Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements - Children with Long-term Conditions and Disabilities
For Information onlyThis is an electronic survey example for information purposes only. This is not a working questionnaire.
Table of Contents
- Household information (SCR)
- Household information (AGE)
- Household information (GDR)
- Household information (PMK2)
- Household information (PMK3)
- Household information (PMK)
- Long-term conditions (CADL)
- Long-term conditions (CC)
- Long-term conditions (GALI)
- General health (GEN)
- Long-term conditions (FC)
- Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR)
- Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA)
- Indigenous identity (ABM)
- Sociodemographic characteristics (PG)
Household information (SCR)
Household information (SCR) - Question identifier:SCR_Q01
Is there a child living in this household who was born between January 1 and December 31, 2022?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Household information (SCR) - Question identifier:SCR_Q02
What is this child's first name?
Long Answer Length = 80
Household information (AGE)
Household information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_R01
This survey should be completed by a parent, guardian or person who is knowledgeable about this child's child care arrangements. The next few questions are about you.
Household information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01A
What is your date of birth?
Year
Min = 1899; Max = 2023
Household information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01B
What is your date of birth?
Month
- 01: January
- 02: February
- 03: March
- 04: April
- 05: May
- 06: June
- 07: July
- 08: August
- 09: September
- 10: October
- 11: November
- 12: December
Household information (AGE) - Question identifier:AGE_Q01C
What is your date of birth?
Day
Min = 1; Max = 31
Household information (GDR)
Household information (GDR) - Question identifier:GDR_Q10
What is your gender?
- 1: Male
- 2: Female
- 3: Or please specify
Household information (GDR) - Question identifier:GDR_R10
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Household information (PMK2)
Household information (PMK2) - Question identifier:PMK2_Q05
Does this child live in your household?
- 1: Yes, full-time
- 2: Yes, part-time
- 3: No
Household information (PMK3)
Household information (PMK3) - Question identifier:PMK3_Q05
What is your relationship to this child?
- 1: Parent (e.g., birth parent, adoptive parent, foster parent or step parent)
- 2: Other relative
- 3: Other non-relative
Household information (PMK)
Household information (PMK) - Question identifier:PMK_Q01A
What is this child's date of birth?
Year
Min = 1899; Max = 2023
Household information (PMK) - Question identifier:PMK_Q01B
What is this child's date of birth?
Month
- 01: January
- 02: February
- 03: March
- 04: April
- 05: May
- 06: June
- 07: July
- 08: August
- 09: September
- 10: October
- 11: November
- 12: December
Household information (PMK) - Question identifier:PMK_Q01C
What is this child's date of birth?
Day
Min = 1; Max = 31
Long-term conditions (CADL)
Long-term conditions (CADL) - Question identifier:CADL_R01
The following questions are about difficulties this child may have doing certain activities. Only difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more should be considered.
Long-term conditions (CADL) - Question identifier:CADL_Q01
Does this child have any difficulty seeing (even when wearing glasses or contact lenses)?
- 1: No
- 2: Sometimes
- 3: Often
- 4: Always
Long-term conditions (CADL) - Question identifier:CADL_Q05
Does this child have any difficulty hearing (even when using a hearing aid)?
- 1: No
- 2: Sometimes
- 3: Often
- 4: Always
Long-term conditions (CADL) - Question identifier:CADL_Q09
Does this child have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using their hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?
- 1: No
- 2: Sometimes
- 3: Often
- 4: Always
Long-term conditions (CADL) - Question identifier:CADL_Q22
Does this child have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?
- 1: No
- 2: Sometimes
- 3: Often
- 4: Always
Long-term conditions (CADL) - Question identifier:CADL_Q33
Does this child have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions?
- 1: No
- 2: Sometimes
- 3: Often
- 4: Always
Long-term conditions (CADL) - Question identifier:CADL_Q36
Does this child have any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?
- 1: No
- 2: Sometimes
- 3: Often
- 4: Always
Long-term conditions (CC)
Long-term conditions (CC) - Question identifier:CC_R01
The next set of questions relate to any long-term conditions this child may have. While these questions are similar to previously answered questions, they are necessary for full and accurate data collection.
