2. Program Director Interview

PROGRAM DIRECTOR INTERVIEW

Survey Section

Question Item

Question Response

Program
Approach

1. Does your Early Head Start program offer center-based services in which
Early Head Start services are provided primarily in a child development center
but include two home visits per year? If you provide home visits more frequently
than two times per year to the typical family, then answer no. If no, skip to item
2.
1A. If yes, about what proportion of families are enrolled in this option? (If
100% skip to item xx)

1 = Center only
2= Home visits only
3= Multiple
4= Combination

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
Program Recruitment Script

2. Do you offer home-based service in which Early Head Start services are
offered primarily through visits to the child’s home?
2A. If yes, what proportion of families are enrolled in this option?
2B. If yes, what frequency are home visits scheduled for a typical family?
2C. If yes, what frequency are home visits provided for a typical family?
3. Does your Early Head Start program offer center-based services in which
Early Head Start services are provided primarily in a child development center
but include more than two home visits per year for the typical family?
3A. What proportion of families are enrolled in this option?
3B. How frequently are home visits provided for the typical family? (monthly, tw
Program
Approach
Program
Approach

What percentage of the families in your Early Head Start program are English
Language Learners (ELL)?
Does your Early Head Start program serve pregnant women?

Percentage

Program Recruitment Script

Yes; No

Program Recruitment Script

Program Goals

Which of the following goals are most important to your Early Head Start
program?

INTERVIEWER MARK ALL THAT APPLY
1. Enhance child development
2. Improve parenting
3. Improve parent self sufficiency
4. Foster appropriate parent-child relationships
5. Knowledge of child development
6. Child social emotional development
7. Child cognitive development
8. Child language development
9. Child health and physical development
10. Family Mental Health

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Question Item

Program Goals

You mentioned [FILL GOALS SELECTED]. Which of these is the single most Most important goal
important goal for your Early Head Start Program?
Does your Early Head Start program have any additional goals specifically for Yes; No; NA
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ELL families?
1. To help them learn English/connect to ELL
IF YES: Which of the following goals is most important to your Early Head
resources
Start program when serving ELL families?
2. Serve as a bridge for acculturation
3. Help them find services within the community.
4. Other- Specify

Program Goals

Program
Approach
Program
Approach

Question Response

Does your Early Head Start program follow a specific curriculum in centers?

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
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Yes, one curriculum; Yes, draws on multiple
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curricula; No
IF YES: What curriculum or curricula (does/do) your Early Head Start program MARK ALL THAT APPLY
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use in centers to provide Early Head Start services for children?
1 Agency-created curriculum
2 Assessment, Evaluation and Programming
Please include center-based services provided by your partner(s).
System (AEPS)
3 Beautiful Beginnings
4 Creative Curriculum
5 Early Learning Accomplishments Profile
6 Emotional Beginnings
7 Games to Play with Babies
8 Games to Play with Toddlers
9 Hawaii Early Learning Profile
10 High/Scope
11 Learning Activities for Infants
12 Montessori
13 Ones and Twos
14 Partners as Primary Caregivers
15 Partners in Learning
16 Playtime Learning Games for Young Children
17 Resources for Infant Educators
18 Talking to Your Baby
19 The Anti-Bias Curriculum
20 Another curricula (Specify)

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Survey Section

Question Item

Question Response

Program
Approach

Did any of the following factors make you choose this curriculum over another? Yes; No
a. Cost
b. Recommendations from other Early Head Start programs
c. Recommendations from teachers
d. Personal experience using the curriculum in another early childhood setting
e. Research findings or reports on the curriculum
f. Availability/ curriculum was already being used
g. It was required
h. Other-- Specify

