This childcare parent satisfaction survey template gives nurseries and daycare settings an honest read on how families feel, with 20 questions covering everyday care, communication, health and safety, and how each child has grown since starting. The paired before and after section makes progress visible at a glance, and the whole form prints on three clean pages.
What this survey measures
The rating grid captures whether children are happy and settled, how warm and attentive the staff feel, how well parents are kept informed, and whether the activities support learning. Further sections cover communication with families, health and safety, and practical matters such as opening hours, fees, and meals. A paired before and after section rates each child's confidence, social skills, communication, physical skills, and routines as they were before starting and as they are now, so you can show real developmental change. A short About your child section records age, attendance and how long the family has been with you, and an overall satisfaction rating, a likelihood-to-recommend score, a question on plans for next year and two open comment boxes capture the bigger picture.
How to use it on paper
Hand the survey to parents at pickup, include it in a welcome or review pack, or leave copies by the sign-in book with a drop box. Parents cross the boxes with a blue or black pen. Collect the completed forms and scan them with PaperSurvey: it reads the checkbox ratings with optical mark recognition and converts handwritten comments to text automatically, so results appear in your dashboard without any manual data entry.
Customize this template
Reword the statements to match your setting, add rows for specific rooms or age groups, or swap the rating scale. The paper layout reflows automatically as you edit, and every copy you print stays scannable.
Preview the PDF above, or use this template to start collecting parent feedback today.