School Questionnaire - DRAFT - 26april22 - Revised

CONFIDENTIAL. FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING LOE ONLY.
NOT FOR REUSE
PHCIP Impact Evaluation

School Questionnaire
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Cover Sheet............................................................................................................................................... 3
Consent Form........................................................................................................................................... 4
Observational Questions........................................................................................................................ 5
Safety and Accessibility (SA)...................................................................................................................... 5
Water and Sanitation (WS)......................................................................................................................... 9
Physical Space (PS)..................................................................................................................................... 12
Respondent: Principal.......................................................................................................................... 14
General Information (P)........................................................................................................................... 14
Enrolment (EN)............................................................................................................................................ 18
Education & Teaching Background (ET).............................................................................................. 22
Remuneration (PR).................................................................................................................................... 23
Professional Development (PD)............................................................................................................. 26
School and Personnel Management (SP)............................................................................................. 28
Teacher Management (TM)..................................................................................................................... 31
ECE and Katchi Management (EK)......................................................................................................... 31
Parental and Community Engagement (PC)....................................................................................... 34
Teach ECE............................................................................................................................................... 37
Respondent: Teacher............................................................................................................................ 39
General Background (T)........................................................................................................................... 39
Professional Development (TP)............................................................................................................. 43
Classroom Practices (CP)......................................................................................................................... 46
Health and Nutrition (HN)........................................................................................................................ 50
Parental and Community Engagement (PE)....................................................................................... 50
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CONFIDENTIAL. FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING LOE ONLY. NOT FOR REUSE
Cover Sheet
Name(s) Code
School District
School Tehsil
School Mauza
School Name
School EMIS Code Official code used by SED |__||__||__| |__||__||__| |__||__||
__|
School Address
School GPS Coordinates
School Landmark (for

locating school)
Enumerator Name
Date of visit Day/Month/Year |___||___|/|___||___|/|___||___|

(e.g. 15/1/20)
Supervision Response Signature Date

(Day/Month/Year)
a. Code: |__| |_|_|/|_|_|/|_||_|

Questionnaire Enumerator 1=
Verification Questionnaire
b. Supervisor completed |__| |_|_|/|_|_|/|_||_|
2 = Incomplete
questionnaire
c. |__| |_|_|/|_|_|/|_||_|
Data Entrant
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Consent Form
Enumerator Note: Read the script aloud to the most senior staff (principal/head teacher) at the school.
My name is………………… and my colleague’s name is………………… We are from <insert name> and we are
working with <insert name> and other partners to collect information about early childhood education
in Punjab. This is part of the government’s efforts to improve utilization of resources and quality of early
childhood education services. Your school was randomly selected to be part of this study.
Permission for this survey has been obtained from …………………. All information provided will be treated
confidentially. No information will be attributed to you personally or to your facility.
We will spend the day at your facility in order to complete the <insert number> modules of the
questionnaire. The survey covers <insert list here>. We would be very grateful if you would provide us
with the relevant information or direct us to your colleagues who are responsible for these activities.
Your participation in this survey is voluntary and at no cost to you as an individual. You may choose not
to participate at all or to stop at any time before the end of the survey. You may also choose not to
answer any question that you are not comfortable with. Although we will ask for the names of
participants, we want to assure you that adequate steps to ensure that each individual’s identity is
protected have been put in place. No information will be traced to you in any way because data will be
kept and processed anonymously. Do you have any questions?
Permission
CF1. Do you agree to be interviewed? Yes = 01
No = 03 | |
If CF1= 01--> SA1

CF2. If CF1=2, what is the reason for refusal ?
Interviewer signature and date: Signature Date
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Observational Questions
Enumerator Note: In this section, ACTUAL OBSERVATION and/or COUNTING by the enumerator are
required for answering most of the questions. A female enumerator must be present for the
observations. For questions that do not include a requirement for actual observation, the principal/head
teacher should provide responses.
Safety and Accessibility (SA)
Question Codes Response Skip
SA1 What type of school is this? 01=Primary |_____|

02=Middle
03=Secondary Other: |
04=Higher Secondary _________|
05=Other (Specify)
SA2 Does this school have ECE/Katchi 03 = No |_____|

classes? 11 = ECE only
12 = Katchi only
13 = Both ECE and
Katchi
SA3 Does this school have a boundary 01= Yes |_____| If SA3=01
wall? 03 = No --> SA4
Enumerator Note: Please observe
and note If SA3=03
--> SA5
SA4 Does the boundary wall have razor 01= Yes |_____|
wire on top? 03 = No
and note
SA5 Does the school have an armed 01= Yes |_____|

guard? 03 = No
and note
SA6 Does the school have concrete 01= Yes |_____|

barriers at the entry and exit 03 = No
gates?
and note
SA7 Are there steps leading up to the 01 = Yes |____|

main entrance? 03 = No
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and note
SA8 Is there a proper ramp in good 01 = Yes |____|

condition usable by a person in a 03 = No
wheelchair? Usable also means
not too steep.
and note
SA9 Is the main entrance to the school 01 = Yes |____|

wide enough for a person in a 03 = No
wheelchair to enter?
and note
SA1 Is any part of the school (e.g., 01 = Yes |_____|