Program
Approach
Program
Approach

Does your Early Head Start program use a specific curriculum in your home visit Yes; No
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services?
What curriculum or curricula (does/do) your Early Head Start program use in
MARK ALL THAT APPLY
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your home-visit services?
0 Does not provide home-based services
1 Agency-created curriculum
2 Beautiful Beginnings
3 Early Learning Accomplishments Profile
4 Games to Play with Babies
5 Games to Play with Toddlers
6 Hawaii Early Learning Profile
7 Healthy Families America
8 HIPPY
9 Learning Activities for Infants
10 Ones and Twos
11 Parents as Primary Caregivers
12 Partners for a Healthy Baby
13 Partners in Learning
14 Partners in Parenting Education
15 Playtime Learning Games for Young Children
16 Early Head Start Program for Infant/
Toddler Caregivers
17 Resources for Infant Educators
18 Talking to Your Baby
19 Another curriculum (Specify)

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by phone)
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Survey Section

Question Item

Question Response

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
PAPI by phone

Program
Approach

Did any of the following factors make you choose this curriculum over another? Yes; No
a. Cost
b. Recommendations from other Early Head Start programs
c. Recommendations from teachers
d. Personal experience using the curriculum in another early childhood setting
e. Research findings or reports on the curriculum
f. Availability/ curriculum was already being used
g. It was required
h. Other-- Specify

Program
Approach

Which of the following factors does your Early Head Start program consider
when determining whether a family receives home-based or center-based
services? Does your Early Head Start program consider…

INTERVIEWER MARK ALL THAT APPLY
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1. Parent's employment status
2. The family needs or preferences
3. Needs determined by staff
4. The age of the child
5. The availability of slots in each service option
6. Family structure (i.e., whether two-parent or
single-parent family)
7. Do you consider anything else? Specify

Program
Approach
Program
Approach

Do families ever change between service options?

Yes; No

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Which of the following are reasons families change from one option to another? MARK ALL THAT APPLY
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Do families change between options due to a change in [FILL]...
1. Parent's employment status
2. Family needs or preferences
3. Staff assessment of family needs
4. The age of child
5. The availability of slots in each service option
6. Anything else? Specify

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Survey Section

Question Item

Question Response

Program
Approach

What different languages do the families in your Early Head Start program
speak?
COLUMN 1:
a. Spanish
b. Native Central American, South American and Mexican Languages (e.g.,
Mexican, Quichean)
c. Caribbean languages (e.g., French-Creole, Haitian)
d. Middle Eastern and Indic languages (e.g., Arabic, Hindi)
e. Far Eastern Asian languages (e.g., Japanese, Vietnamese)
f. Native North American or Alaska Native languages
g. Pacific Island languages (e.g., Palauan, Fijian)
h. European and Slavic languages (e.g., Italian, Croatian)
i. African languages (e.g., Swahili, Wolof)
j. American Sign Language
k. Some other language (Specify)

Yes; No

How does you Early Head Start program staff communicate with families who
speak [FILL LANGUAGES REPORTED AS NO IN COLUMN 2]? Do they
use...
a. Hired translators
b. A telephone translation service
c. Family members or other informal translators
c. Other Specify

Yes; No

Program
Approach

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
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Yes; No
COLUMN 2:
Do you have staff that speak [LANGUAGE
REPORTED]?
COLUMN 3: IF YES:
What percentage of families receive services in
[LANGUAGE REPORTED]?

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Yes; No
Does your Early Head Start program try to match families and staff based on
language or cultural background?
IF YES: What percentage of families are you able to match with staff of similar
Percentage
cultural background or language?
Processes for
What percentage of families currently receiving services are English Language Percentage
Individualization Learners (ELL)?

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Program
Approach

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Program
Approach

Program
Approach

Are there any pregnant women currently enrolled in your Early Head Start
program?
IF YES: Is enrollment higher or lower than normal?
What is the typical enrollment of pregnant women at any given time?

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1. Yes, enrollment is higher than normal
2. Yes, enrollment is lower than normal
3. No
Number

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Question Item

Question Response

Program Services Which of the following services does your Early Head Start program offer to
pregnant women?

MARK ALL THAT APPLY
a Case management
b Parental home visits
c Referrals
d Classes
e. Some other services

Program Services Does your Early Head Start program offer any of the following activities for
families?
a Group socializations
b Events for the entire family
c Workshops on parenting
d Training or workshops
for ELL (English Language
Learner)
e. Parent training or workshops
on subjects other than ELL,
such as employment, job
training, or financial counseling
f. Information on sleep practices
g. Some other services
Program Services Which types of activities does your Early Head Start program do to involve
fathers or father figures?

