1. Are you a currently accredited program? If so, which program?
  Response Percent Response Total
  NAEYC
 70.2% 80
  NAFCC
   0% 0
  NAA
 10.5% 12
  Not Accredited
 19.3% 22
  Please enter expiration date
 43.9% 50
Total Respondents   114
(skipped this question)   0
2. How long have you been an accredited program?
  Response Percent Response Total
    Less than 5 years
 22.3% 25
    5-10 years
 35.7% 40
    More than 10 years
 25.9% 29
    Not accredited
 16.1% 18
Total Respondents   112
(skipped this question)   2
3. How many children do you serve?
  Response Percent Response Total
    1-15 children
 0.9% 1
    16-60 children
 17% 19
    61-120 children
 47.3% 53
    120-240 children
 30.4% 34
    More than 240 children
 4.5% 5
Total Respondents   112
(skipped this question)   2
4. Which age groups do you serve? (Check as many as apply)
  Response Percent Response Total
  Infant
 75% 84
  Toddler
79.5% 89
  Preschooler
 89.3% 100
  Kindergarten
 65.2% 73
  School age
 67.9% 76
Total Respondents   112
(skipped this question)   2
5. What is the sponsorship of your program?
  Response Percent Response Total
    Not for profit
 40.5% 45
    For profit
 59.5% 66
Total Respondents   111
(skipped this question)   3
6. Do you plan to seek renewal of your accreditation?
  Response Percent Response Total
    Yes
73.8% 79
    No
5.6% 6
    Undecided
 20.6% 22
Total Respondents   107
(skipped this question)   7
7. If you do not plan to seek re-accreditation, what are the reasons? (Check as many as apply)
  Response Percent Response Total
  Lack of information about the accreditation system
 4.2% 1
  Lack of support for accreditation
 25% 6
  Cost involved
 62.5% 15
  Time involved
 29.2% 7
  New staff qualifications
 41.7% 10
  Other (please specify)
 37.5% 9
Total Respondents   24
(skipped this question)   90
8. How will you decide whether or not to continue to seek Accreditation? (Check as many as apply)
  Response Percent Response Total
  Reviewed new accreditation criteria
 71.2% 52
  Reviewed new self-study materials
 47.9% 35
  Reviewed new accreditation fee schedule
 54.8% 40
  Reviewed new time-line for accreditation
 39.7% 29
  Reviewed new staff qualifications
 57.5% 42
  Attend offered training
 24.7% 18
  Lack of qualifed assessors/observers/validators
 12.3% 9
  Other (please specify)
 26% 19
Total Respondents   73
(skipped this question)   41
9. What types of assistance would be helpful in working toward accreditation or re-accreditation? (Check as many as apply)
  Response Percent Response Total
  More information about policy, procedures and requirements
 64.5% 69
  Technical assistance, coaching or mentoring in completing the process
 52.3% 56
  Financial assistance to help cover the cost of the accreditation fees
57% 61
  Educational and training scholarships for staff
 67.3% 72
  Other (please specify)
 9.3% 10
Total Respondents   107
(skipped this question)   7
10. What incentives would be most beneficial for accredited program? (Rate only one per line)
Most important 2nd important 3rd important 4th important 5th important N/A Response Average
Recognition as part of a quality rating system.
33% (35) 21% (22) 12% (13) 8% (8) 13% (14) 13% (14) 2.39
Educational and training scholarships for staff.
18% (18) 25% (25) 21% (21) 15% (15) 20% (20) 3% (3) 2.94
Higher child care assistance from the state for accredited programs (tiered reimbursement).
28% (30) 22% (23) 16% (17) 10% (11) 12% (13) 11% (12) 2.51
Scholarships for children to attend accredited programs.
10% (10) 17% (17) 21% (21) 19% (19) 15% (15) 16% (16) 3.15
Flexible grant funding for accreditation achievement and/or maintenance.
9% (9) 11% (12) 20% (21) 30% (31) 24% (25) 7% (7) 3.52
Partial reimbursement.
8% (8) 9% (9) 15% (15) 22% (21) 19% (18) 27% (26) 3.45
Total Respondents   110
(skipped this question)   4