Rating calculations

Here's an explanation of how our rating system works.

The rating scale goes from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).

ChildCare rating questionnaire

Communication with Parents: Describe how well are parents informed and updated.

• [ 5 ]  Parents are very well informed and updated everyday
• [ 4 ]  Parents are very well informed and updated
• [ 3 ]  Parents are well informed and updated
• [ 2 ]  Parents are rarely informed and updated
• [ 1 ]  No communication with parents

Food & Nutrition: How would you best describe the food served to the kids?

• [ 5 ]  Homemade daily from fresh produce
• [ 4 ]  Mostly homemade daily from fresh/frozen produce
• [ 3 ]  Made daily from fresh/frozen/canned produce
• [ 2 ]  Often heated pre-made food (such as pizza) and junk food
• [ 1 ]  Mostly heated pre-made food (such as pizza) and junk food

Programming & Curriculum: How would you describe program and curriculum that this childcare provider follows?

• [ 5 ]  Broad range of enriching, diverse and individualized activities
• [ 4 ]  Various enriching, diverse and individualized activities
• [ 3 ]  Activities are appropriate and diverse
• [ 2 ]  Rarely activities are enriching and individualized
• [ 1 ]  Lack of enriching and individualized activities

Facilities & Equipment: How would you describe the environment in the facility?

• [ 5 ]  Enriching, highest quality and delightful environment
• [ 4 ]  Enriching, high quality and comfortable environment
• [ 3 ]  Appropriate and comfortable environment for the kids
• [ 2 ]  Sometimes damaged and poor quality
• [ 1 ]  Damaged and very poor quality

Safety: How safe do you think the facility is?

• [ 5 ]  Always feels very secure, comfortable and safe
• [ 4 ]  Feels comfortable, secure and safe
• [ 3 ]  Secure and safe
• [ 2 ]  Sometimes feels unsafe
• [ 1 ]  Unsafe and dangerous

Cleanliness & Hygiene: How clean is the facility?

• [ 5 ]  Spotless and very high hygiene
• [ 4 ]  Very clean and hygienic
• [ 3 ]  Clean and hygienic
• [ 2 ]  Needs a clean up and better hygiene
• [ 1 ]  Very dirty and lacks hygiene

Staff: Personnel working for this provider

• [ 5 ]  Always very caring, respectful and professional
• [ 4 ]  Caring, respectful and professional
• [ 3 ]  Mostly caring, respectful and professional
• [ 2 ]  Frequently impolite and unprofessional
• [ 1 ]  Always very impolite, disrespectful and unprofessional

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Rating scheme

We use the following scheme to convert the number scale into descriptive ratings: