Survey item justification

APPENDIX C

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

QUESTION-BY-QUESTION JUSTIFICATIONS

SECTION I: INSTITUTIONAL-LEVEL SURVEY QUESTIONS
Item			Number	Purpose
Child care services provided for postsecondary students			A1	Information on child care services and funds, to be used in analyses for descriptive purposes
Sources of funding for child care services for postsecondary students; percentage of funds contributed by each source			A2
Use of CCAMPIS funds allocated for child care services			A3
Extent of resource and referral support provided by institution			B1	Information on institutional resource and referrals, community child care provider contracts, and network sponsorships, 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
Initial academic year providing child care services to postsecondary students			C1	Key information on the persistence and graduation of low-income parents
Number of low-income postsecondary students using child care			C2, C3, C4
Number of low-income students who have continued with studies, graduated, or dropped out			C5, C6, C7, C8
Influence of specific services on persistence and graduation			C9, C10
Services that would be provided, if resources were available			C11
Other institutional services that contribute to improved persistence and graduation rates			C12
SECTION II: ON-CAMPUS SURVEY QUESTIONS
Item		Number			Purpose
Number of on-campus centers		D1			Licensing and accreditation information, to be used as indicators of quality
Years centers have been operating		D2
Current licensure status		D3
Accreditation status, future accreditation plans		D4, D5 D6
Maximum and actual enrollment, by academic year		E1			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		E2, E3, E4
Children with special needs		E5
Children on waiting list		E6
Number of postsecondary students using the center, total and by low-income status		F1			Demographic information on the postsecondary students, to be used in analyses for descriptive purposes, such as students’ enrollment status and marital status
Characteristics of postsecondary students using the center: enrollment status, gender, ethnicity, race, age group, class, and marital status/dependency		F2 thru F8
Service hours and service days		G1, G2			Access and services information, to be used as indicators of the availability of child care services
Types of services provided, by academic year		G3
Number of teachers		H1			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		H2, H3
Number of assistant teachers and aides		H4
Fees for full-fee paying student and low-income student		I1, I2,			Information on fees, to be used as indicators of affordability
Factors influencing fees		I3
Availability, criteria for, and amount of subsidies for low-income students		I4, I5, I6, I7
SECTION III: OFF-CAMPUS SURVEY QUESTIONS
Item	Number				Purpose
Number of off-campus centers	J1				Licensing and accreditation information, to be used as indicators of quality
Years centers have been operating	J2
Current licensure status	J3
Accreditation status/future accreditation plans	J4, J5, J6
Number of postsecondary students using the center, total and by low-income status	K1				Demographic information on the postsecondary students, to be used in analyses for descriptive purposes, such as students’ enrollment status and marital status
Characteristics of postsecondary students using the center: enrollment status, gender, ethnicity, race, age group, class, and marital status/dependency	K2 thru K8
Fees for full-fee paying student and low-income student	L1, L2,				Information on fees, to be used as indicators of affordability
Availability, criteria for, and amount of subsidies for low-income students	L3, L4, L5, L6

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