Yes; No

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Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
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MARK ALL THAT APPLY
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a Hold events or activities specifically for fathers
or fathers and children (not including mothers)
b Host events for the entire family that include
fathers
c Provide employment or job training services
for fathers
d. FOR HOME-BASED FAMILIES: make a
special effort to include fathers in home visits or
group socialization activities
e. FOR CENTER-BASED FAMILIES: Include
fathers in parent education or group socialization
activities

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Survey Section

Question Item

Question Response

Program Services Does your Early Head Start program offer any of the following services to
COLUMNS: Yes/No
families?
ROWS
IF YES, Is that service…
a Child care
MARK ONLY ONE ANSWER
b Health care
1. Offered directly by Early Head Start staff?
c Prenatal care
2. Offered by a community partner but provided
e Transportation assistance
at the center.
f Disability services
3. Offered through a community partner and
g Emergency assistance
provided off-site
h Employment assistance
I Education or job training
j Drug or alcohol abuse
k Legal assistance
l Housing assistance
m Financial counseling
n Family literacy
o English Language Learner (ELL)
Program Services Does your Early Head Start program offer or make available any of the following Yes; No
ELL services?
a Assessment of English language skills
b Assessment of basic reading and writing skills
c Activities and Workshops for parents of English Language Learners
d Assistance in applying for medical insurance
e Assistance in scheduling appointments for pre-kindergarten screening
f Information about: Head Start, Adult ESL or Education and Community
Resources
Program Services What methods does your Early Head Start program use to identify family needs? Yes; No
Do you use…
a. Family self-reports
b. A checklist
c. Screenings
d. Something else. Specify

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by phone)
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Survey Section

Question Item

Question Response

Program Services What are the most important child assessment tools that your Early Head Start
program uses with children?

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MARK ALL THAT APPLY
0 Does not use
1 Agency-Created Screening Assessment
2 Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
3 Bayley Behavior Rating Scale (BRS)
4 Bayley Mental Development Index (MDI)
5 Creative Curriculum Tools
6 High Scope COR
7 Infant Toddler Developmental Assessment
8 The Ounce Scale
9 Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment
and Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional
Assessment (ITSEA.BITSEA)
10 Leiter International Performance Scale
Revised (Leiter-R)
11 Macarthur Communicative Development
Inventories (CDI)
12 Mullen Scales of Early Learning
13 Preschool Language Scale (PLS-3)
14 Receptive/Expressive Emergent Language
Test-2nd Ed (REEL-2)
15 Temperament and Atypical Behavior
Scale (TABS)
16 Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS)
17 Vineland Social-Emotional Early
Childhood Scales (Vineland SEEC)
18 Woodcock Johnson
19 Another assessment tool (Specify)

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
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Survey Section

Question Item

Question Response

Program Services What parent or family assessments are most important for your Early Head Start INTERVIEWER MARK ALL THAT APPLY
program?
0 Does not use
1 Agency-Created Assessment
2 Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory
3 Beck Depression Inventory
4 CES-D Depression Scale
5 Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAP)
6 Family Needs Scale
7 Family Partnership Agreement
8 Family Support Scale (FSS)
9 Home Observation for Measurement of the
Environment (HOME)
10 Infant-Toddler and Family Instrument
11 Kempe Family Stress Inventory
12 Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory
(KIDI)
13 Parenting Stress Index
14 Partners in Parenting Education (PIPE)
15 Parents as Primary Caregivers Parent Survey
16 Another parenting or family assessment
(Specify)

Program Services What are some reasons you use these assessments?

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
PAPI by phone

INTERVIEWER MARK ALL THAT APPLY
PAPI by phone
(READ RESPONSE CATEGORIES ONLY IF
NECESSARY)
a. Cost
b. Recommendations from other Early Head Start
programs
c. Recommendations from teachers
d. Personal experience using the curriculum in
another early childhood setting
e. Research findings or reports on the curriculum
f. Availability/ curriculum was already being used
g. It was required
h. Other-- Specify

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Question Item

Question Response

Program Services Who picks which assessments to use?

