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Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS),Used
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The first valid and reliable tool for measuring and improving the overall quality of business and professional practices in family child care settings.The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS ) is applicable for multiple uses, including program selfimprovement, technical assistance and monitoring, training, research and evaluation, and public awareness. It is currently embedded in many state quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) across the nation.Using a 7point rating scale (inadequate to excellent), this easytouse instrument assesses 10 items: Qualifications and Professional Development Income and Benefits Work Environment Fiscal Management Recordkeeping Risk Management ProviderFamily Communication Family Support and Engagement Marketing and Community Relations Provider as EmployerThe second edition of the BAS includes refinements to support the reliable use of the instrument and to reflect current best practices in administering a family child care program:The Notes for the BAS items are expanded to increase understanding and facilitate greater consistency in both interpretation and scoring. There is greater emphasis on practices that promote family and community engagement. New national norms for the BAS are reported based on data collected between 2009 and 2017 from 439 homebased programs in 22 states.Use the BAS second edition with the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS3 or FCCERSR) for a comprehensive picture of your family child care learning environment and the business and professional practices that support the program.The business side of family child care has too often been ignored. The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care has been a valuable resource since 2009 that identifies the ten components of a successful family child care business. Its a unique tool that has helped thousands of providers across the country measure and improve their business practices. This second edition provides an enhanced focus on family support and engagement. It also includes additional information on how to interpret the BAS indicators that make it much more user friendly. I highly recommend it!Tom Copeland, family child care business consultant'The BAS guides family child care providers to succeed as business owners and maintain healthy policies to support caregiver wellbeing. The comprehensive content and clear format makes it useful for both providers and those who support them.'Nichole Parks, program coordinator, Arkansas State University Childhood Services
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- Q: What is the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS)? A: The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) is a reliable tool designed to measure and enhance the quality of business and professional practices in family child care settings. It provides a framework for self-improvement, training, and evaluation.
- Q: How many items are assessed by the BAS? A: The BAS assesses 10 key items including Qualifications and Professional Development, Income and Benefits, Work Environment, Fiscal Management, Recordkeeping, Risk Management, Provider-Family Communication, Family Support and Engagement, Marketing and Community Relations, and Provider as Employer.
- Q: What is the rating scale used in the BAS? A: The BAS utilizes a 7-point rating scale that ranges from inadequate to excellent, allowing users to evaluate their practices effectively.
- Q: How can the BAS be used in family child care programs? A: The BAS can be used for various purposes including program self-improvement, technical assistance, monitoring, training, research, evaluation, and to raise public awareness about the importance of quality in family child care.
- Q: What are the updates in the second edition of the BAS? A: The second edition of the BAS features expanded notes for better understanding, greater emphasis on family and community engagement practices, and new national norms based on data from home-based programs collected between 2009 and 2017.
- Q: How does the BAS relate to the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale? A: The BAS can be used in conjunction with the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS-3 or FCCERS-R) to provide a comprehensive assessment of the family child care learning environment and the professional practices that support the program.
- Q: Who can benefit from using the BAS? A: Family child care providers, trainers, technical assistance providers, and those involved in research and evaluation can all benefit from using the BAS as it helps improve business practices and supports caregiver wellbeing.
- Q: Is the BAS suitable for new family child care providers? A: Yes, the BAS is suitable for both new and experienced family child care providers, as it offers clear guidelines and benchmarks for assessing and improving business practices.
- Q: What is the format of the BAS? A: The BAS is available in a paperback format and consists of 48 pages, making it a compact and accessible resource for family child care providers.
- Q: When was the BAS second edition published? A: The second edition of the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care was published on May 18, 2018.