0 classrooms, toilets, etc.) 03 = No
unsafe/dilapidated?
and note
SA1 How many classrooms are there Number |____|____|

1 for primary level classes (excluding
ECE/Katchi)?
and note
SA1 What is the number of functional Number |____|

2 classrooms for teaching?
“Functional classrooms” are
defined as classrooms used by
teachers for instructing students.
and note
SA1 Are there any classes taking place 01=Yes |____| If SA13=01
3 in outdoor space? 03=No --> SA14
Enumerator Note: Please observe If SA13=03
and note --> SA17
SA1 Why are classes being held in 01=Adverse weather |_____|

4 outdoor space? conditions
Enumerator Note: Multiple choices 02=Electricity issues Other: |______|
allowed 03=Small indoor
space
04=Poor indoor air
quality
05=Other (specify)
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SA1 What grades are being taught in 00=Katchi |____|

5 outdoor space? 01=grade 1
02=grade 2
03=grade 3
04=grade 4
05=grade 5
06=grade 6
07=grade 7
08=grade 8
09=grade 9
10=grade 10
11=grade 11
12=grade12
20=ECE
SA1 This school is accessible by what 01 = Tarmac road |_____|

7 type of road? 02 = Gravel road
03 = Packed dirt road Other: |
Enumerator Note: Please observe 04 = Foot path only ______|
and note 99= Other(specify)
SA1 What means of transportation is 01 = Car |_____|

8 used to get to the Dy. DEO Office? 02 = Motorcycle
03 = Bicycle Other: |
Enumerator Note: Please ask 04 = By foot ______|
principal/head teacher 05 = By animal e.g.
horse cart
06= Public transport
e.g. bus, rickshaw,
etc.
99= Other(specify)
SA1 Using this method of transport, Total Minutes |__|__|__|

9 what is the approximate traveling
time from this school to the Dy.
DEO Office?
Enumerator Note: Please ask
principal/head teacher and give
answer in total minutes
SA2 Are the corridors in the school 01 = Yes |_____|

0 wide enough for a person in a 03 = No
wheelchair to enter?
and note.
Enumerator note: SA21-SA24 covers questions about personal computers (PC), laptops, and/or
tablets. Since these equipment are targeted for middle school and high schools, skip this section if
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the school only covers primary school grades (i.e., skip if SA1 = 01).
SA2 How many PCs, laptops, and/or Number |__|__|__| If SA21=0

1 tablets are available at the school? -->WS1
Enumerator note: Please ask
principal/head teacher, observe If SA21>0
them, and count them. --> SA22
Alternatively, ask to see inventory.
SA22 Are the PCs, laptops, and/or 01= Yes |_____|

tablets functional (out of the box 03 = No
and working properly)?
Enumerator note: Please ask to
observe them and pick 1 at
random to ensure it turns on.
SA23 How many students have used Number |_____|

these PCs, laptops, and/or tablets
in the past ten days?
SA24 Does at least 1 of the PCs, laptops, 01= Yes, functioning |_____|
and/or tablets accessed by 02 = Yes, not
students have internet functioning
connectivity? 03 = No
Enumerator note: Please ask
principal/head teacher, observe,
and note.
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Water and Sanitation (WS)

WS1 Does the school have access 01 = Yes |___| If
to any latrines/toilets? 03 = No WS1=03-->
P1
Enumerator Note: Please
observe and note. If WS1=01
--> WS2
WS2 Are these latrines/toilets on 01 = Yes |___|
the school premises? 03 = No

observe and note.
WS3 Are students’ and staff’s 01 = Yes |___|
latrines/toilets segregated? 03 = No

observe and note.
WS4 How many latrines/toilets are Number |___|
available to the staff?

observe and note.
WS5 How many latrines/toilets for Number |___|
the staff are working?

observe and note.
WS6 What is the degree of privacy 01 = Full: Fully covered by door that |___|
in the latrines/ toilets for the locks.
staff? 02 = Partial: Door that only partially
covers stall or covered door but no
Enumerator Note: Please lock.
observe and note. 03 = No privacy: Not covered by
door.
WS7 Are latrines/ toilets for 01 = Yes |___| If WS7=03
students segregated by 03 = No à fill in (c)
gender? total in
WS8-10
observe and note.
WS8 How many latrines/toilets are Number
available to...
(a) Female students (a)|__|
(b) Male students (b)|__|
(c) Total (c)|__|
observe and note.
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WS9 How many working Number

latrines/toilets are available
to...
(a) Female students (a)|__|
(b) Male students (b)|__|
(c) Total (c)|__|
observe and note.
WS10 What is the degree of privacy 01 = Full: Fully covered by door that
in the latrines/ toilets for... locks.
(a) Female students 02 = Partial: Door that only partially (a)|__|
(b) Male students covers stall or covered door but no (b)|__|
(c) Total lock. (c)|__|
03 = No privacy: Not covered by
Enumerator Note: Please door.
observe and note.
WS11 Did you see male students 01 = Yes |_____| If WS11=03
using toilets during your visit? 03 = No --> WS13
Enumerator Note: Please If WS11=01