Program Services Who conducts these assessments.?

Program Services Are the assessments typically conducted during program hours or outside of
program hours?

Are the assessments typically conducted at the center, at the family's home, or
someplace else?

Program Services Many Early Head Start families have health or developmental concerns that
require some level of assessment and intervention. We would like to better
understand what Early Head Start programs need do to obtain services for such
families and children.

INTERVIEWER CODE ALL THAT APPLY
1. Director (sample member)
2. Prior director
3. Program Staff
4. Program specialists
5. Other
INTERVIEWER MARK ALL THAT APPLY
1.Program Staff
2. Lead teacher or Home Visitor
3. A specialist
4. An outside provider
5. Other; Specify
1. During program hours
2. Before or after program hours

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a. At the center
b. At the family's home
c. Someplace else; Specify

Probe: The process leading to intervention can
include many steps such as the building of
awareness, gaining cooperation, planning with
families, referral for evaluation, etc.
Probe: Ok, What would you do next?
Probe: Then?

If for example, a child in your program was recently screened for a
developmental concern (such as a speech problem), what would be the first step
you would have to take to gain intervention services for this child?
Specify step 1________
Specify step 2________
Specify step 3________
Specify step 4________
Specify step 5________
Specify step 6________

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Question Item

Question Response

Program Services ROWS
Does your Early Head Start program offer or make available any of the
following mental health services ?
1. Mental health screenings
2. Mental health assessments
3. Family therapy
4. Care coordination
5. Staff consultation
6. Something else (Specify)

COLUMNS: Yes/No

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
PAPI by phone

IF YES, Is that service…
MARK ONLY ONE ANSWER
1. Offered directly by Early Head Start staff?
2. Offered by a community partner but provided
at the center.
3. Offered through a community partner and
provided off-site

Program Services ROWS
COLUMNS: Yes/No
Does your Early Head Start program offer or make available any of the following
oral health services?
IF YES, Is that service…
1. Oral health screenings
MARK ONLY ONE ANSWER
2. Oral health assessments
1. Offered directly by Early Head Start staff?
3. Family education on oral health
2. Offered by a community partner but provided
4. Staff consultation/ follow up with families
at the center.
5. Something else (Specify)
3. Offered through a community partner and
provided off-site
Program Services Are there sleep routines in place at your centers?
Yes; No
Program Services Do home visitors talk with parents about providing adequate sleep for their
Yes; No
infants/toddlers?
Program Services Does your program currently offer materials or workshops to educate parents on Yes; No
the importance of sleep?
Staff Structure
How many full-time employees does your Early Head Start program employ?
Number

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that provide center options
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that provide home options
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Staff Structure

How many part-time employees does your Early Head Start program employ?

Number

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Staff Structure

Does your Early Head Start program employ or have access to the following
specialists?
a. A father or male involvement specialist or coordinator
b. Mental health specialist or coordinator
c. Disability specialist
d. Literacy specialist
e. Speech or language specialist
f. Health care professional or nurse
g. Some other specialists; Specify

Yes; No

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Question Item

Question Response

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
SAQ

Staff Education/ For each job title, please mark the highest degree held by each staff member.
credentials
Each row should total the number of staff in that position in your program. If a
staff member holds more than one job title please count only the highest one.
ROWS
1. Directors/ Assistant Directors
2. Managers/ Supervisors
3. Teachers/ Primary Caregivers
4. Home Visitors

COLUMNS
Please specify the number who hold…
1. Graduate/Professional degree
2. Bachelors Degree Associates Degree
3.High School Diploma/Equivalent
4. CDA
5. State-awarded certification, credential, or
licensure that meets or exceeds CDA
requirements
6. If no CDA, in training for CDA
7. Total number of staff

Staff Education/
credentials
Staff Education/
credentials

Number of months

SAQ

Number in ___ position
Number in ___ position
position
Number in
Number of months

SAQ

1. Percent of Directors/ Assistant Directors
2. Percent of Managers/ Supervisors
3. Percent of Teachers/Primary Caregivers
4. Percent of Home Visitors

