Surveys of Bilingual Services

» Child Care Provider Survey

The Welcome the Children project is seeking information on child care and preschool services in Arkansas being provided to children who speak Spanish, as well as other languages. Current practices of observing and assessing children for possible speech and language delays are also being reviewed. This survey information will be used to determine current assessment practices and to develop new training for child care providers and early childhood educators.

Welcome the Children is funded by the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education and is administrated by UAMS Partners for Inclusive Communities. We appreciate your help in obtaining this vital information. Please feel free to share this survey form with other providers.

Contact Information

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Children Served and Languages Spoken

1. How many children from birth to age three do you currently serve? How many of them speak (or are from families who speak): English only: Spanish only: Spanish/Limited English: Spanish/English (easy to understand in both languages): 2. How many children age three to age five do you currently serve? How many of them speak: English only: Spanish only: Spanish/Limited English: Spanish/English (easy to understand in both languages): 3. How many children over age five do you currently serve? How many of them speak: English only: Spanish only: Spanish/Limited English: Spanish/English (easy to understand in both languages):

Staff Members

4. How many staff members do you have at your site? (If your center has multiple sites, each site should complete a separate survey form.) 1 2 - 5 6 - 10 10 - 15 16 or more 5. How many of the staff members speak Spanish? Basic knowledge: Fluent: 6. How many staff members have received previous training related to English as a Second Language (ESL), Latin American culture, Spanish language, or working with Hispanic children? 7. Please describe the amount and type of training received: 8. What languages are spoken by the children at your center? (Check all that apply.) English Marshallese Korean Spanish Chinese Arabic French Japanese Romanian German Laotian Gujarati Vietnamese Hmong     Other:   9. What languages are spoken by the staff at your center? (Check all that apply.) English Marshallese Korean Spanish Chinese Arabic French Japanese Romanian German Laotian Gujarati Vietnamese Hmong     Other:   10. How does your child care center assess children for possible delays in their speech and language development? (Please check all that apply.) We hire outside professionals to assess the children. (Please Explain Below) Staff from the center assess the children. We document the children's work and staff observations of the children's progress but do not conduct formal assessments. We do not provide any formal observations or assessments of children. Other (Please Explain Below) 11. How often are informal observations of children's activities and progress documented? At least daily At least weekly At least monthly At least every six months At least yearly Upon entering and leaving child care We do not have a standard process for documenting observations. 12. How often are formal assessments of children conducted? At least daily At least weekly At least monthly At least every six months At least yearly Upon entering and leaving child care We do not have a standard process for documenting observations. 13. How are your procedures modified for children who speak Spanish? Assessments are conducted by bilingual assessors. Assessments are conducted using interpreters. Staff observations are compared with those from a parent or family member to determine how the child speaks in her home language. No adaptations are made. Other:   14. What type instruments or procedures are used to conduct assessments at your center. (please check all that apply) Bilingual Vocabulary Assessment Measure Bracken Basic Concept Scale Brigance Developmental Rating Scale Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test Idea Proficiency Test Language Proficiency Measure Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Pre-Language Assessment Scale (Pre-LAS) Preschool Language Scale-4 (Spanish Edition) SOLOM (Student Oral Language Observation Matrix) SOL (Student Oral Language) Spanish Articulation Measures Woodcock-Munoz Language Scale Other:   Other:   Informal observation of children and notations placed in their files. 15. When you suspect that a child at your center has a developmental delay, where do you refer him/her? Do they provide bilingual services?   Yes   No Explain: 16. What type of additional training do you need to better serve Spanish speaking children? Cultural and language differences Observation and assessment methods Classroom adaptations for children who speak Spanish Other:   17. Please provide any additional comments or questions: