How will past quality trends inform Hamilton’s service quality with Canada-wide ELCC expansion?
Project Description:
The Hamilton Early Learning & Child Care (ELCC) quality program has collected primary quantitative/qualitative data yearly for the past five years. The City and Affiliated Services for Children & Youth (ASCY) use the data to determine quality goals, priorities, funding, resources and monitoring continuous improvement for the ELCC system and individual operators. A group of at least 5 students with data analysis skills, interest in early education and child development and/or quality in human services/programs are needed to assist the Performance, Planning and Evaluation Team, Senior Research Advisor, with analyzing 5 years of data. Students will collaborate and work independently to organize the data, determine appropriate methods for units of analysis, use validation/reliability controls and run analysis using MS Excel and/or IBM SPSS. The Senior Research Advisor will use the analysis to create a report for City and ASCY to inform planning and decision-making for future Canada-wide ELCC expansion.
Goals:
In order to collect the data, students would:
Organize the data from the past 5 years
Determine appropriate methods for units of analysis
Use validation/reliability controls and run analysis suing MS Excel, and/or IBM SPSS
Deliverables:
Historical data analysis on 5 years of primary data sources
Where the work will go and what it will be used for:
The Senior Research Advisor will use the analysis to create a report for City and ASCY to inform planning and decision-making for future Canada-wide ELCC expansion.
City Staff: Marion Trent-Kratz, Early Years Senior Research Advisor, Healthy and Safe Communities
