Survey: Results

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Survey, Mid Term Spring Session 2011

Results

Did the playgroup meet any of these needs for you?
100% Yes
 
Is there a need you have that is not being met? If so, what is it?
100% No
 
What is your overall impression of the social time and the atmosphere
of the playgroup?
100% warm and comfortable
 
Free Time
Do you like the toys we have for the kids to play with?
100% Yes
Suggestions:
-“Maybe have some balls or extra books to read.”
Thanks for the suggestion. We had balls and books before and what
happened is that the kids were always throwing the balls around, and
the pages of the books got ripped out. Anyways, if this is something
important to you please let me know and we can try to have these
things again.
-“Big toys for the kids to get really physically involved in.”
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately we don't have the space! But,
I will bring some balloons and tunnels for one of the playgroups so
the kids get physically involved.
 
Craft Time
What is your favorite topic that we covered during the half first of
our Spring Session 2011?
Library (6 mentions)
Brazilian Carnival (3 mentions)
Chinese New Year (2 mentions) 
Saint Patrick's Day (2 mentions)
Holidays of other cultures 
Dentist
Money-Savings
Spring
Eating Healthy
Valentine's Day
911
 
What was your least favorite?
911 (Kids are too young to understand.)
Martin Luther King
 
What is your favorite topic that we plan to cover during the second
half of our Spring Session 2011?
Cooking (4 mentions)
Easter (2 mentions)
Street safety
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Insects
Recycling
Dance
Planets
 
What is your least favorite?
Be bear aware
Insects
Easter
 
What topic(s) would you like to see covered next season?
Farm, growing plants, volunteering, Earth Day, share, please and thank
you, good manners, sports, exercise, circus, cars, trucks, trains
Thanks to all for these ideas. We will incorporate them for the next
season!
 
Reading
Do you like the books we have read to the kids?                      
                     100% Yes

Snack
Do you like the Happy Baby Snacks we give to the kids?                
                           100% Yes

Circle time
Do you like circle time overall?                                      
                             100% Yes

Suggestion:                                                          
                                               -“We should all do a
little bit more.“                                                    
            Thanks for the comment! I wish you had been more specific.
Did you mean to have the moms participating more during the circle
time? If this is what you meant, I totally agree with you. We should
all try to dance, sing and incorporate new songs to circle time.
Please always feel free to do it.

Do you like to sing songs in Spanish and Chinese during playgroup?
90% Yes
10% No, It’s hard to understand the songs.
Thanks for your comment. Please let me know if you would like to have
the lyrics of the songs and the translations.
 
Do you think that the number of songs in Spanish and Chinese during
playgroup is right for you and your child(ren)?
80%  Yes, it’s ok.                                                    
                                               10% Said would like
less songs in Spanish and Chinese.                                 10%
Said would like more songs in Spanish and Chinese.

Caregiver in charge
Have you been in charge of a playgroup?
Why not?                                                              
                                                  No, I don’t make it
to class every week. It’s always spontaneous.                      
 No yet comfortable leading the group.                                
                                    I am not always sure of the
child’s daily schedule.                                        Sorry,
I will sign up soon.

If, yes, was your experience positive?
100% Yes
 
Donations
Are you ok with our donations system?
100% Yes
 
Do you plan on returning to playgroup next session?
80% Yes
20% No, moving out and staring preschool.
 
Would you be able to come on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays?
80% Yes
20% No
 
Comments:
 
“Would like for parents to listen more and less talking.”
Thanks for the comment. Sometimes I also feel frustrated when we are
trying to do one of the activities, and the adults are talking. But, I
try to remind myself that the playgroup is also for the caregivers to
get to know other caregivers. However, this is something that has been
bothersome to other people in the group, so I will try to remind the
adults to try to listen and participate especially during story time
and circle time. Thanks again!
 
“Some days it feels like we try to do too much and the pace is fast
and we feel rushed to do the craft and we move on to the next thing
and learning inhibited. I want my child to be able to do as much
independently, but it is hard when we are so scheduled.”
Thanks for the comment. And yes, I feel the same way. We do so many
activities and it’s hard to leave any of them out, but we can consider
for the next season, to have a 2 hours playgroup instead of 1 hour and
a half.
Meanwhile, I will try to follow the schedule of the activities better,
what makes this difficult is that people are often late. And I
understand that is always hard to get going in the morning. Maybe we
should also consider starting at 10AM next season…
Another thing is to try to scream less and use inside voices and also
use the silence like the lady from the library does it. Many good
things to implement, thanks very much comments!
Alicia
 
 
 

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Thank again for all the work you do in our playgroup.

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