SAQ

Yes; No

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Number of weeks
Yes; No

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On average, how long does it take for a teacher /primary caregiver or home
visitor to earn a CDA?
Of the staff without an AA, how many are enrolled in an Early Childhood
Education or related degree program at an accredited institution of higher
education
Staff Education/ On average, how long does it take for a teacher/primary caregiver or home
credentials
visitor to earn an AA?
Staff Education/ For each position, please tell me the percentage of your program staff who have
credentials
increased their credentials since they were hired.
What percent of [FILL POSITION] have increased their credentials since they
were hired at your Early Head Start program?
Staff Education/ Does your Early Head Start program have difficulty retaining staff once they
credentials
have obtained a higher credential?
IF YES: What is the average length of time a staff member stays at your Early
Head Start program once they have earned a higher credential?
Do your Early Head Start program staff have individual development plans?
Staff Training/
Development

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Question Item

Staff Training/
Development

What are the training requirements for…
1. Directors/ Assistant Directors
2. Managers/ Supervisors
3. Teachers/ Primary Caregivers
4. Home Visitors

Question Response

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
Number of hours per year for Directors/ Assistant SAQ
Directors
Number of hours per year for Managers/
Supervisors
Number of hours per year for Teachers/ Primary
Caregivers
Number of hours per year for Home Visitors
No training requirements

Staff Training/
Development

Approximately how many hours of training are provided at your Early Head
Start program each year for...
1. Directors/ Assistant Directors
2. Managers/ Supervisors
3. Teachers/ Primary Caregivers
4. Home Visitors
How often do trainings occur?

Number

Number of times per year

Staff Training/
Development

Which of the following have been topics of your Early Head Start program's staff MARK ALL THAT APPLY
trainings since January 1, 2009?
1. Time management/ classroom management
2. Parent and community relations
3. Child development
4. Assessing family needs
5. Curriculum/ lesson plans/ best practices
6. Other Specify

Staff Training/
Development

What accommodations does your Early Head Start program make for staff to
attend trainings outside of program? Do they...
1. Pay registration fees
2. Pay for travel
4. Provide staff coverage
5. Tuition reimbursement for relevant college courses
4. Other Specify

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SAQ

Yes; No for each column
COLUMNS: Teachers/ Primary Caregivers;
Managers/ Supervisors; Home Visitors

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Question Item

Question Response

Hiring Practices

Does your Early Head Start program seek any of the following specific
qualifications or qualities in a home visitor, primary care provider, or manager?
1. ECE Education/ degree/ credentials
3. Experience in Early Childhood settings
4. Management experience
5. Parents of enrolled children
6. People from the community
7. Males
8. Multilingual applicants
9. Other

Yes; No

Hiring Practices

Is your Early Head Start program able to hire people with these qualifications

Always, Usually, Sometimes, Never
IF NO: Why aren't you able to hire people with
these desired qualifications?

Hiring Practices
Hiring Practices

Is your program able to retain people with these qualifications
Always, Usually, Sometimes, Never
How do you assess if a bilingual staff member has a proficient command of each INTERVIEWER MARK ALL THAT APPLY
language?
1. Observe the staff member
2. Have other staff interview them in their
language.
3. Based on recommendations from people in the
community
4. Something else Specify
What is the overall percentage of staff who left your Early Head Start program in Percentage
the past year?
How many Teachers/ Primary Caregivers left your Early Head Start program
_#
during the past 12 months?
Please do not include floaters or rovers, home visitors, or family care providers.

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PAPI by phone

How many home visitors left your Early Head Start program during the past 12
months?
Do not include other staff.
Has the Early Head Start director or have any of the coordinators or managers
left your Early Head Start program during the past 12 months? How many?