observe and note. --> WS12
WS12 What is the main reason why 01=Toilets are not working |_____|
male students are not using 02=Toilets locked
toilets? 03=Not enough toilets
04=Toilets are too dirty to use Other:
Enumerator Note: Multiple 05=Toilets have no water |_____|
answers allowed. Please 06=No separate toilets for boys
observe up to 3 male students 07=Children choose to use open
and ask them. space
08=Lack of privacy
09=Toilets for staff only
10=Other (specify)
WS13 Did you see female students 01 = Yes |____| If WS13=03
using toilets during your visit? 03 = No --> WS14
Enumerator note: Female If WS13=01

enumerator must observe. --> WS15
WS14 What is the main reason why 01=Toilets are not working |_____|
female students are not using 02=Toilets locked
toilets? 03=Not enough toilets
04=Toilets are too dirty to use Other:
Enumerator Note: Multiple 05=Toilets have no water |_____|
answers allowed. Female 06=No separate toilets for boys
enumerator to observe upto 3 07=Children choose to use open
female students and ask them. space
08=Lack of privacy
09=Toilets for staff only
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10=Other (specify)
WS15 Who cleans the school toilets? 01=Employees of the school |_____| If WS15=01
02=Only male children or WS15=06
Enumerator note: If you cannot 03=Only female children --> WS16
observe this, ask principal/head 04=Only children (male and Other:
teacher. female children) |_____| All else, skip
05=Both employees and to WS17
children
06=Cleaner/Ayah
07=Other (specify)
WS16 Gender of cleaners/janitors? 01=Male |_____|
02=Female
Enumerator note: If you cannot
observe this, ask principal/head
teacher.
WS17 Are there working hand-washing 03=No |_____| If WS17=00
facilities with water near the 01=Yes --> WS18
toilets used by students?
If WS17=01
Enumerator Note: Please --> WS19
observe and note.
WS18 Is there soap available in the 03=No |_____|
hand washing facilities? 01=Yes

observe and note.
WS19 How many toilets in the school Number |_____|
are accessible for pupils with
special needs/disabilities?

observe and count number of
toilet holes.
WS20 How clean are the toilets that 01 = Extremely clean |_____|
are used by students? 02 = Reasonably clean
03 = Not clean
observe and note.
WS21 What is the type of toilet/latrine 01 = Flush toilet hole |_____|
used by students? 02 = Ventilated Improved Pit
latrine (VIP) Other:
Enumerator note: Select one 03 = Covered pit latrine with |_____|
option only. If there is more than slab
one option, select most 04 = Covered pit latrine
common. Please ask, observe without slab OR open pit
and note. 05 = Uncovered pit latrine
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without slab OR open pit

99 = Other (specify)
WS22 What is the main 01 = Piped water into building |____|

source of drinking 02 = Piped water to yard/plot or yard
water used at this connection Other:
school? 03 = Public tap or standpipe |_____|
04 = Tube well or borehole
Enumerator note: 05 = Hand pump
Please ask, observe 06 = Protected dug well
and note 07 = Unprotected dug well
08 = Protected spring
09 = Unprotected spring
10 = Rainwater
11 = Tanker-truck OR Cart with small
tank/drum
12= Water cooler/filter (ensure that it
is functional)
13 = Surface water
14 = No water source available
WS23 Is drinking water 01= Yes |____|

available during 03 = No
your visit?
Enumerator note:
Please ask, observe
and note.
WS24 Are children 01=Yes

practicing effective 03=No
hygiene practices?
Enumerator notes:
Children are
washing both hands
with soap and
water.
Physical Space (PS)

PS1 Children are sitting on mats or there is enough 01 = Yes |___|
age-appropriate furniture for each child to sit 03 = No
on.
Enumerator Note: Please observe and note.
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PS2 There is space for teacher and children to move 01=Yes

around and for children to sit in groups. 03=No

PS3 Play and learning materials are located where 01 = Yes |___|
children can access them freely. 03 = No
Enumerator note: For the following questions, please observe ECE/Katchi classrooms and note.
PS4 Children have access to materials that allow 01 = Yes |___|

them to draw shapes and letters. 03 = No
PS5 Children have access to objects that they can 01 = Yes |___|
count and sort. 03 = No
PS6 Children have access to materials that they can 01 = Yes |___|
manipulate and explore. 03 = No
PS7 There are learning aids and posters on the 01 = Yes |___|
classroom walls. 03 = No
PS8 Materials are: 01 = Yes a. |___|
a. Developmentally appropriate 03 = No b. |___|
b. Open-ended c. |___|
c. Safe d. |___|
d. In good working condition
PS9 There are enough learning materials for 01 = Yes |___|
children to share. 03 = No
PS10 Learning materials appear to have been made 01 = Yes |___|
by teachers. 03 = No
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Respondent: Principal
Enumerator Note: In this section, questions will be asked directly to the principal. If the principal is not
available, ask to speak with the head teacher or the most senior staff at the school.
General Information (P)
Question Codes Response Skip
P1 What is your name? Please write first, First Name: |__________|

middle, and last name Middle Name: |
___________|
Last Name: |
___________|
P2 What is your gender? 01= Male |_____|

