Summary Table of Survey Items and Question-by_Question Justifications

APPENDIX D

Summary Table of Survey Items and
Question-by-Question Justifications

QUESTION-BY-QUESTION JUSTIFICATIONS

SECTION I: INSTITUTIONAL-LEVEL SURVEY QUESTIONS
Item		Number	Purpose
Initial academic year providing child care services to postsecondary students		A1	(This section addresses the research question on types and arrangements of child care services.) Information on the year in which child care services were first provided to postsecondary students, types of child care services provided, and funds used to support the services to be used in analyses for descriptive purposes.
Child care services provided for postsecondary students		A2
Sources of funding for child care services for postsecondary students; percentage of funds contributed by each source		A3
Use of CCAMPIS funds allocated for child care services		A4
Extent of resource and referral support provided by institution		B1	(This section addresses the research question on types and arrangements of child care services.) Information on institutional resource and referrals, community child care provider contracts, network sponsorships, and off-campus centers to be used in analyses for descriptive purposes.
Number of contracts with community child care providers, types of services covered by contracts		B2, B3, B4
Sponsorship of networks of family child care providers		B5, B6
Off-campus child care centers and licensure; subsidies for off-campus child care		B7, B8, B9, B10
SECTION II: ON-CAMPUS SURVEY QUESTIONS
Item	Number			Purpose
Number of on-campus centers	C1			(This section addresses the research question on the prevalence of campus-based child care.) Licensing and accreditation information will be used as indicators of quality.
Years centers have been operating	C2
Current licensure status	C3
Accreditation status, future accreditation plans	C4, C5, C6
Service hours and service days	D1			(This section addresses the research question on types and arrangements of child care services.) Access and services information, to be used as indicators of the availability of child care services.
Types of services provided	D2
Number of teachers	E1			(This section addresses the research question on the characteristics of child care providers.) Educational and professional background information for child care staff, to be used in analyses for descriptive purposes.
Characteristics of center teachers: education, number with a Child Development Associate credential	E2, E3
Number of assistant teachers and aides	E4
Maximum and actual enrollment	F1, F2			(This section addresses the research question on the characteristics of child who use child care services.) Demographic information on the children, to be used in analyses for descriptive purposes, such as children’s age and special needs.
Enrollment by age group, gender, ethnicity, and race	F3, F4, F5
Children with special needs	F6
Children on waiting list	F7
Variation in fees across on-campus centers	G1			(This section addresses the research question on the fees paid and the subsidies provided for child care services.) Information on fees, to be used as indicators of affordability.
Fees for full-fee paying students	G2, G3
Factors influencing fees	G4
Availability, criteria for, and amount of subsidies for low-income students	G5, G6, G7, G8, G9, G10, G11, G12

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