Table 9 ECEC CATI executive scale sustainability items – IMPRESS-C [41]
Outer contextual factors | Completely Disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Completely agree |
1. My service governing body has a policy or guideline regarding the ongoing delivery of “the program” that my service follows. (Note: A governing body refers to an educational department or authority e.g., Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority). | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
2. My service has external partnerships that provide support for the ongoing delivery of “the program” within my service (Note: Examples of partnerships include national authorities, government agencies, councils and health organisations). | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
3. “The program” aligns with the priorities of my wider service community. (Note: service community refers to administrators, teachers/educators, staff members, children, their parents/guardians and families directly involved with your service). | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Inner contextual factors | Completely Disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Completely agree |
4. There are program champions in my service who positively influence others to continue to deliver “the program”. (Note: a champion is a peer representative that drives the continued delivery of the program within the service. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
5. Management at my service support the ongoing delivery of “the program”. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
6. Management at my service support the training of educators to enable the ongoing delivery of “the program”. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
7. My service allocates sufficient space to support the ongoing delivery of “the program”. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
8. My service has sufficient equipment to support the ongoing delivery of “the program”. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
9. My service has sufficient funding to support the ongoing delivery of “the program”. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
10. My service allocates sufficient time to support the ongoing delivery of “the program”. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
11. My service would be able to continue to deliver “the program” if there was a change of leaders (e.g., management or champions) at our service. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Processes | Completely Disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Completely agree |
12. Educators at my service receive sufficient formal training to support the ongoing delivery of “the program”. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
13. My service is involved with collecting information and providing feedback to educators regarding my service’s performance in “the program”. Note: This may be collected in the form of teacher/educator or child surveys, or room observations | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
14. My service has a process to evaluate how well “the program” aligns with our priority areas and if it does not fit, it adapts “the program” as needed. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
15. My service has a documented plan to continue the delivery of “the program” long-term. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
16. My service promotes the ongoing delivery of “the program” to the wider service community e.g., through a website or newsletter. (Note: service community refers to administrators, teachers/educators, staff members, children, their parents/guardians and families directly involved with your service). | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Characteristics of the intervention | Completely Disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Completely agree |
17. My service is able to adapt “the program” if resources/equipment are reduced. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
18. My service is able to adapt “the program” to suit the service environment. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
19. I can easily adapt “the program” to fit within my normal schedule. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
20. “The program” is appropriate for my service, regardless of the socio-demographic region my service resides in. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
21. “The program” is culturally appropriate for children at my service. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
22. “The program” is widely accepted within my service by educators. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
23. “The program” is easily delivered within my service. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
24. I believe “the program” helps to improve the health of children at my service. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
25. The cost to deliver “the program” in my service is acceptable. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
26. Delivering “the program” is as important as other learning outcomes specified within the Early Years Learning Framework e.g., encouraging children to be confident and involved learners. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |