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Questionnaire

Thank you for completing the questionnaire.

Data of all the educators under your service provider will be grouped together and fed back to your service provider. The data will be used for the Quality Improvement Plan. The next step is to submit a self-assessment reflection. You may choose to reflect on the results from your questionnaire.

Please proceed to: Step 2: Complete a new self-assessment reflection

You will receive a score out of 3 for each question based on your answer, with 0 being the lowest score and 3 being the highest score. There are suggested resources for each question that you can choose to view and download, should you wish to use these resources to address your priority areas.

Question Answer Result
Do you display the Australian Breastfeeding Association "Breastfeeding Welcome Here" or the Get Up & Grow "Breastfeeding-friendly zone" sticker? Yes, always 3 / 3
Do you provide a quiet, comfortable and hygienic place for mothers to breastfeed or to express breastmilk? Yes, always 3 / 3
Do you work with the family to develop an individual breastfeeding support/management plan for the infant? Yes, always 3 / 3
Do you have current and practical breastfeeding information available for both yourself and families, sourced from recognised health authorities? Yes, sometimes 1 / 3
Does your service provider have a written policy, procedure or guideline about breastfeeding (may be combined with other policies)? I'm not sure 1 / 3
Do you supply families with nutritional guidelines regarding recommended foods and drinks packed in the lunchbox? No or rarely 0 / 3
If a lunchbox includes sometimes or discretionary foods like chips, lollies, chocolates etc. do you discuss this with the family? Yes, we provide occasional reminders to the family 2 / 3
Do you provide families with healthy lunchbox ideas, for example factsheets or websites? Yes, sometimes (e.g. 1-2 times per year) 2 / 3
Do you encourage families to pack water or plain milk? Yes, always 3 / 3
Do you have a planned menu offering a variety of fruit and vegetables that reflect the recommended daily requirements for children? No or rarely 0 / 3
Do the food and drinks you provide meet the Caring for Children - Birth to 5 years (2014) 'Nutrition Checklist for Menu Planning'? Unsure 0 / 3
Do you provide a variety of snacks (morning and afternoon tea) on your menu to keep children interested and to expose them to a range of snack ideas? (E.g. not offering the same snacks every day, offering a variety of fruit and veggies and not the same kinds each time) Yes, often 2 / 3
Do you supply discretionary food e.g. sweets, pastries, chocolates, chips? Yes, sometimes 2 / 3
Do you offer water with morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch? Yes, always 3 / 3
How often are planned learning experiences about healthy eating implemented in your program? (E.g. story time, tasting sessions, composting/worm farms, planned discussion around heathy eating) 2-4 times per week 3 / 3
Does your service provider have a written nutrition policy? Yes 3 / 3
Do you provide supervised floor-based play for babies 0-12 months of age every day? Every day of opening 3 / 3
Do you provide daily opportunities for children (3-5 years) to develop their fundamental movement skills? (E.g running, skipping, throwing, catching) 3 - 4 days 2 / 3
Do you use positive, constructive feedback to guide and support children's fundamental movement skills development? Sometimes 1 / 3
Do you provide families with ideas on how to support their children to "Get active each day"? Yes, sometimes 1 / 3
Do children have access to age-appropriate portable physical activity equipment easily? Yes, always 3 / 3
Do you provide opportunities for children with daily indoor and outdoor active play opportunities? Every day of opening 3 / 3
Does your service provider have a written policy, procedure or guideline encouraging physical activity? I'm not sure 1 / 3
Do children under 2 years of age spend any time watching small screen devices e.g. phone, iPad, tablet, TV? Yes, sometimes 2 / 3
How much time each day do children (2-5 years) spend using screens e.g. DVD, TV, tablet? 1-2 hrs 2 / 3
Does your service provider have a written policy, procedure or guideline outlining appropriate uses of screens and time spent on screens? I'm not sure 1 / 3