Parent

GaugeTM

PFCE

Assessment

Tool

Sept. 19, 2017

Presenter

Rick MocklerChief Quality Improvement OfficerNHSA

Outline

• Research & Development

• Pilot Experience (2016-17)

• Demo: How to Use

• Timeline

• How to Purchase

• User Support

• Q&A

Origins of Parent GaugeTM

• OHS release of the PFCE Framework

• No tool addressed Head Start program needs

• No tool was aligned to the PFCE Framework

• Programs were looking for a solution

• Region 5 Head Start directors approached the

University of Chicago

• Piloted 2016-2017

• First valid and reliable instrument to measure

PFCE

The Instrument

We wanted to create a practitioner tool that would

allow us to formatively assess parents’ engagement

with their Head Start program and perceptions of how

the program has impacted them and their children

Goals for the Tool:

• Easily assesses PFCE through parent report

• Is aligned with the OHS PFCE Framework

• Provides useful information to improve engagement and support ongoing program evaluation and CQI

Requirements:

• Supports multiple languages (e.g., English, Spanish, Arabic, French)

• Web-based with accessibility for multiple devices

• Administered by trusted program staff in 15 minutes or less

• Immediately informative to interviewer

• Generates useful reports that aggregate at multiple levels

Measuring:

• 25 closed-ended and 10 open-ended questions

Rigorous Parent Research with the Pilot

We wanted to create a practitioner tool that would allow

us to formatively assess parents’ engagement with their

Head Start program and perceptions of how the

program has impacted them and their children

Insight: Parents perceived

strongest immediate program value

was learning about their child’s

development

Final Sample• 147 grantees participated• All 12 Regions represented

• Approximately 1,000 interviews

Pilot Test - Psychometric Results

• Tool measures two related factors: Parent & Program

• Responses were generally positive, more so for the Program Scale than for the Parent Scale

• Good scale reliability (graded responses) Parent Scale (15 items): alpha = 0.85 Program Scale (22 items): alpha = 0.93

Privacy

• Parent Gauge TM is in full compliance with all OHS and Federal privacy standards

• The software is encrypted

• Each program controls their centers’ and staff permission levels

• Data sharing: on the state and national level, data will be anonymized to protect personal information

Getting Started

• RolesSystem/Program Admin, Center

Admin, Staff (Family Services or

Teacher/Home Visitor)

• Import data from Child Plus

Name, teacher, birth date, race, sex,

native language, connections

between children and guardians,

and email for staff

• Record Interviews

• Translated into English,

Spanish, French, and Arabic

Demo

I. Create an Interview

I. Review an Interview• Roster & filtering

II. Reports• Baseline• Growth

Implementation Cycle

Subscriptions

Annual license :

• Base usage fee of $1500 plus $3 per family*

• NHSA members receive a 15% discount

*Very small programs (under 100 children) qualify for a discounted,

$800 base usage fee.

Support for Users

NORC continued involvement:

• Training for administrators and line staff

• Technical assistance

• Support for data analysis

NHSA, Product Manager:

• User Groups

• User Feedback

Surveys, analytics, bug reports

• Ongoing revisions and

improvements

How to Order

Information you need in order to complete the form:

• Contact Information for the Program

• Estimated number of families that you plan to include,

at the Program Level

• Eventually, we’ll need contact information for the

Program’s System Admin

Order on NHSA website: go.nhsa.org/ParentGauge

More Information

We wanted to create a practitioner tool that would allow

us to formatively assess parents’ engagement with their

Head Start program and perceptions of how the

program has impacted them and their children

• Parent Gauge website: go.nhsa.org/ParentGauge

• Contact: parentgauge@nhsa.org

Questions?