02= Female
03=Non-binary
What year were you

P3 born? Year (e.g. 1960) |__||__||__||__|
Were you born in this 01= Yes

P4 |____|
district? 03= No
P5 Can we have your Number |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

mobile phone number
in case we need to re-
contact you?
P6 Which is your title at 01 = Principal/Head |_____| If P6<04

this school (most teacher --> P8
senior position)? 02 = Deputy Other: |_____| If P6=04
Principal/Second Head --> P7
03 = Teacher
04 = Acting Head
P7 How many shifts does 01 = One shift |_____|

the school have? 02 = Two shifts
P8 What is the school 01 = Boys school |_____|

category? 02 = Girls school
03 = Co-Education for
Enumerator note: all grades
Read aloud response 04= Co-Education for
options. some grades
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P9 If co-education exists 00=Katchi |_____||_____||_____|

for some grades, 01=grade 1 |_____||_____|
which grade levels? 02=grade 2
Enumerator note: List 03=grade 3
all grades that are co- 04=grade 4
education. 05=grade 5
06=grade 6
07=grade 7
08=grade 8
09=grade 9
10=grade 10
11=grade 11
12=grade12
20=ECE
xP10 What year did this Year |____||____||____||____|

school begin -98= Don’t Know
operating?
P11 What are the primary 01= Urdu Primary: |_____|

and secondary 02= English (Other: |_____|)
languages of 03= Punjabi
instruction in this 04= Saraiki Secondary: |_____|
school? 05= Hindko (Other: |_____|)
06= Other (specify)
P12 Did the school receive 01= Yes |_____| If P12=01 -->
a non-salary budget in 03= No P13
the last academic
year? If P12=03 -->
SS
P13 How much did the In Rupees |__||__||__||__||__|

school receive as non-
salary budget in the
last academic year?
P14 What was the non- 01=Hire teachers

salary budget used 02=Hire ECE Caregiver |_____|
for? 03=Purchase ECE |_____|
teaching/learning |_____|
Enumerator Note: materials
Select up to 3 options 04=Painting/upkeep of Other: |_____|
ECE classroom
05=Hire other
administrative staff
06=School facilities
(e.g., toilet, computers)
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07= Fixed school

expenses (e.g.,
electricity bills)
08=Student
entitlements
09= Furniture
10=Masks for
teachers/students
11=Sanitizer
12=Not used at all
13=Other (specify)
School Schedule (SS)

SS1. What is the official reporting time (starting and ending time) and number of minutes of break
during a normal teaching day for ECE and Katchi grades?
ECE
Enumerator note: Katchi
Please leave blank if there is no ECE class.
Starting Ending time Total Starting time Ending time Total

time (e.g. 17:00) number (e.g. 08:00) (e.g. 17:00) number
(e.g. 08:00) of of
minutes minutes
of break of break
(e.g. 90 (e.g. 90
minutes) minutes)
SS1_a SS1_b SS1_c SS2_a SS2_b SS2_c
|_||_|:|_||_| |_||_|:|_||_| |_||_| |_||_|:|_||_| |_||_|:|_||_| |_||_|
SS3 Is there a second shift? 01 = Yes |____| If SS3=01 -->

03 = No SS4
If SS3=03 -->
S6
SS4. For the second shift, what is the official reporting time (starting and ending time) and number
of minutes of break during a normal teaching day for ECE and Katchi grades?
ECE
Enumerator note: Katchi
Please leave blank if there is no ECE class.
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Starting Ending time Total Starting time Ending time Total

time (e.g. 17:00) number (e.g. 08:00) (e.g. 17:00) number
(e.g. 08:00) of of
minutes minutes
of break of break
(e.g. 90 (e.g. 90
minutes) minutes)
SS4_a SS4_b SS4_c SS5_a SS5_b SS5_c
|_||_|:|_||_| |_||_|:|_||_| |_||_| |_||_|:|_||_| |_||_|:|_||_| |_||_|
Question Code Response Skip

SS6 ENUMERATOR NOTE: Question Hour:Minutes Starting time: |_||_|:|_||
SS1 asked about the normal (e.g., 17:00) _|
schedule. If the schedule on the
day of your visit is different from Ending time: |_||_|:|_||_|
the normal schedule, briefly
record the start and end times.
SS7 Does the teacher follow a daily 03=No |____|
schedule of activities/routines? 01=Yes
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Enrolment (EN)
Enumerator Note: Read aloud “Could you please tell us more about the number of pupils in this school?”
03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
01. 02.
Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Special Disability
ECE Katchi
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Needs Classes
EN1.
How many sections are there
per grade? (e.g., Two sections
of Grade 4)
EN2.
What is the total (a) Boys
number of pupils
currently
enrolled in each
grade? (b) Girls
EN3.
Do each of the
grades have co-
education?
(i.e., boys and
girls in the same 01= Yes
classroom) 03 = No
EN4.
How many days a week do
students attend class?
EN5.
Age in years
A. <=3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7
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F. 8
G. 9
H. 10
I. 11
J. 12
K. 13
L. 14
M. 15
N. 16
O. 17
P. 18
Q. 19
R. 20
S. 21
T. 22
U. >23
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Question Codes Response Skips
EN6 How many students are Number (a)|_____|

registered to attend...? (b)|_____|
(a) ECE
(b) Katchi
EN7 How many students are Number (a)|_____|

actually present in the (b)|_____|
classroom...?
(a) ECE
(b) Katchi
EN8 Of the pupils enrolled in Number |___||___||___|

