Kneedler Child Development Center
Assessment Plan
2009-2010

Date Submitted:     6/12/09

Kneedler’s Mission Statement:  In support of the Student Affairs and University mission, the Kneedler Child Development Center is committed to providing high quality childcare for the students, faculty, and staff of WCU.  The center is dedicated to providing affordable and accessible childcare for families within a diverse community.  This will aid the University in its effort to recruit and retain exceptional students, faculty, and staff.  In addition, the center will serve as a teaching site for observations, practicum experiences, research and internships for students at WCU.  While supporting the academic programs of the University, we will encourage opportunities for personal, social, and intellectual development.

Intended Outcome:  Kneedler CDC seeks to provide quality services for children and families by providing:

• Affordable Quality Child Care
• Operating hours that meet the needs of work and school schedules.
• Subsidized childcare for those families that need financial assistance to cover childcare costs.
• Superior Sanitation Grade
• Curriculum that meets the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs of all children.
• Educated and highly qualified classroom teachers that provide a nurturing and safe environment for all children.
• Facility that meets and exceeds North Carolina Division of Child Development Regulations and Head Start Performance Standards.

In addition, Kneedler CDC in conjunction with WCU will:

• Provide high quality childcare services for the students, faculty, and staff of WCU.
• Work with academic departments to use the childcare center as a teaching and practicum site.
• Provide early childhood education experience for students who use the childcare center as a teaching and practicum site.
• Work collaboratively with faculty from the Birth-Kindergarten Program to provide training opportunities for classroom teachers.
• Maintain Five Star Rating issued from the North Carolina Division of Child Development.
• Promote diversity in the classroom.

Assessment Measures:

• Satisfaction survey completed by parents
• North Carolina Division of Child Development Licensing Inspections
• Jackson County Department of Environmental Health Inspections
• Federal PRISM Review for Head Start Classrooms

Assessment Criteria:

• Identify areas that need improvement.
• Obtain 90% or higher response in all surveyed areas.
• Use information gained in a manner that improves service to children and families.

Spring Survey Results:

• 100% of  parents that are students believe that Kneedler helped them remain at WCU
• 64% of parents indicated their overall level of satisfaction at Kneedler to be excellent
• 89% of parents that are faculty/staff believe that Kneedler helped them remain at WCU
• 27% of parents were dissatisfied with cost of child care at Kneedler
• 18% of parents were satisfied with cleanliness while 82% were very satisfied

2008-2009 Annual Report

Kneedler Child Development Center

Kneedler Child Development Center served 56 children in the past school year. Of those children, seven were children of WCU students, 18 children were those of WCU faculty/staff, and 31 children were from the community.  Throughout the year, Kneedler worked with several departments on campus to provide a site for students to complete observations and fieldwork.  There were three work-study students that assisted in the classrooms.  WCU student-athletes volunteered time by reading to children and assisting teachers in the classrooms. Kneedler Child Development maintained its Five Star License and a Superior Sanitation Score.

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