Long-term conditions (CC) - Question identifier:CC_Q05
Does this child have any long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Long-term conditions (GALI)
Long-term conditions (GALI) - Question identifier:GALI_Q05
Because of a health problem, is this child limited in activities that most children of the same age usually do?
- 1: Severely limited
- 2: Limited but not severely
- 3: Not limited at all
Long-term conditions (GALI) - Question identifier:GALI_Q10
Has this child been limited for at least six months?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
General health (GEN)
General health (GEN) - Question identifier:GEN_R01
The following question is about health. By health, we mean not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental, and social well-being.
General health (GEN) - Question identifier:GEN_Q005
In general, how is this child's health?
- 1: Excellent
- 2: Very good
- 3: Good
- 4: Fair
- 5: Poor
Long-term conditions (FC)
Long-term conditions (FC) - Question identifier:FC_Q10
Does this child have a disability?
- 01: Yes, a physical disability (Includes difficulties bending down or reaching, or difficulties using fingers to grasp small objects, or difficulties moving around including walking or using stairs)
- 02: Yes, a seeing disability (Includes total blindness, legal blindness, partial sight, or visual distortion)
- 03: Yes, a hearing disability (Includes being hard of hearing, deafness, or acoustic distortion)
- 04: Yes, a learning, behaviour or emotional disability (e.g., dyslexia, non-verbal learning disability (NVLD), attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), anxiety)
- 05: Yes, a communication disability (Includes being understood and understanding others
e.g., speech delay, difficulties with receptive or expressive language) - 06: Yes, a developmental disability (e.g., down syndrome, autism, cognitive impairment due to lack of oxygen at birth)
- 07: Yes, another type of disability
- 08: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR)
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_R05
The following questions are about this child and their usual early learning and child care arrangements. By early learning and child care arrangements, we mean any care provided to children by someone other than the parent or guardian, including formal and informal arrangements, licensed and unlicensed arrangements, full-time and part-time arrangements as well as paid and unpaid arrangements.
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q05
In the past three months, did this child usually attend any child care arrangements?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q10
In the past three months, which of the following child care arrangements did you usually use for this child?
- 1: Daycare centre, preschool or CPE
- 2: Care by a relative other than a parent or guardian (e.g., a grandparent)
- 3: Care by a non-relative in this child's home (e.g., a nanny)
- 4: Family child care home (e.g., home-based daycare or home-based child care)
- 5: Before or after school program (e.g., a school daycare)
- 6: Other child care arrangement
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q10A
How many hours per week? - Daycare centre, preschool, or CPE
Min = 0; Max = 999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q10B
How many hours per week? - Care by a relative other than a parent or guardian
Min = 0; Max = 999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q10C
How many hours per week? - Care by a non-relative in this child's home
Min = 0; Max = 999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q10D
How many hours per week? - Family child care home
Min = 0; Max = 999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q10E
How many hours per week? - Before or after school program
Min = 0; Max = 999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q10F
How many hours per week? - Other child care arrangement
Min = 0; Max = 999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q20
Currently, which child care arrangement do you consider to be the main one for this child?
- 1: Daycare centre, preschool, or CPE
- 2: Care by a relative other than a parent or guardian (e.g., a grandparent)
- 3: Care by a non-relative in the child's home (e.g., a nanny)
- 4: Family child care home (e.g., home-based daycare or home-based childcare)
- 5: Before or after school program (e.g., school daycare)
- 6: Other child care arrangement
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q30
Is the main child care arrangement for this child licensed or accredited by the government or an agency?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q45
Does this child attend child care arrangements in Quebec?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q50
Is this child in the $8.85 per day Quebec reduced contribution program for children 0 to 5 years?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q60
Excluding tax credits, does your household currently receive a child care fee subsidy or other funding specifically to lower your child care fees for this child?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70A
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Dollar Amount - Daycare centre, preschool or CPE
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q80A
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Frequency (Day, Week, Month) - Daycare centre, preschool or CPE
- 1: Per day
- 2: Per week
- 3: Per month
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70B
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Dollar Amount - Child care by a relative other than a parent or guardian
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q80B
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Frequency (Day, Week, Month) - Child care by a relative other than a parent or guardian
- 1: Per day
- 2: Per week
- 3: Per month
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70C
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Dollar Amount - Care by a non-relative in the child's home
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q80C
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Frequency (Day, Week, Month) - Care by a non-relative in the child's home
- 1: Per day
- 2: Per week
- 3: Per month
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70D
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Dollar Amount - Family child care home
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q80D
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Frequency (Day, Week, Month) - Family child care home
- 1: Per day
- 2: Per week
- 3: Per month
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70E
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Dollar Amount - Before or after school program
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q80E
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Frequency (Day, Week, Month) - Before or after school program
- 1: Per day
- 2: Per week
- 3: Per month
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q70F
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Dollar Amount - Other child care arrangement
Min = 0; Max = 9999
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q80F
For this child, how much do you usually pay for your child care arrangements?