grade 1 this school year, -99 = Don’t Know
how many were enrolled in
ECE/Katchi last year?
EN9 During the last school year, Number |___||___||___|

how many pupils were -99 = Don’t Know
enrolled in ECE?
EN10 Of the pupils enrolled in ECE Number |___||___||___|

last school year, how many -99 = Don’t Know
are in grade 1 this school
year?
EN11 During the last school year, Number |___||___||___|

how many of your pupils -99 = Don’t Know
were enrolled in katchi?
EN12 Of the pupils enrolled in Number |___||___||___|

katchi last school year, how -99 = Don’t Know
many are in grade 1 this
school year?
EN13 How many pupils are Number |___||___||___|

repeating katchi this year? -99 = Don’t Know

repeating ECE this year? -99 = Don’t Know

repeating grade 1 this year? -99 = Don’t Know
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repeating grade 2 this year? -99 = Don’t Know
EN17 Since the start of the school Number |___||___|

year, for how many weeks -99 = Don’t Know
have your katchi classrooms
been open?
EN18 Since the start of the school Number |___||___|

year, for how many weeks -99 = Don’t Know
have your ECE classrooms
been open?
EN19 Does this school ever group 03 = No |____| If EN19=03

together students in 01 = Yes -->EN21
different sections of the
same grade? If EN19=01
--> EN20
Enumerator note: For
example, grouping together
Grade 1 Section A, Grade 1
Section B, and Grade 1
Section C.
EN20 What are the reasons for a. |____|

grouping together students b. |____|
in different sections of the c. |____|
same grade? d. |____|
e. |____|
a. Low enrolment
b. Not enough teachers
c. Insufficient space for
teaching
d. Shortage of teaching
and learning materials
e. To improve quality of
teaching and learning
EN21 Does this school ever group 03 = No |____| If EN21=03

together students from 01 = Yes --> ET1
different grades?
If EN21=01
Enumerator note: For --> EN22
example, combining Grade
20
1 and Grade 2.
EN22 What are the reasons for 03 = No a. |____|

grouping together students 01 = Yes b. |____|
in different grades? c. |____|
d. |____|
a. Low enrolment e. |____|
b. Not enough teachers
c. Insufficient space for
teaching
d. Shortage of teaching
and learning materials
e. To improve quality of
teaching and learning
Education & Teaching Background (ET)

Question Unit/Code Response Skips
00=Katchi
01=grade 1
02=grade 2
03=grade 3
04=grade 4
Which grades do you teach? 05=grade 5 |____|
Enumerator: Please enter 06=grade 6 |____|
ET1
one number for each grade 07=grade 7 |____|
taught, up to 4 grade 08=grade 8 |____|
09=grade 9
10=grade 10
11=grade 11
12=grade12
20=ECE
00 = Primary incomplete
01 = Primary complete
02 = Middle incomplete
03 = Middle complete
04 = Secondary |____|
What is the highest level of
ET2 education that you have incomplete
05 = Secondary complete Other: |____|
completed?
06 = University degree
(bachelor)
(master)
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(doctoral)
What year did you begin

teaching?
Enumerator Note: This
refers to the year when the |__||__||__|__|
ET3 Year (e.g., 2017)
teacher first started
teaching irrespective of
contract (volunteer,
temporary, private, public,
etc.)
What year were you hired

into the public school
system?
Enumerator Note: This |__||__||__|__|
ET4 Year (e.g., 2017)
refers to the year when the
teacher was first hired into
the public school system as
a full time paid staff.
What year did you begin Year (e.g. 2018) |__||__||__|__|

ET5
working at this school?
ET6 What year did you become Year (e.g. 2018) |__||__||__|__|
principal of this school?
01= Posted to open
vacancy
02= Transferred from
|____| If ET7=01 -->
How did you become another school
PR
principal of this school? 03= Promoted from Vice
ET7 Other:
Enumerator Note: Read Principal
_______________ If ET7>01 -->
aloud the options 04= Promoted from
_ PB8
Teacher
05= Temporary Principal
99= Other (specify)
Was hiring a competitive 01= Yes, it was a

process? competitive process |____|
ET8
Enumerator Note: Read out 00= No, it was not a
the options competitive process
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Remuneration (PR)
Enumerator Note: Read aloud “We would like to ask you a few questions about your experience with the
school system. Your responses to the questions in this section and the other sections are confidential.
Your supervisor, colleagues and teachers will not see your responses”.
Question Unit/Codes Responses Skips
How much is your monthly salary

PR1 in this school (including In Rupees |_||_||_||_||_|
allowances)?
How much did you actually

PR2 receive last month (after tax, In Rupees |_||_||_||_||_|
retirement, etc., are deducted)?
01= Government-
permanent
If PR3=01
02= Government-
--> PR5
contract
03= Private- written
If PR3=02
What is the nature of your contract |____|
PR3 or 03 -->
contract? 04= Temporary Other:____________
PR4
(unwritten / verbal
contract)
If PR3>03
05= Volunteer
--> PR6
06= NGO Provided
99= Other (Specify)
If you have a contract for a Years |____||____|