_#

PAPI by phone

1. Yes, the Early Head Start director
2 Yes, Early Head Start coordinators or
managers Number

PAPI by phone

Turnover
Turnover

Turnover

Turnover

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by phone)
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Question Item

Question Response

Turnover

Of the Early Head Start director or managers who left the Early Head Start
program, did any leave...
a For a higher compensation or benefits package in the same field
b For a change in job field
c Because they were fired or laid off
d For personal reasons
e For another reason. Specify
What is the average seniority among staff members for each position?
1. Directors/ Assistant Directors
2. Managers/ Supervisors
3. Teachers/ Primary Caregivers
4. Home Visitors

Yes; No

Turnover

Turnover

Turnover

Turnover

What is the range in seniority among staff members per position?
1. Directors/ Assistant Directors
2. Managers/ Supervisors
3. Teachers/ Primary Caregivers
4. Home Visitors

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
PAPI by phone

PAPI by phone
__Number of years
__Number of years
__Number of years
Number of years
PAPI by phone
__Range of years
__Range of years
__Range of years
Range of years
Yes; No
# per position

Are there currently any unfilled full time staff positions?
If yes, how many?
Which positions?
What is the average length of time a staff position goes unfilled?

Turnover

What strategies does your Early Head Start program use to recruit staff? Do
you…

Compensation

Would you say staff salaries and benefits are…

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1. Less than 1 month
2. 1-3 months
3. 4-6 months
4. More than 6 months
MARK ALL THAT APPLY
1. Advertise on the internet
2. Advertise in the newspaper
3. Recruit from local colleges
4. Recruit among parents of enrolled children
5. Other Specify
1. Below average for the surrounding area
2. The same as the average for the surrounding
area
3. Above average for the surrounding area

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Question Item

Question Response

Work
Environment /
Staff Morale

Please tell me the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following
statements:

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by phone)
1. Strongly disagree, 2. Disagree, 3. Neutral, 4. PAPI by phone
Agree, 5. Strongly Agree, NA, DK

1. Overall, our Early Head Start Program has high morale
2. Our Early Head Start program allows teachers/ home visitors input into
planning curriculum.
3. Our Early Head Start program helps teachers/ home visitors to work
effectively with children with disabilities.
Community
Partnerships

ROWS
COLUMNS 1. Yes; No
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Does your Early Head Start program have a formal written partnership with any 2. Do you currently serve families through this
of the following:
partner? Yes; No
IF YES, Do you or your staff have
a. Local Part C agency
regularly scheduled contacts with this partner?
b. Child care providers
IF YES, About how frequently would you
c. Health care providers
say that these contacts occur?
d. Mental health care providers
1. Annually
e. Oral health care providers
2. A few times a year
3. Every few months
4. Monthly
5. More than once a month.
IF NO, Why are you not currently providing
families with part C services through this partner?
1. Inadequate quality
2. No slots available
3. Funding issues
4. Some other reason. Specify

Processes for
Does your Early Head Start program create Individual Family Partnership
Individualization Agreements (IFPA) for families?

Yes; No

Processes for
IF YES: What proportion of the families in your Early Head Start program have Percentage
Individualization an IFPA?

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Question Item

Question Response

Processes for
IF YES: how many times a year are the Individual Family Partnership
Individualization Agreements updated?

Number per year

1. Lack of resources
2. Assessment tool not available
3. No staff qualified to develop the IFPA's
4. IFPA process not useful
5. Use alternative process (please specify)
4. Other. Specify
Yes; No
Do your frontline staff have access to a computer?
Yes; No
Do home visitors have laptops for use during home visits?
Yes; No
Does your Early Head Start program have internet access?
Does your Early Head Start program have access to any of the following reports? Yes; No
a. Enrollment lists
b. Reports on characteristics of Early Head Start program families
c. Reports on services provided
IF YES:
d. Reports on child’s health/immunization status
How frequently do you use them?
e. Reports on staff characteristics
1. Daily
f. Reports on staff training/in-service
2. Weekly
g. Progress reports on individual children
3. Monthly
h. Something else (Specify)
4. Annually
5. Never use the report

Document Type (Program
Recruitment Script/SAQ/PAPI
by phone)
PAPI by phone

IF NO: what are your reasons for not using Individual Family Partnership
Processes for
Individualization Agreements (IFPA)?

PAPI by phone

Use of data
Use of data
Use of data
Use of data

PAPI by phone
PAPI by phone
PAPI by phone
PAPI by phone

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