Frequency (Day, Week, Month) - Other child care arrangement
- 1: Per day
- 2: Per week
- 3: Per month
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q110A
Thinking of a typical week, how many days does this child usually attend each arrangement?
Number of days in a typical week - Daycare centre, preschool, or CPE
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q110B
Thinking of a typical week, how many days does this child usually attend each arrangement?
Number of days in a typical week - Care by a relative other than a parent or guardian
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q110C
Thinking of a typical week, how many days does this child usually attend each arrangement?
Number of days in a typical week - Care by a non-relative in the child's home
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q110D
Thinking of a typical week, how many days does this child usually attend each arrangement?
Number of days in a typical week - Family child care home
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q110E
Thinking of a typical week, how many days does this child usually attend each arrangement?
Number of days in a typical week - Before or after school program
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q110F
Thinking of a typical week, how many days does this child usually attend each arrangement?
Number of days in a typical week - Other child care arrangement
- 01: 1
- 02: 2
- 03: 3
- 04: 4
- 05: 5
- 06: 6
- 07: 7
- 08: Less than one day per week
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q120A
Indicate if this child usually attends the following arrangements in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Daycare centre, preschool, or CPE
- 1: In the evening after 6 pm
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q120B
Indicate if this child usually attends the following arrangements in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Care by a relative other than a parent or guardian
- 1: In the evening after 6 pm
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q120C
Indicate if this child usually attends the following arrangements in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Care by a non-relative in the child's home
- 1: In the evening after 6 pm
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q120D
Indicate if this child usually attends the following arrangements in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Family child care home
- 1: In the evening after 6 pm
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q120E
Indicate if this child usually attends the following arrangements in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Before or after school program
- 1: In the evening after 6 pm
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q120F
Indicate if this child usually attends the following arrangements in the evenings or on the weekend during a typical week.
Other child care arrangement
- 1: In the evening after 6 pm
- 2: On the weekend
- 3: Both evenings and weekends
- 4: Neither evenings nor weekends
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q150
You previously indicated your main child care arrangement for this child is [Daycare centre, preschool or CPE / Care by a relative other than a parent or guardian / Care by a non-relative in the child's home / Family child care home / Before or after school program / Other child care arrangement]. What are the reasons you chose this type of child care rather than another arrangement?
- 01: Location (e.g., close to work, school or home)
- 02: Affordable cost
- 03: Hours of operation
- 04: Qualifications of the child care provider (e.g., early childhood education credentials)
- 05: Care provider is trustworthy, warm, nurturing
- 06: Licensed or accredited child care (i.e., licensed or accredited by the government or an agency)
- 07: Program characteristics (e.g., curriculum, educator-to-child-ratios, quality outdoor time)
- 08: Ability to meet the child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 09: Offers culturally-relevant or minority language programming
- 10: My other children go there or have gone there
- 11: Only option available
- 12: Other reason
- 13: No specific reason
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q155
Of the reasons you indicated previously, which one represents the main reason you chose this child's main child care arrangement rather than another arrangement?
- 01: Location (e.g., close to work, school or home)
- 02: Affordable cost
- 03: Hours of operation
- 04: Qualifications of the child care provider (e.g., early childhood education credentials)
- 05: Care provider is trustworthy, warm, nurturing
- 06: Licensed or accredited child care (i.e., licensed or accredited by the government or an agency)
- 07: Program characteristics (e.g., curriculum, educator-to-child-ratios, quality outdoor time)
- 08: Ability to meet the child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 09: Offers culturally-relevant or minority language programming
- 10: My other children go there or have gone there
- 11: Only option available
- 12: Other reason
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q160
Did you have difficulty finding a child care arrangement for this child?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 3: Did not look for child care
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q160A
What did you have difficulty finding?