PR4 specific duration, what is the Number Months |____||
duration of the contract? ____|
01= Grade 9
02= Grade 10
03= Grade 11
04= Grade 12
If you are a government
05= Grade 13
PR5 employee (permanent or newly |_____|
06= Grade 14
hired), what is your pay grade?
07= Grade 15
08= Grade 16
09= Grade 17
10= Grade 18
If PR6=01
--> PR7
01=Yes
PR6 Do you also give private tutoring? |_____|
03=No
If PR6=03
--> PR11
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What year did you begin giving |__||__||__||__|

PR7 Year
private tutoring?
How much do you earn from

PR8 In rupees |__||__||__||__|
private tutoring per month?
How many students do you

PR9 Number of students |____||____||____|
provide private tutoring to?
PR1 Do you teach at a private tutoring 01=Yes

|_____|
0 center? 03=No
01= Private tuitions

How do you spend your time
02= Other income
during the school break (summer
generating activity
PR1 vacations)? |___|
03= Work for the
1 Other:_________
same school
Enumerator Note: Multiple
99= Other (specify)
responses can be selected.
Decision Making (DM)

Enumerator Note: The purpose here is not to test whether the respondent knows the rules; the purpose
is to find out how things “really happen.”
DM1.
Who has the most DM3.
DM2.
influence over the Have you had to
How
following? deal with a case
important is
like this in this
your voice?
Enumerator note: Select school?
up to 3 options.

01= SED
02 = District level AEO / DEO /
Deputy DEO / CEO / EDO
03=Directorate of Staff Dev
00 =Not important
(DSD) / QAED 01= Yes
01 =A little
04= School councils 03= No
02 =A Lot
05= Teachers
06=Head Teacher
07=Principal
99= Other (specify)
Material and Infrastructure
a Purchase of |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|

equipment and
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school supplies
Maintenance of
b school (roof, walls, |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
furniture, etc.)
Government (civil servant) Teachers
Teacher allocation to
c |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
schools
Teacher allocation to
d |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
grades in the school
e Teacher promotion |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
f Teacher transfers |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
The appointment of
g a teacher to |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
participate in training
Disciplinary action
h |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
against teachers
Contract Teachers
i Teacher hiring |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
j Teacher dismissal |____| |____| |____| |____| |____|
School Budget
Preparing (non- |____| |____| |____|

k |____|
salary) budget
Implements/ |____| |____| |____|

executes your
l |____|
school’s (non-salary)
budget
Professional Development (PD)

PD1 Have you ever received 01=Yes |__| If PD1=00

formal training on how to 03=No --> PD5
manage a school?
If PD1=01
Enumerator note: Clarify --> PD2
that the focus is on school
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management and not other

types of trainings.
Thinking about the longest 01= Less than 1 day

training you received on 02= Between 1 to 5 days
PD2 school management, 03= Between 1 to 4 weeks |____|
approximately how long did 04= Between 1 to 4 months
the training last? 05= More than 4 months
Which year did you receive

this training?
PD3 Year (e.g. 2010) |_||_||_||_|
Enumerator note: Write -98
if the respondent doesn’t
remember.
PD4 What was the topic of the 01= Funds utilization: |__|
training? Non-Salary Budget, stipends to |__|
students, textbooks, uniforms, |__|
Enumerator Note: read how to prepare a budget and |__|
options aloud and select all how to manage the financial |__|
that apply resources of the school. Other:____
02 = Missing facilities and

upgrading:
Fixing the building,
maintaining infrastructure
03=Human resource
management skills:
Hiring non-administrative staff,
how to motivate and support
teachers, leadership skills, how
to evaluate their performance
04=Communication skills:
How to manage the
relationship with the parents
and the community
05=Administrative skills:
DTE visits, DSD assessment,
how to report the data on the
school, do inquiries, to whom,
who to ask for materials
needed for the school,
teachers, etc.
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99=Other (specify)
If PD5=00
Have you ever received
--> PD7
specialized/revised 01=Yes
PD5 |____|
leadership training on early 03=No
If PD5=01
childhood education?
--> PD6
Which year did you receive

this training?
PD6 Year (e.g. 2010) |_||_||_||_|
Enumerator note: Write -98
if the respondent doesn’t
remember.
During a normal week, how

many hours per day do you
PD7 Hours per day |__||__|
work on school related
activities for this school?
Of those hours, how many

PD8 hours per day do you spend Hours per day |__||__|
actually teaching students?
00=Never
If PD9=00
How often do you observe 01=Weekly
--> SP1
PD9 ECE classrooms in your 02=Monthly |____|
If PD9>00
school? 03=Once a term
--> PD10
04=Once a year
Do you reference the

quality standards in the ECE 03=No
PD10 |____|
policy (2017) for 01=Yes
observations?
Do you provide feedback to

ECE teachers/caregivers to
03=No
PD11 help them meet the ECE |____|
01=Yes
policy’s (2017) quality
standards?
School and Personnel Management (SP)

