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OSHCQA Validation Surveys for Children

School age children are also asked to complete a Validation Survey which has been specifically designed for children. This Survey also contains a series of statements based on the Principles stated in the OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide which children will be asked to indicate how they feel about their outside school hours care service against a four-point scale: not at all; some of the time; most of the time; and, all of the time. The current statements on this Survey are:

About me

  • Staff make me feel good about myself
  • Staff act as if they like me
  • Staff treat me fairly

About the staff

  • Staff are nice to each other
  • Staff listen to me when I talk
  • Staff encourage me to be part of the group and follow group rules

About other people

  • Staff are nice to my family
  • Staff are interested about my family, school and the neighbourhood where I live

About what I do

  • There is time to play and be with friends
  • There are things I like to do and new things to try
  • I can have a say in what happens here

About the activities

  • I can make up my own games or join in with activities
  • There are sports and games to play
  • Staff are there if I need help
  • There are activities to try like music, dance, drama, art and craft

About my health

  • At snack times there is a variety of food and enough to eat
  • If I forget, I am reminded to wash my hands before I eat or at snack times
  • Staff look after me if I am sick or hurt

About safety

  • I feel safe here
  • When I am going to do things that could be risky, staff talk about safety
  • Anything that is broken is fixed quickly or placed out of bounds

About the centre

  • When new children start, they are shown around
  • I know who the staff are at the centre
  • I can tell staff what I like and what I do not like about what we do at the centre

Validation Surveys must be returned to NCAC in one submission by the due date specified in the letter from NCAC.

Please note: Validation Surveys are designed for data collection to assist NCAC in making an Accreditation Decision. Services wishing to survey staff, families or children during the self-study process are encouraged to design their own surveys which encourage written feedback on various aspects of care and relate specifically to the service's practices.

Validation Surveys will be sent to each service upon reciept of the Self-Study Report. Sample Validation Surveys are no longer available for download.

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