is given the opportunity to be involved in the development and review of the Preschools philosophy and policies. Strongly disagree

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family?

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Strongly agree

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Agree

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Neither / Not applicable

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Disagree

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education and care provided to you and your family? Strongly disagree

	Most helpful	Least helpful	Not applicable
Program of classroom activities.	Program of classroom activities. Most helpful	Program of classroom activities. Least helpful	Program of classroom activities. Not applicable
Kindergarten room bulletin board.	Kindergarten room bulletin board. Most helpful	Kindergarten room bulletin board. Least helpful	Kindergarten room bulletin board. Not applicable
Notes or handouts.	Notes or handouts. Most helpful	Notes or handouts. Least helpful	Notes or handouts. Not applicable
Newsletters.	Newsletters. Most helpful	Newsletters. Least helpful	Newsletters. Not applicable
Notice board in the outside entry.	Notice board in the outside entry. Most helpful	Notice board in the outside entry. Least helpful	Notice board in the outside entry. Not applicable
Family handbook of program policies.	Family handbook of program policies. Most helpful	Family handbook of program policies. Least helpful	Family handbook of program policies. Not applicable
Parent conferences of meetings.	Parent conferences of meetings. Most helpful	Parent conferences of meetings. Least helpful	Parent conferences of meetings. Not applicable
Website with reflections.	Website with reflections. Most helpful	Website with reflections. Least helpful	Website with reflections. Not applicable
Emails.	Emails. Most helpful	Emails. Least helpful	Emails. Not applicable
Phone conversations.	Phone conversations. Most helpful	Phone conversations. Least helpful	Phone conversations. Not applicable
Face-to-face conversations.	Face-to-face conversations. Most helpful	Face-to-face conversations. Least helpful	Face-to-face conversations. Not applicable
Mid year parent teacher interviews.	Mid year parent teacher interviews. Most helpful	Mid year parent teacher interviews. Least helpful	Mid year parent teacher interviews. Not applicable

Most helpful

Least helpful

Not applicable

Program of classroom activities.

Program of classroom activities. Most helpful

Program of classroom activities. Least helpful

Program of classroom activities. Not applicable

Kindergarten room bulletin board.

Kindergarten room bulletin board. Most helpful

Kindergarten room bulletin board. Least helpful

Kindergarten room bulletin board. Not applicable

Notes or handouts.

Notes or handouts. Most helpful

Notes or handouts. Least helpful

Notes or handouts. Not applicable

Newsletters.

Newsletters. Most helpful

Newsletters. Least helpful

Newsletters. Not applicable

Notice board in the outside entry.

Notice board in the outside entry. Most helpful

Notice board in the outside entry. Least helpful

Notice board in the outside entry. Not applicable

Family handbook of program policies.

Family handbook of program policies. Most helpful

Family handbook of program policies. Least helpful

Family handbook of program policies. Not applicable

Parent conferences of meetings.

Parent conferences of meetings. Most helpful

Parent conferences of meetings. Least helpful

Parent conferences of meetings. Not applicable

Website with reflections.

Website with reflections. Most helpful

Website with reflections. Least helpful

Website with reflections. Not applicable

Emails.

Emails. Most helpful

Emails. Least helpful

Emails. Not applicable

Phone conversations.

Phone conversations. Most helpful

Phone conversations. Least helpful

Phone conversations. Not applicable

Face-to-face conversations.

Face-to-face conversations. Most helpful

Face-to-face conversations. Least helpful

Face-to-face conversations. Not applicable

Mid year parent teacher interviews.

Mid year parent teacher interviews. Most helpful

Mid year parent teacher interviews. Least helpful

Mid year parent teacher interviews. Not applicable

Viewbank Preschool Parent Survey - 2015

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* 1. Which group did your child attend in 2015?

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* 2. Why did you choose that group? (i.e. Blue or Red)

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* 3. Please rate each of the following statements using the rating system below.

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* 4. The Preschool communicates with families in a variety of ways. Which of the following modes of communication do you find most helpful OR least helpful? Feel free to choose more than one.

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* 5. Based on your experiences with us, which of these phrases would best describe the way you would speak about the Preschool to your friends, family or colleagues?

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* 6. Do you give permission to use your comments as a testimonial?