Question Codes Responses Skip
SP1 In this school, what are the 01=Lack of parental |____|

three main constraints to involvement |____|
improving student learning 02=Poor student |____|
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background
03=Teacher motivation
04=Availability of teaching
material
05=Availability of
administrative staff
06=Number of teachers
07=Teacher absence
08=Teacher
movement/transfers
09=Poor school
infrastructure
10=Lack of equipment
11=Budget shortfall
in ECE/Katchi?
12=Delays in teacher
payment
Enumerator Note: Do not
13=Lack of autonomy
read the responses out loud. Other:
14=Student absenteeism
Multiple responses accepted; ___________
15=Accessibility to school
up to 3 options. Mark the _
16=Teacher
things that are mentioned by
knowledge/pedagogy
the principal.
17=Overcrowded classes
18=Low enrolment
19=Student discipline
20=COVID-19 and impacts
on attendance
21=No constraints
22=Lack of parental
awareness on the
importance of ECE
23=Lack of age-appropriate
materials
24=Lack of teaching content
25=Lack of ECE kit
99=Other (specify)
Teachers in the school have 00= None were mentioned

several responsibilities. In 01= Being on time to school
your opinion as the school 02= Maintain discipline in the |____|
principal, what is the most class |____|
important responsibility of 03= Improve student test |____|
SP2 teachers? scores
04= Help out in extra Other:
Enumerator Note: Do not academic activities that the ___________
read the responses out loud. school face _
Multiple responses accepted; 05= Teach students to be
up to 3 options. Mark the good citizens
things that are mentioned by 06= Have a positive
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relationship with other

the principal. teachers and students
99=Other (specify)
01=Natural ability
02=Hard work
03=Positive thinking/Belief in
students
Think about teachers in your
04=High expectations of
school who are the best at
students
improving student learning in
05=Teaching experience
ECE/Katchi. What specifically
06=Academic background
do these teachers do that |____|
07=Good classroom
makes them successful? |____|
management
SP3 |____|
08=Positive relationship with
Enumerator Note: Do not
the students
read the responses out loud. Other:
09=Good command on
Multiple responses accepted; ___________
subject/content
up to 3 options. Mark the
10=Good pedagogy
things that are mentioned by
11=Good student assessment
the principal.
system (homework, informal
quizzes, etc.)
12= Punctuality
99=Other (to specify)
What is the current number

of teaching staff (including
SP4 Number |____|
the head teacher) in the
school?
Given the current number of

students in school, how many
SP5 teachers (including the head Number |____|
teacher) do you think would
be sufficient?
In the last 30 working days,

how many days did you
observe at least one teacher
SP6 absent? Number |____|
Enumerator note: Absent

includes going on leave.
SP7 What happens if a teacher is 01= Teacher can be dismissed |____|

absent over 30% of the time 02= Salary can be reduced
without proper justification 03=Teacher can be assigned
within an academic year? additional monitoring
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04= Teacher promotion can

be delayed
05= Teacher would be
suspended temporarily
06= Written or verbal
warning
07= No consequences
98= Don’t know
99=Other (specify)
Do you maintain
performance reports for:
01 = Yes
SP8 a. Yourself (principal/head |____|
03 = No
teacher)
b. Teachers
If SP9 = 03
Do you organize review 01 = Yes --> TM1
SP9 |____|
meetings with teachers? 03 = No If SP9 = 01
--> SP10
Do you keep a record of 01 = Yes

SP10 |____|
these meetings? 03 = No
Teacher Management (TM)

Question Codes Responses Skip
TM1 What are the two main ways 01=having an individual a. |____|
in which you monitor meeting with the teacher to b. |____|
teacher’s performance? discuss their teaching
02=sudden inspection of Other:
Enumerator note: Read aloud teaching ________
the response options. 03=external observer
inspection
04=students’ performance
appraisal
05=checking staff attendance
and punctuality
06=examining teachers’
lesson plans
07=interaction with students
08=interaction with teachers
and other staff
09=other (specify)
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TM2 How impactful do you think 01=significant impact a. |____|

are each of the two ways of 02=some impact b. |____|
monitoring? 03=little impact
04=no impact
TM3 During your time as principal 01 = Yes |____| If TM3=01

at this school, has there been 03 = No --> TM4
a case of teacher dismissal? If TM3=00
--> EK1
TM4 When was the most recent Year |_||_||_||_|

teacher dismissal?
TM5 How many dismissals have Number |____|

there have been during your
time as principal?
ECE and Katchi Management (EK)

Does this school have 00 = No If EK1=00 --> PC1

ECE/Katchi classes? 01 = ECE only If EK1=01 --> EK4
EK1 |____|
02 = Katchi only If EK1=02 --> EK5
03 = Both ECE and Katchi If EK1=03 --> EK2
How do you decide whether a

01=based on child’s age |____|
child should be enrolled in ECE
02=entry test |____|
or katchi?
EK2 03=other assessment |____|
04=parent’s preference |____|
Enumerator note: Multiple
99=other (specify) Other:_____
options allowed.
01=child’s age Go to EK6

How do you determine |____|
02=test performance
whether a child progresses to |____|
03=other assessment
the next pre-primary class? |____|
EK3 04=parent’s preference
|____|
05=teacher's
Enumerator note: Multiple |____|
recommendation
options allowed Other:_____
99=Other (specify)
How do you decide whether a 01=based on child’s age |____| Go to EK6

child should enroll in ECE? 02=entry test |____|
Enumerator note: Multiple 04=parent’s preference |____|
options allowed 99=other (specify) Other:_____
EK5 How do you decide whether a 01=based on child’s age |____| Go to EK6
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child should enroll in katchi? 02=entry test |____|

