I want to survey parents for help?
August 9th, 2010 | by admin |I rυn аnd іn home child care business thаt іѕ looking іntο expanding including hiring hеlр. I want tο include thе opinions οf mу current cliental іn thе hiring process іn thаt I want thеm tο partake іn survey οf whаt criteria thеу believe a potential employee ѕhουld hаνе before consideration. Problem іѕ, I саn’t thіnk οf gοοd qυеѕtіοnѕ tο аѕk. If уου wеrе a provider building a survey fοr parents, whаt wουld уου аѕk thеm аbουt thеіr thoughs οf a potential employee fοr children, especially іf thеrе mау bе times thаt person іѕ left alone wіth thе children (аѕ іn doctor appoints I mυѕt gο tο аnd ѕο οn.)
I don’t believe thіѕ іѕ a clear qυеѕtіοn. I аm nοt asking fοr qυеѕtіοnѕ tο аѕk a potential employee, I аm looking fοr qυеѕtіοnѕ tο аѕk thе current parents i work wіth, whаt thеу wουld want tο see іn аn employee. Thanks аnd sorry fοr аnу misunderstandings.
7 Responses to “I want to survey parents for help?”
By denmark108 on Aug 9, 2010 | Reply
I would do a Likert scale. I would ask parent to rate the following qualities on a scale of 1-5. 1 being "very important" 2 "somewhat important" 3 "not sure" 4 "not very important" and 5 "not important at all" Here are some things I’d include on the list
Years of Experience
Level of Education
Sense of Humor
Communication Skills
Caring Personality
Ability to deal with behavior problems effectively
Bi-lingual
References
Flexibility with Scheduling Hours
Willingness to Take classes in childcare/education
These are just the ones that came to mind immediately – I’m sure there are more. So, parents would rate each of these with number 1 through 5. Then you would score it and know which things are most important to the parents. good luck
By Trying2BNice on Aug 9, 2010 | Reply
If you can’t think of good interview questions for potential assistants, you shouldn’t be running a child-care business. And you’ll instill no confidence in your clients (parents) if you ask THEM!
By Pedsgurl on Aug 9, 2010 | Reply
I think scenario questions are always a good way to know how people will react. You can ask lots of " What would you do if…." .This will help you to see how this person will look in your day care. If you ask " What would you do if you saw a child hit another one" and she said " I’d spank him" you’d know right of that you don’t want to hire that person.
I think it’s a good idea to let your parents know that you are thinking of hiring some one and ask them what sorts of things they would like to see in a person. I would appreciate that as a parent.
i hope this helps!
By gypsy g on Aug 9, 2010 | Reply
Background check is a must…I’d want to know if the person has a criminal record or worse sex offender and yes women can be sex offenders.
Send home a memo for the parents, explaining your intentions and you would like their input so far as what type of childcare provider they would like to have for their child. Chances are if they like you then finding someone with similar personality, experience and demeanor would be what they are looking for.
By Janele D on Aug 9, 2010 | Reply
I would ant to know there beliefs backgroud on discipline their other values If I were looking for child care . Their attitudes and their everyday habits also the more like me the better for my children I also think they should be very honest and professional. But also friendly and likeable who can relate wth and understand the children.
By teatotler on Aug 9, 2010 | Reply
As a parent, I would insist they have a Blue Card. I don’t know if you have this as I don’t know what country you are in. In Australia, any person remotely associated with children through their employment must have one. They are thoroughly screened and checked on with police reports etc.
Next, references, experience with caring for children.
Whether they drink or take drugs
Their age
Explicit questions like: what would you do if a child kicked you etc.
By crystal m on Aug 9, 2010 | Reply
why don’t you just ask them what you just asked here! what would they want to see in an employee!? have them make a list of what they want. present a certain situation with their child and ask them how they would like to see it handled. hope that helped a little!