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SEIU Member Education & Training Center: Child Care Training Survey for Licensed Providers

Are you a licensed provider in the Child Care Assistance Program? Tell us about the kinds of training you'd like to see at the SEIU Member Education & Training Center to help you reach your personal & professional goals!

1.IDCFS licensing standards for daycare homes require a minimum of 15 clock hours of training per year for providers. Please choose the setting where you received MOST of your 15 clock hours of training in the past year:
2.What factors are most important to you in choosing what trainings you will attend? Please rate each on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “least important” and 5 being “most important.”
Not Important
Somewhat Important
Very Important
Convenient time
Convenient location
Training is offered in my preferred language
Training is Offered In-Person
Training is Offered Online
Cost
How informed the Instructor is about the topic
How engaging the Instructor is for the class
3.Please tell us which of these training topics are important to you:
4.Of the following options, tell us what is most important to you?
Not Important
Somewhat Important
Very Important
Topic is of interest to me
Training is Gateways Registry-Approved
Training helps me qualify for a Gateways Credential
Training helps me qualify for ExceleRate
Training helps me qualify for an NAFCC Certification
Training helps be get a CDA
Training earns me College Credits
5.What Level of Training are you most interested in taking classes at?
6.Do you participate in ExceleRate Illinois Circles of Quality?
7.If you currently participate in ExceleRate Illinois:
8.Have you received or are you pursing any Gateways to Opportunity credentials, including Early Childhood Education (ECE), Infant/Toddler (ITC), SAYD Credential, Family Child Care Credential, Family Specialist Credential, Technical Assistance Credential or Illinois Directors Credential (IDC)?
9.What is the best way for you to get information about future trainings?
10.How far in advance would you like to be informed about future trainings?
11.What day works best for you to attend training?
12.What time of day works best for you to attend trainings?
13.How many children do you currently provide care for?
14.What are the ages of the children you care for?
15.What do you see as your goal or next step in your professional development as a family child care provider? (Choose no more than 3?)
16.What do you feel are the biggest challenges or obstacles that you face in reaching your professional development goals?
17.Tell us more about the challenges/obstables you face in getting training.
18.How many years have you been a Licensed Child Care Provider?
19.Would you be interested in being or having a professional development mentor?
20.IDHS has programs that encourage providers to participate in and complete training. How much do you know about recent changes in IDHS Programs that support training?
21.Mark the answer most relevant to you.
Yes
No
I need more information about the credentials?
Do you know that DCFS recently doubled the funds available in the Gateways to Opportunity Scholarship Program?
Do you know about the Great Start Supplement Program?
Would you like to have information about any of these programs?
22.What ideas or suggestions do you have for how our Union training and professional development fund could help?
23.So that we can follow-up with you on questions you would like more information about.  Please provide us with your contact information:
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