- 01: Affordable child care
- 02: Subsidized child care spaces or spaces eligible for child care fee subsidy
- 03: Licensed or accredited child care
- 04: Child care available in your community
- 05: Qualified child care provider (e.g., early childhood education credentials)
- 06: The quality of child care you require
- 07: Child care that meets your child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 08: Child care that fits your family's work or study schedules
- 09: Child care that offers culturally-relevant or minority language programming
- 10: Child care that could accommodate more than one child in the family
- 11: Other difficulty
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q165
Of the difficulties you indicated previously, which one represents the main difficulty you had finding child care for this child?
- 01: Affordable child care
- 02: Subsidized child care spaces or spaces eligible for child care fee subsidy
- 03: Licensed or accredited child care
- 04: Child care available in your community
- 05: Qualified child care provider (e.g., early childhood education credentials)
- 06: The quality of child care you require
- 07: Child care that meets your child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 08: Child care that fits your family's work or study schedules
- 09: Child care that offers culturally-relevant or minority language programming
- 10: Child care that could accommodate more than one child in the family
- 11: Other reason
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q170
Did the difficulties you had finding child care result in you and your family doing any of the following?
- 01: Postponing your return to work (e.g., after birth of child or parental leave)
- 02: Deciding to work at home (e.g., self-employed, operating a home-based child care)
- 03: Working fewer hours than you would have otherwise
- 04: Changing your work or study schedules
- 05: Changing jobs, quitting job or closing business
- 06: Deciding to have parent stay home with the child (e.g., not working at a job or business)
- 07: Postponing or discontinuing schooling or training
- 08: Using multiple child care arrangements or a temporary arrangement
- 09: Paying more for child care than you wanted to pay
- 10: Other impact
- 11: No specific impacts
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q190
What are the reasons your family doesn't use child care arrangements for this child?
- 01: Unemployed
- 02: Maternity, paternity or parental leave
- 03: Prefer to have parent stay at home with the child
- 04: Prefer to adjust work or study schedules to accommodate child care needs
- 05: Prefer to care for the child while working (e.g., self-employed, work from home, operate a home-based child care business)
- 06: Shortage of places or waiting list
- 07: The cost of child care is too high
- 08: Services not adapted to the child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 09: Available child care arrangements are not suitable (e.g., poor quality, inconvenient location or hours of operation)
- 10: Child is in school (e.g., any level of kindergarten, pre-primary, grade primary, primary or elementary school)
- 11: Other reason
- 12: No specific reason
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q200
Of the reasons you indicated previously, which one represents the main reason you do not use child care arrangements for this child?
- 01: Unemployed
- 02: Maternity, paternity or parental leave
- 03: Prefer to have parent stay at home with the child
- 04: Prefer to adjust work or study schedules to accommodate child care needs
- 05: Prefer to care for the child while working (e.g., self-employed, work from home, operate a home-based child care business)
- 06: Shortage of places or waiting list
- 07: The cost of child care is too high
- 08: Services not adapted to the child's special needs due to disability or chronic illness
- 09: Available child care arrangements are not suitable (e.g., poor quality, inconvenient location or hours of operation)
- 10: Child is in school (e.g., any level of kindergarten, pre-primary, grade primary, primary or elementary school)
- 11: Other reason
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q220
Have you ever used a child care arrangement for this child?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q225
How old was this child when they first started attending any child care arrangement?
Age
Min = 0; Max = 99
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q230
Months or years
- 1: Months
- 2: Years
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q235
Is this child currently on a waitlist for a child care space?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q100A
In a typical week, does this child attend school?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q100B
Would you say:
- 1: Full days every day
- 2: Half days every day
- 3: Full days alternate days
- 4: Half days alternate days
- 5: Some other combination
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_R85
The next few questions are about you.
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q85
During the past three months, what was your main activity?
