Parent questionnaire - how often do you ask for them to be filled in?

[claireh4505]

Hi,

One parent has asked to fill in a feedback questionnaire, she wants to give great feedback (which is lovely) but I have only been working with her for a month. Would you send one out and then maybe ask for another one to be filled out after a few months as well to see if you have improved?

Thanks for any help

Claire

[silvermist]

Hi Claire, I would send it out now! I send mine out twice a year, or if a mindee leaves etc..Its a great way to see what parents think and like you say you can see if youre improving! Go for it xx

[Kiddleywinks]

If she's asked for one give it! :laughing:

I give one out just before the 4 week settling in period is up anyway, then one every 6 months. It's a good way of keeping those channels of communication open and starts dialogue if parents have something on their mind but don't know how to broach it

[mrstom]

I'm fairly new so have only sent out questionnaires once so far - at the end of the settling in period (which was after six weeks with my two part time mindees). I plan to send out questionnaires every six months and again when a child leaves my care.

I'm doing a short three week contract for another child which ends next week - mum will be getting a questionnaire. Mum is a friend so hopefully she'll fill it in :)

[Dragonfly]

What are these questionnaires? I must be a really bad childminder as i have only ever sent children's ones out in the past and not for a long time:blush: (been a childminder for a long time) could i see one? or PM me one? interested to see what i'm not doing.

[vikkit]

Hi has anyone got a template of a parents feedback form???
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[pinkellifun]

I send out a parents and child's questionnaire every term - I do it at the same time I ask the parents to look at the LJ's. If you google 'parent questionnaire' you get loads of results to give you ideas. My is attached though.

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[Ballette]

Here is a copy of my questionnaire 6861 Hope it helps :thumbsup:

[Dragonfly]

Thank you very much both of you.

[vikkit]

Thank you very much :)

[lynncjt]

Thanks from me too!

[claireh4505]

Thanks everyone, I have sent it out to her and she is going to complete for me, I shall keep it in mu file for my first Ofsted Inspection. I guess I will send one out about every 6 months to each parent that I have.

Claire