Describe your program and what you want to improve. Makeform creates a focused preschool parent survey covering communication, routines, learning, and each child’s experience.
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Sample prompts for your parent survey
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Audience
All enrolled preschool families
Format
Balanced survey with ratings and comments
Prompt size
351 chars
Example survey structure
Balanced survey with ratings and comments
How long has your child attended?
Rate communication and daily updates
What does your child enjoy most?
What should we improve first?
May the director follow up?
Suggested routing tags
Classroom experience
Family communication
Follow-up requested
Ask about one topic at a time, so every answer points to something specific.
Step 1
Define
choose the decision this feedback should inform
Step 2
Ask
use clear ratings plus focused open responses
Step 3
Review
compare themes without identifying families
Step 4
Respond
share what the program will keep or change
Feedback families can answer
Separate program topics, invite context, and create a path for concerns needing conversation.
Rate communication, routines, activities, and classroom climate separately, so a low score points to a specific part of the preschool experience.
Pair a compact scale with optional comments, revealing patterns and the context behind them.
Let families request contact, separating anonymous feedback from conversations needing a response.
Use the right survey moment
Match each survey to a clear program decision.
Check first-day preparation, separation at arrival, schedule clarity, and whether the family knows where to ask for help.
Measure the whole program across learning, relationships, care routines, communication, facilities, and family partnership.
Find the channels families actually notice, whether updates arrive on time, and which information is still hard to find.
After a schedule, menu, or policy change, ask whether the explanation was clear and how the change affects daily family routines.
Survey workflow
Build, test, share, and close the loop with families.
Choose a program review, child transition, communication check, or recent change; add classrooms in scope.
Replace internal terms, split combined questions, label scales, and remove questions you cannot act on.
Preview on a phone, check optional identity fields, then share one familiar link.
Group ratings, read comments, route follow-ups, and tell families what happens next.
Choose a feedback method
Choose between comparable feedback, private discussion, or a quick pulse.
Field guide
Cover program quality and each child’s experience; keep identity questions optional.
Belonging & relationships
Ask whether the child is welcomed, trusts classroom adults, and feels included without requesting public judgments of individual staff.
Communication
Ask separately whether updates are timely, clear, and useful at home.
Learning & play
Families can report what children discuss, repeat at home, or seem excited to explore.
Care routines
Give arrival, meals, personal care, rest, and pickup separate questions with a not-applicable choice.
Environment & safety perception
Ask about cleanliness, pickup, outdoor areas, and clear procedures. Direct urgent concerns to a contact channel.
Priorities & follow-up
End with one priority, an optional comment, and permission to contact the parent.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for directors preparing, sharing, and reviewing family feedback.
Ask separately about belonging, communication, learning and play, care routines, environment, and overall experience. Add open questions about what the child enjoys, challenges, and one priority improvement.
Keep a routine pulse to about five to ten focused questions. An annual review can be longer, but every question should support a decision the preschool can consider.
Offer anonymity for candid program feedback. Keep identity optional, ask separately for follow-up permission, and direct urgent or child-specific concerns to the preschool’s contact channel.
Use a consistently labeled five-point scale. Label both ends, include not applicable when needed, and keep the scale direction consistent.
Ask what parents can observe: how the child talks about preschool, arrival comfort, teacher relationships, and favorite activities. Avoid leading wording and names of other children.
Compare ratings by topic, then read comments for themes. Separate anonymous feedback from follow-up requests and tell families what the program heard and will explore.
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Yes. Preview on a small screen, limit grids, and use one topic per question. Share the link through a familiar family channel.
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