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SURVEY ON FINANCING ECE & HEAD START
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THE FIRST NATIONAL SURVEY OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION FINANCING POLICY AND
PRACTICE
This survey will help identify common program financing strategies for early
care and education (ECE) and explore the state policy contexts under which
programs make financing decisions.
ARE YOU A STATE ECE ADMINISTRATOR?
We have asked those in ECE administrative roles in all 50 states and Washington,
D.C., about their office’s financing policies and practices. This web-based
survey will ask you questions about your state’s ECE funding system(s), how your
state makes funding decisions, any collaborations you may have around
coordinating funding, supports you receive and provide to providers around
financing, and your beliefs about ECE funding. Preview the state administrator
survey (PDF).
ARE YOU A HEAD START PROGRAM DIRECTOR?
We have asked all Head Start program directors across the country to tell us
more about how they pay for the full cost of providing care. This web-based
survey will ask questions about your program’s funding source(s), how your
program makes funding decisions, technical assistance support you receive about
financing, any collaborations you may have around coordinating funding, and your
beliefs about ECE funding. Preview the Head Start program director survey (PDF).
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STUDY
Amid the movement in early care and education (ECE) to improve quality and meet
the needs of families, children, and the workforce, many ECE system and program
leaders combine, or coordinate, multiple funding sources to meet the total cost
of delivering high-quality programming.
The implementation of coordinated funding may have critical implications for
program quality, workforce strength, and equity in access and outcomes for young
children and their families. At the same time, the decision to coordinate
funding—and the ability to do so well while meeting all funding source
requirements—is made within the context of and might be influenced by factors at
different levels of the ECE system. Yet there is limited evidence about the
national prevalence of coordinated ECE funding, the policies that encourage or
inhibit coordinating funding, or the strategies used for coordination at local
or state levels.
This study will provide a national picture of the extent to which and how Head
Start programs bring together federal, state, and local funding sources to
provide high-quality, comprehensive early care and education. It will also offer
new information about the state policy contexts in which Head Start programs
make those decisions. Your participation in this study will help policymakers
make informed decisions about ECE funding.
START THE SURVEY
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HAVE A QUESTION?
If you still have questions after reading the FAQ below, or if you have trouble
initiating the survey, please contact us:
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* State Administrators: (877) 324-6187
STUDY PARTNERSHIP
This study is funded by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)
of the Administration for Children & Families, part of the U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services.
NORC is conducting this study in partnership with Start Early, The Children’s
Equity Project at Arizona State University, and independent consultant Margie
Wallen.
FAQ
WHAT IS NORC?
NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) is conducting this study. NORC is an
independent, nonpartisan research institution that helps federal agencies,
decision-makers, and nonprofits make better decisions through data and analysis.
For more information about us, please visit www.norc.org.
I ALREADY FILLED OUT A SURVEY FROM NORC. IS THIS DIFFERENT?
You may have already responded to the National Survey of Early Care and
Education (NSECE), which NORC also administers every few years.
This survey is a part of a separate study and is not related to the NSECE.
WHO IS FUNDING THIS STUDY?
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
The study is being conducted by NORC at The University of Chicago, with support
from their partners at Start Early, The Children’s Equity Project at Arizona
State University, and independent consultant Margery Wallen.
HOW LONG WILL THIS SURVEY TAKE?
For state ECE administrators, this survey will take about 30-40 minutes to
complete.
For Head Start program directors, this survey will take about 45-50 minutes to
complete.
HOW WAS I CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE?
Within each state and Washington, D.C., we have contacted the lead administrator
for a state’s Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), largest state pre-k
program (if applicable), and Head Start Collaboration Office.
All Head Start program directors have been asked to complete this survey. This
is called a “census” survey.
Your participation will help the nation’s policymakers and ECE administrators
get a clearer picture of ECE financing policy and practice.
SHOULD I FILL OUT THIS SURVEY IF I ONLY USE HEAD START FUNDS AND NO OTHERS?
Yes! We would like to hear from all Head Start programs, regardless of how many
funding sources they use.
I’M A STATE ECE ADMINISTRATOR. WILL I RECEIVE ANYTHING FOR FILLING OUT THE
SURVEY?
We are happy to offer gift card tokens of appreciation for your time. You will
be prompted at the end of the survey to select your gift card. You may refuse
this token of appreciation if you are unable to accept it.
State administrators will receive a total of $35 for the ~30-40 minute survey.
I’M A HEAD START PROGRAM DIRECTOR. WILL I RECEIVE ANYTHING FOR FILLING OUT THE
SURVEY?
We are happy to offer gift card tokens of appreciation for your time. You will
be prompted at the end of the survey to select your gift card.
Head Start program directors will receive a total of $50 for the ~45-50 minute
survey.
HOW WILL YOU PROTECT MY PRIVACY?
Answers that could identify you or your program/office in any way are separated
from your other responses. Survey findings are put into summary reports that
contain no names or other identifying information. Your name or any identifying
information will never be released to the public.
To further protect your personally identifiable information (PII), we have
obtained a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of
Health. This certificate strictly limits or prohibits forced disclosure of
identifiable and sensitive research information to anyone not connected to the
research except when the participant voluntarily consents or in a few other
specific situations. For example, we cannot disclose your PII to a court without
your consent. However, we still must follow federal, state, or local reporting
requirements. For example, reporting child and elder abuse, some communicable
diseases, and threats to harm yourself or others.
For Head Start programs, data will not be used for monitoring purposes. Your
responses will not impact ACF funding for your program.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SURVEY DATA?
NORC will securely maintain the data from this study. At the conclusion of the
study, the data will be archived for potential research use by others without
any identifiable information included. The data may be linked to administrative
data such as the Program Information Report (PIR) or Head Start Enterprise
System (HSES). This will help further the field’s understanding of coordinated
funding models within Head Start programs.
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