- 01: Working at a paid job or business
- 02: Looking for paid work
- 03: Going to school or training
- 04: Maternity or paternity or parental leave
- 05: Stay at home parent
- 06: Volunteering
- 07: Unable to work (e.g., because of disability)
- 08: Unable to work due to care responsibilities for a child with a disability or chronic illness
- 09: Other activity
Early learning and child care arrangements (ARR) - Question identifier:ARR_Q90
What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have completed?
- 1: Less than high school diploma or its equivalent
- 2: High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate
- 3: Trade certificate or diploma
- 4: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificates or diplomas)
- 5: University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level
- 6: Bachelor's degree ( e.g. B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
- 7: University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor's level
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA)
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_R00
You indicated that this child has a condition or health problem that may limit their daily activities. The next set of questions will ask about the impact of this child's condition on their child care arrangements.
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q01_1
In the last 3 months, has this child received any of the following support services or therapies?
Autism services
- 1: Within child care
- 2: Outside child care
- 3: Both outside and within child care
- 4: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q01_2
In the last 3 months, has this child received any of the following support services or therapies?
Physical therapy
- 1: Within child care
- 2: Outside child care
- 3: Both outside and within child care
- 4: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q01_3
In the last 3 months, has this child received any of the following support services or therapies?
Speech and language therapy
- 1: Within child care
- 2: Outside child care
- 3: Both outside and within child care
- 4: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q01_4
In the last 3 months, has this child received any of the following support services or therapies?
Occupational therapy
- 1: Within child care
- 2: Outside child care
- 3: Both outside and within child care
- 4: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q01_5
In the last 3 months, has this child received any of the following support services or therapies?
Behaviour therapy
- 1: Within child care
- 2: Outside child care
- 3: Both outside and within child care
- 4: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q01_6
In the last 3 months, has this child received any of the following support services or therapies?
Other service or therapy
- 1: Within child care
- 2: Outside child care
- 3: Both outside and within child care
- 4: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q05
Is this your preferred arrangement for receiving support services or therapies?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q10
Is relevant information shared directly between this child's therapist and their main child care arrangement?
- 1: Yes
- 2: Somewhat
- 3: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q15
Because of this child's condition, do you have concerns that their main child care arrangement will become unavailable?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q20A
Because of this child's condition, to what extent have you experienced difficulties in any of the following areas?
Increased cost of child care because of the child's needs
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q20B
Because of this child's condition, to what extent have you experienced difficulties in any of the following areas?
Difficulty finding a child care facility that can physically accommodate the child's needs
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q20C
Because of this child's condition, to what extent have you experienced difficulties in any of the following areas?
Difficulty finding a caregiver with the training and appropriate supports needed to care for the child
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q20D
Because of this child's condition, to what extent have you experienced difficulties in any of the following areas?
Difficulty finding a alternate arrangement when required
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q20E
Because of this child's condition, to what extent have you experienced difficulties in any of the following areas?
Difficulty with flexibility of child care arrangement to fit your schedule
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q20F
Because of this child's condition, to what extent have you experienced difficulties in any of the following areas?
Inadequate information about the child's care
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q20G
Because of this child's condition, to what extent have you experienced difficulties in any of the following areas?
Inadequate access or lack of access to therapeutic services such as speech, language, occupational or physical therapies or autism support services within child care
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q25A
In the last 3 months, to what extent has this child experienced any of the following difficulties because of their condition at their main child care arrangement?
Difficulty with the physical design and layout
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q25B
In the last 3 months, to what extent has this child experienced any of the following difficulties because of their condition at their main child care arrangement?
Lack of emotional support or encouragement from child care provider
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q25C
In the last 3 months, to what extent has this child experienced any of the following difficulties because of their condition at their main child care arrangement?
Difficulty with negative attitudes toward them
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q25D
In the last 3 months, to what extent has this child experienced any of the following difficulties because of their condition at their main child care arrangement?
Inadequate or lack of assistive devices or equipment at the child care arrangement
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q25E
In the last 3 months, to what extent has this child experienced any of the following difficulties because of their condition at their main child care arrangement?
Inadequate or lack of physical assistance from child care provider
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q25F
In the last 3 months, to what extent has this child experienced any of the following difficulties because of their condition at their main child care arrangement?
Inadequate access or lack of access to therapeutic services such as speech, language, occupational or physical therapies or autism support services within child care
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q25G
In the last 3 months, to what extent has this child experienced any of the following difficulties because of their condition at their main child care arrangement?
