ECD Stakeholders Outcome Reporting Survey
The purpose of this survey is to gather information about the outcomes of community
capacity building work from stakeholders at local ECD tables – province wide. The survey
looks at three aspects of community capacity building work: Community Planning and
Coordination; Community Awareness and Mobilization; and Service Delivery.
Your response is confidential Your response will simply be grouped with other
responses to provide an overall look at the outcomes of the ECD work in your community.
The results of surveys in your area will be collated and sent back to your community
coordinator. It is expected that your ECD table will then discuss the findings and decide
what, if any, changes your table wants to make as a result of this discussion. A brief report
on how your table intends to use the findings, along with the details from your coordinator's
Outputs report will constitute an annual report to your ECD funders.
How to Complete the Survey:
The survey consists of a number of statements related to building community capacity for
ECD. You can choose to answer "Agree"; "Disagree", or "Don't Know". Please choose the
answer that most closely matches your opinion. If you don’t know the answers to some
questions, that’s OK; it is not expected that you will know the answer to every question. If
you have any questions about the survey, please contact the ECD coordinator who sent
you the link.
At the end of each section, click on "Next". When you reach the end, click on "Done". You
will know that your survey has been uploaded to the Survey Monkey site when you click
"Done" and find yourself at the Success By 6 website!
You will be able to complete only one survey, however you can return to a survey to edit
your existing answers or finish incomplete sections. If you return to an incomplete survey,
you will be taken to the place where you left off. Please try to complete your survey by the
requested date.
Thank you for your participation in this ground breaking effort to simplify reporting
systems and create an ability to look at the ECD system province wide
Before entering the survey, please enter some information that will help us to
sort out the data we are gathering in different ways. The answers to the next
three questions will be in the email sent to you with the survey link. Please
check to make sure the answers are identical to those provided to you.
1. Please enter the "initiative code" here
2. Please enter your password here
3. Please identify the MCFD Region in which your initiative resides
 North  Interior
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 Vancouver Island
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Would you say that..............
1. Our community table is inclusive and diverse (e.g. engagement of diverse
partners such as businesses, Aboriginal and multi-cultural communities,
formerly uninvolved residents, new organizations)
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
1a. If you selected "Agree" please provide an example of how the
community table is inclusive and diverse
2. We are working well together at the community table to strengthen ECD
services and supports (coordinated; collaborative)
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
2a.If you selected "Agree" please provide an example of how you are
working well together to plan fro ECD services and supports
3. Research is being used to inform planning and to guide the work of the
initiative (e.g. use of EDI, community socio-economic data, information on
current services, service gaps, parents’ needs)
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
3a. If you selected "Agree" please provide an example of how research is
used to guide the work of the initiative
4. Our ECD strategic plan is being used to guide or influence initiatives in our
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community (if you don't yet have an ECD plan, do not answer this question)
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
4a. If you selected "Agree", please provide an example of how the ECD plan
is used to guide or influence the work of the initiative
5. Community table-led evaluation findings (e.g. formal evaluation of the
initiative, evaluation of specific programs or policies) are being used for
improvement
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
5a. If you selected "Agree" please provide an example of how evaluation
findings have been used for improvement
This year, compared to last year, would you say that....
6. Our community has an increased awareness of the importance of early
childhood development
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
6a. If you selected "Agree", please provide an example of how awareness of
the importance of early childhood development has increased
7. More funding allocation decisions are controlled by the community table
(e.g. funding allocations are guided by our local priorities; responsibility for
some ECD funding has been transferred to our ECD table).
 Agree
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 Disagree
 Don’t know
7a. If you selected "Agree" please provide an example of funding allocations
that are controlled by the community table
8. Community resources for ECD and family supports have increased (e.g.
more resources from local fundraising events, grants, higher allocations
from local government, federal or provincial funders, in-kind contributions).
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
8a. If you selected "Agree" please provide an example of how community
resources for ECD and family supports have increased
9. More resources have been shifted towards the community ECD table
priorities
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
9a. If you selected "Agree", please provide an example of resources that
have been shifted
10.There has been an increase in the number of volunteers who participate in
community ECD activities
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
10a. If you selected "Agree", please provide an example of increased
volunteerism
11.We have attracted influential community members to our community events
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and initiatives (e.g. business leaders, Aboriginal band chief, Municipal
Council member)
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
11a. If you selected "Agree" please provide an example of increased
involvement of influential community members in ECD activity in your
community
This year, compared to last year, would you say that........
12.We have improved coordination of ECD services and supports
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
12a. If you selected "Agree", please provide an example of how
coordination has improved
13.We have made our ECD services more accessible (e.g. programs delivered in
various languages, satellite or mobile programs, bus/taxi vouchers,
extended days and hours of service, changed location of services) to
families with young children in the following groups
Low income families
Aboriginal Families
Immigrants and refugees
Children with special needs
Families in rural and remote
communities
Other
Agree
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Disagree
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Don’t know
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13a. If you selected "Agree" please provide one or more examples of
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increased accessibility for these client groups.
14.We have improved policies and/or practices, to better meet the needs of
children aged 0-6 years
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
14a. If you selected "Agree", please provide an example of an improved
policy and/or practice
15.We have new programs or have changed programs to better meet the needs
of children aged 0-6 years
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
15a. If you selected "Agree" please provide an example of a new or changed
program
16.There are increased opportunities for staff and/or volunteer training and
professional development related to ECD services and family supports
 Agree
 Disagree
 Don’t know
16a. If you selected “Agree,” please provide an example of how
opportunities for training and professional development have increased
17. Please tell us what sector you represent at your community ECD table. If
you are bringing the perspective of more than one sector to the ECD table,
check all that apply (e.g. community non profit and CAPC):
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… MCFD (Ministry for Children and Family Development
… CAPC (Community Action Program for Children)
… Children First
… Success By 6
… Understanding the Early Years
… Aboriginal Band
… Aboriginal community members
… Aboriginal ECD planning table
… AHS (Aboriginal Head Start)
… Aboriginal Transition Authority
… Business/private sector
… CPNP (Canada Prenatal and Nutrition Program)
… College/University
… Community non profit agencies
… Day care and pre-school providers
… Faith based groups
… Federal government
… Health Authority
… Library/Literacy groups
… Ministry of Human Resources
… Multicultural/immigrant groups
… Municipal
… Parents
… Politicians
… School districts
… Volunteers
… Other (please specify)
Thank you for your participation! Please use this space to tell us about how easy or difficult
this questionnaire was to complete -and to add any additional comments you wish to make.
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