All Children Considered

Hot Topics and News Updates for Child Care Providers

Results of Readers' Survey from our spring 2009 edition


	MAILED RESPONSES

1. To What degree do you find All Children Considered helpful to you? (n=28)
	Very Helpful	78.6%	Not Helpful	3.6%
	Average	17.9%	No Opinion	0.0%

2. What Topics would you like to read about in future issue of All Children Considered? (See attachment "Mailed A")

3. If publication of All Children Considered continues, how often would you like to receive future issues? (n=28)
	Twice a year	14.3%	Less Frequently	3.6%
	More frequently	75.0%	No Opinion	7.1%

4. How readable is All Children Considered? (n=28)
	Easy	89.3%	Difficult	0.0%
	Average difficulty	10.7%	No Opinion	0.0%

5. How helpful to you are the following sections of our newsletter? (n=28)
	Sections	Rating Average
	Feature Articles	3.8%
	Resource Corner	4.0%
	Agency Updates	4.1%
	Child Care Mailbag	3.8%

6. How long have you worked as a child care provider? (n=27)
	Less than 1 year	14.8%	4-6 years	3.7%
	1-3 years	7.4%	> than 6 years	74.0%

7. Type of child care service do you provide? (n=27)
	Family day care home	51.9%	Kith & Kin	11.1%
	Group day care home	0.0%	Other	14.8%
	Center based day care	22.2%

8. Which age groups describe the children most often in your care? (n=28)
	Birth to 3 years	21.4%
	3-5 years	42.9%
	5 & older	35.7%

9. Do you provide services to children with special needs? (n=28)
	Yes	75.0%
	No	25.0%

10. If you answered yes in question #9, what age groups do you serve? (n=17)
	Birth to 3 years	23.5%
	3- 5 years	47.1%
	5 & older	29.4%
		100.0%

	ONLINE RESPONSES


1. To What degree do you find All Children Considered helpful to you? (n=13)
	Very Helpful	92.3%	Not Helpful	0.0%
	Average	7.7%	No Opinion	0.0%
	Not Helpful	0.0%
	No Opinion	0.0%

2. What Topics would you like to read about in future issue of All Children Considered? (See attachment "Online A")

3. If publication of All Children Considered continues, how often would you like to receive future issues? (n=13)
	Twice a year	23.1%	Less Frequently	0.0%
	More frequently	69.2%	No Opinion	7.7%

4. How readable is All Children Considered? (n=13)
	Easy	100.0%	Difficult	0.0%
	Average difficulty	0.0%	No Opinion	0.0%

5. How helpful to you are the following sections of our newsletter? (n=13)				Range is 1 (not at all) to 5 (very)
	Sections	Rating Average
	Feature Articles	4.5%
	Resource Corner	4.9%
	Agency Updates	4.5%
	Child Care Mailbag	4.5%

6. How long have you worked as a child care provider? (n=13)
	Less than 1 year	15.4%	4-6 years	15.4%
	1-3 years	15.4%	> than 6 years	53.8%

7. Type of child care service do you provide? (n=13)
	Family day care home	30.8%	Kith & Kin	7.7%
	Group day care home	0.0%	Other	30.8%
	Center based day care	30.8%

8. Which age groups describe the children most often in your care? (n=13)
	Birth to 3 years	21.4%
	3-5 years	42.9%
	5 & older	35.7%

9. Do you provide services to children with special needs? (n=13)
	Yes	61.5%
	No	38.5%

10. If you answered yes in question #9, what age groups do you serve? (n=8)
	Birth to 3 years	12.5%
	3- 5 years	62.5%
	5 & older	25.0%