Difficulty participating in activities
- 1: Not at all
- 2: To some extent
- 3: To a great extent
- 4: Not relevant to this child's condition
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q30
Because of this child's condition, do they require support with medical needs at their main child care arrangement?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q30A
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35A
Because of their condition, does this child need extra support at their main child care arrangement in any of the following areas when compared to most children of the same age?
Extra support to manage behaviour
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35AA
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35B
Because of their condition, does this child need extra support at their main child care arrangement in any of the following areas when compared to most children of the same age?
Extra support to learn
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35BB
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35C
Because of their condition, does this child need extra support at their main child care arrangement in any of the following areas when compared to most children of the same age?
Extra support to communicate
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35CC
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35D
Because of their condition, does this child need extra support at their main child care arrangement in any of the following areas when compared to most children of the same age?
Extra support in social interactions
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35DD
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35E
Because of their condition, does this child need extra support at their main child care arrangement in any of the following areas when compared to most children of the same age?
Extra support in using motor skills
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35EE
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35F
Because of their condition, does this child need extra support at their main child care arrangement in any of the following areas when compared to most children of the same age?
Extra support with self-care activities
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35FF
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35G
Because of their condition, does this child need extra support at their main child care arrangement in any of the following areas when compared to most children of the same age?
Extra support with nutritional or dietary concerns
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35GG
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35H
Because of their condition, does this child need extra support at their main child care arrangement in any of the following areas when compared to most children of the same age?
Other extra support
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q35HH
To what extent do you agree or disagree that your child care arrangement meets this need?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q40
In general how satisfied are you with communication with your main child care provider?
- 1: Very satisfied
- 2: Satisfied
- 3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
- 4: Dissatisfied
- 5: Very dissatisfied
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q45
Because of this child's condition, do they have an individualized care plan specifically for the child care environment?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q50
To what extent do you agree or disagree that this child's child care arrangement is the best fit for them?
- 1: Strongly agree
- 2: Agree
- 3: Neither agree nor disagree
- 4: Disagree
- 5: Strongly disagree
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q55
Because of their condition, has this child ever been denied a space in a child care arrangement?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q60
What were the reasons that this child was turned down?
- 01: Fully enrolled - no spaces available
- 02: No spaces available for a child with their condition (e.g., provider would have to reduce the number of children in their care)
- 03: Physical space inaccessible to the child
- 04: Concerns with child's behaviour
- 05: Complex health concerns could not be addressed (e.g., tube feeding, catheterization)
- 06: Lack of staff with training or experience to support your child's condition
- 07: Unable to coordinate external support services (e.g., early interventionists, physiotherapists)
- 08: Other reason
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q65
Before attending their main child care arrangement, did this child use any other child care arrangements?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
- 9: DK
Early learning and child care arrangements (DCA) - Question identifier:DCA_Q70
What were the reasons this child left their previous child care arrangement?
- 01: Physical space inaccessible to the child
- 02: Concerns with child's behaviour
- 03: Complex health concerns could not be addressed (e.g., tube feeding, catheterization)
- 04: Lack of staff with training or experience to support the child's condition
- 05: Unable to coordinate external support services (e.g., early interventionists, physiotherapists)
- 06: Child aged out of the arrangement (e.g., grew older than the child care program's age limit)
- 07: Moved or relocated
- 08: Other reason
Indigenous identity (ABM)
Indigenous identity (ABM) - Question identifier:ABM_Q01
Is this child First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?
- 1: No, not First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)
- 2: Yes, First Nations (North American Indian)
- 3: Yes, Métis
- 4: Yes, Inuk (Inuit)
Sociodemographic characteristics (PG)
Sociodemographic characteristics (PG) - Question identifier:PG_Q05
The following question collects information in accordance with the Employment Equity Act and its Regulations and Guidelines to support programs that promote equal opportunity for everyone to share in the social, cultural, and economic life of Canada.
- 01: White
- 02: South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
- 03: Chinese
- 04: Black
- 05: Filipino
- 06: Latin American
- 07: Arab
- 08: Southeast Asian ( e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Malaysian, Laotian)
- 09: West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
- 10: Korean
- 11: Japanese
- 12: Other
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