Early Childhood Survey English

Early Childhood Survey

In order to respond to the needs of families for preschool programing in Lowell for children 3-5 years old,. Lowell Public Schools is asking families with young children to complete this survey Families completing the survey will be entered into a drawing to receive one of three $50.00 Market Basket Gift Cards.

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* 1. What is your zip code

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* 2. How many children under the age of five live in your home?

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* 3. Do you have a child with a disability, or has an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individual Education Plan (IEP)?

Yes

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* 4. Please check all the early learning program types your child/children who are 5 years old or younger participate in on a regular basis.

Family member or friend provides child care

Family Child Care Provider licensed through Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)

Public School, Charter School, or Faith-based Elementary School Preschool Program

Center based or Head Start Program licensed through Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)

Early Intervention

Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Playgroups @ Pollard Library, St. Rita's, Housing Authority, or YMCA

Pollard Library Programs

Parent Child Plus or Parent Child Home Program

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If you have a preschool child (3, 4, or 5 years old) who does not currently attend an early education program please indicate why. (check all that apply)

Hours do not meet needs

Cost too much money

Lack of transportation

Unsure of the quality

Cannot find care for my special needs child before/after school or summer.

Do not understand language spoken at the school

Do not know where to get information about preschool programs

Not interested in early learning programs for my child

On waitlist for voucher/other subsidy

On waitlist for programming

Cannot find school with openings

Concerns about Covid- prefer to keep child at home

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How likely are you to access early education and care programming at the following weekly cost?

	Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Unsure	Not Likely	Very Unlikely
No cost to my family	No cost to my family Very Likely	No cost to my family Somewhat Likely	No cost to my family Unsure	No cost to my family Not Likely	No cost to my family Very Unlikely
up to $40.00 wkly	up to $40.00 wkly Very Likely	up to $40.00 wkly Somewhat Likely	up to $40.00 wkly Unsure	up to $40.00 wkly Not Likely	up to $40.00 wkly Very Unlikely
$40-$100 wkly	$40-$100 wkly Very Likely	$40-$100 wkly Somewhat Likely	$40-$100 wkly Unsure	$40-$100 wkly Not Likely	$40-$100 wkly Very Unlikely
$100-$200 wkly	$100-$200 wkly Very Likely	$100-$200 wkly Somewhat Likely	$100-$200 wkly Unsure	$100-$200 wkly Not Likely	$100-$200 wkly Very Unlikely
$200-$300 wkly	$200-$300 wkly Very Likely	$200-$300 wkly Somewhat Likely	$200-$300 wkly Unsure	$200-$300 wkly Not Likely	$200-$300 wkly Very Unlikely

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* 7. What matters the most to you when choosing an early education and care program. Please check the best answer for each line.

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important
Affordability	Affordability Very Important	Affordability Somewhat Important	Affordability Not Important
Close to home/work	Close to home/work Very Important	Close to home/work Somewhat Important	Close to home/work Not Important
Hours	Hours Very Important	Hours Somewhat Important	Hours Not Important
Recommended by friends/family	Recommended by friends/family Very Important	Recommended by friends/family Somewhat Important	Recommended by friends/family Not Important
Building/classrooms-clean/good condition	Building/classrooms-clean/good condition Very Important	Building/classrooms-clean/good condition Somewhat Important	Building/classrooms-clean/good condition Not Important
Activities foster child development	Activities foster child development Very Important	Activities foster child development Somewhat Important	Activities foster child development Not Important
Qualified Educators	Qualified Educators Very Important	Qualified Educators Somewhat Important	Qualified Educators Not Important
Educators' knowledge of Child Development	Educators' knowledge of Child Development Very Important	Educators' knowledge of Child Development Somewhat Important	Educators' knowledge of Child Development Not Important
Meals provided	Meals provided Very Important	Meals provided Somewhat Important	Meals provided Not Important
Transportation provided	Transportation provided Very Important	Transportation provided Somewhat Important	Transportation provided Not Important
Educators speak English	Educators speak English Very Important	Educators speak English Somewhat Important	Educators speak English Not Important
Educators speak my home language	Educators speak my home language Very Important	Educators speak my home language Somewhat Important	Educators speak my home language Not Important
Prepares child for kindergarten	Prepares child for kindergarten Very Important	Prepares child for kindergarten Somewhat Important	Prepares child for kindergarten Not Important
Child accesses services at program	Child accesses services at program Very Important	Child accesses services at program Somewhat Important	Child accesses services at program Not Important

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* 8. What matters the most to you when choosing an early education program. Select one from prior list

Affordability

Close to work or home

Hours

Recommendation by friends/family

Building and/or classrooms in clean/good conditions

Activities foster child development

Qualified educators

Educators' knowledge of child development

Meals provided

Transportation provided

Educators speak English

Educators speak my home language

Prepares child for kindergarten

Child accesses services at program

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* 9. What three things matter most to you when selecting a preschool program?

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* 10. Program provides access to the following supports for my child (check all that apply)

Health (hearing/vision/dental screenings)

Social Worker/Family Service Worker

On-site Special Education supports

Behavioral/Social-emotional support

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* 11. Thank you for completing the survey. If you would like to be entered for a chance to win one of three Market Basket gift cards and book for your child, please provide the following information that will only be used for the Raffle. Name

Early Childhood Survey English