ESU 13 Head Start Staff Survey 2018

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. It includes required information to meet Head Start program regulations and will be used in our program’s Community Assessment.

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* 1. Name of Center/Location

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* 2. From your observations in the last year, have you seen an "Increase", "Decrease" or "No change" in each of the items below:

	Increase	Decrease	No change	Don't know
Number of low-income families contacting your agency	Number of low-income families contacting your agency Increase	Number of low-income families contacting your agency Decrease	Number of low-income families contacting your agency No change	Number of low-income families contacting your agency Don't know
Number of families over your income guidelines	Number of families over your income guidelines Increase	Number of families over your income guidelines Decrease	Number of families over your income guidelines No change	Number of families over your income guidelines Don't know
Need for licensed childcare or early childhood education providers	Need for licensed childcare or early childhood education providers Increase	Need for licensed childcare or early childhood education providers Decrease	Need for licensed childcare or early childhood education providers No change	Need for licensed childcare or early childhood education providers Don't know
Job availability in local community	Job availability in local community Increase	Job availability in local community Decrease	Job availability in local community No change	Job availability in local community Don't know
Number of families with an incarcerated parent or an incarcerated adult	Number of families with an incarcerated parent or an incarcerated adult Increase	Number of families with an incarcerated parent or an incarcerated adult Decrease	Number of families with an incarcerated parent or an incarcerated adult No change	Number of families with an incarcerated parent or an incarcerated adult Don't know
Number of teen parents	Number of teen parents Increase	Number of teen parents Decrease	Number of teen parents No change	Number of teen parents Don't know
Number of grandparents as the primary caregiver	Number of grandparents as the primary caregiver Increase	Number of grandparents as the primary caregiver Decrease	Number of grandparents as the primary caregiver No change	Number of grandparents as the primary caregiver Don't know
Number of children with autism or other severe disabilities	Number of children with autism or other severe disabilities Increase	Number of children with autism or other severe disabilities Decrease	Number of children with autism or other severe disabilities No change	Number of children with autism or other severe disabilities Don't know
Number of children with health issues	Number of children with health issues Increase	Number of children with health issues Decrease	Number of children with health issues No change	Number of children with health issues Don't know
Number of children with nutrition issues	Number of children with nutrition issues Increase	Number of children with nutrition issues Decrease	Number of children with nutrition issues No change	Number of children with nutrition issues Don't know
Number of children with mental health issues	Number of children with mental health issues Increase	Number of children with mental health issues Decrease	Number of children with mental health issues No change	Number of children with mental health issues Don't know
Number of families with social service needs	Number of families with social service needs Increase	Number of families with social service needs Decrease	Number of families with social service needs No change	Number of families with social service needs Don't know
Number of homeless individuals/families in the local community	Number of homeless individuals/families in the local community Increase	Number of homeless individuals/families in the local community Decrease	Number of homeless individuals/families in the local community No change	Number of homeless individuals/families in the local community Don't know
Number of non-English speaking individuals and families	Number of non-English speaking individuals and families Increase	Number of non-English speaking individuals and families Decrease	Number of non-English speaking individuals and families No change	Number of non-English speaking individuals and families Don't know
Number of diverse ethnic groups in local community	Number of diverse ethnic groups in local community Increase	Number of diverse ethnic groups in local community Decrease	Number of diverse ethnic groups in local community No change	Number of diverse ethnic groups in local community Don't know
Available and accessible modes of transportation	Available and accessible modes of transportation Increase	Available and accessible modes of transportation Decrease	Available and accessible modes of transportation No change	Available and accessible modes of transportation Don't know

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* 3. In your opinion, what are the strengths of the ESU 13 Head Start & Early Head Start programs?

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* 4. What other programs or services do you believe that your program could offer to better serve the children and families?

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* 5. What do you believe are the major issues and challenges in working with and serving our families?

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* 6. In your opinion, what are the strengths in your local community?

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* 7. What is your dream for your community?

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* 8. If you could change anything about where you live or work, what would it be?

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* 9. Please let us know anything else that will assist us in making programming decisions to even better serve the children and families in our community.