03=other assessment |____|
Enumerator note: Multiple 04=parent’s preference |____|
options allowed 99=other (specify) Other:_____
01=child’s age |____|

How do you determine
02=test performance |____|
whether a child progresses
03=portfolio assessment |____|
from pre-primary to class 1?
05-teacher's |____|
recommendation Other:_____
options allowed
99=Other (specify)
01=Ability to work with

young children
02=Has received ECE
training
03=Has appropriate |____|
academic qualifications |____|
04=Seniority of teacher |____|
What factors do you consider 05=Junior most teacher |____|
when assigning a teacher to 06=Ability to discipline |____|
teach katchi/ECE grades? 07=Teacher’s |____|
EK7
preference to teach |____|
Enumerator note: Multiple katchi/ECE |____|
options allowed 08=Class rotation/ |____|
placement policy of |____|
teachers Other:____
09=I have no control of
the assignment of
teachers to specific
grades
01=1 year
|____|
02=1-2 years
|____|
Once you assign a teacher to 03=3-5 years
|____|
teach ECE/Katchi, how long is 04=indefinitely
|____|
their typical placement? 05=until a teacher is
EK8 |____|
promoted
|____|
Enumerator note: Multiple 06=until a teacher
|____|
options allowed requests a different
Other:____
assignment
99=Other(specify)
EK9 Have you read the provincial 01 = Yes |____|

ECE policy (2017)? 00 = No
-98 = Did not know
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about document
01 = Yes
EK1 Have you read the ECCE Single 00 = No |____|
0 National Curriculum 2020? -98 = Did not know
about document
If EK11=01-->
Are you aware of the quality
EK1 01 = Yes EK12
standards outlined in the |____|
1 03 = No If EK11=03 -->
provincial ECE policy (2017)?
EK13
01=Physical environment
02=Teacher
qualifications and
What are the areas of quality
professional support |____|
standards in the ECE policy
03=Educational program |____|
(2017)?
and practice in ECE |____|
EK1
classrooms |____|
2 Enumerator note: Do not read
04=Parental and |____|
aloud the response options. Ask
community engagement |____|
them to list as many as they
in ECE
can recall.
05=Health and nutrition
06=Transition to primary
school
Are you aware of the quality

EK1 01 = Yes
standards outlined in the ECCE |____|
3 03 = No
Single National Curriculum?
In the past 6 months, how If EK14=0 -->

Number
EK1 many times has a government EK17
|____|
4 official visited your ECE IF EK14>0 -->
-98 = Don’t Know
classroom? EK15
Which government officials 01=MEA |____|

have visited your ECE 02=AEO |____|
classroom in the past 6 03=DEO/DDEO |____|
EK1
months? 04=CEO/EDO |____|
5
05=DC/ADC |____|
Enumerator note: Multiple 06=Other SED official |____|
options allowed. 99=other (specify) Other: ____
What was the purpose of 01=To inspect the ECE

classroom |____|
visiting the ECE Classroom?
EK1 02=To observe teaching |____|
6 practices |____|
03=To provide feedback Other: ____
options allowed
to the ECE teacher
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99=other (specify)
01=no actions taken

What actions have you taken to
02=reached out to
get katchi/ECE children back to |____|
parents over the phone
school following school |____|
EK1 03=visited households
closures due to COVID-19? |____|
7 04=engaged school
|____|
councils to reach out to
Enumerator note: Multiple Other: ____
parents
options allowed
05=other (specify)
00=nothing
01=small group based
teaching
02= additional tutoring
What strategies are you support to students
implementing to help your 03= additional
katchi/ECE students catch up activities/homework
EK1 from time away from school 04=condensing school
8 due to COVID-19? curriculum
05=providing additional
Enumerator note: Multiple learning materials to
options allowed students
06= reduced period of
summer / winter
vacations
07= other (specify)
Parental and Community Engagement (PC)

PC1 Do ECE/katchi teachers meet If PC1=03 --> PC3
with parents at least once a 03 = No If PC1=01 --> PC2
|__|
month to discuss children’s 01= Yes
progress?
PC2 01=Suggestion for early
education activities at
home
02=Share info on nutrition |__|
What is typically covered in
and sanitation Other: |
these monthly meetings?
03=Share info on _____|
community activities
04=Update on school
05=Other (specify)
PC3 Has the school held any 03 = No If PC3=03--> PC6
meetings with 01 = Yes If PC3=01--> PC4
parents/community to raise
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awareness about ECE?

PC4 When was the most recent |_||_|/|_||
Month/Year
meeting? _||_||_|
PC5 What discussion/activities |
took place at the most Short text (2 sentences) ____________
recent meeting? __|
PC6 Does the school have a 03=No |__| If PC6=03-->PC10
parent teacher council? 01=Yes If PC6=01--> PC9
PC7 00=Never
01=Once a year
How often does the parent 02=Twice a year |__|
teacher council meet? 03=Every two months Other: ____
04=Every month
05=Other (specify)
PC8 In the past 12 months, has
the parent teacher council
done any of the following?
a. Assisted with enrollment a. |__|
drive b. |__|
03=No
b. Helped with upkeep of c. |__|
01=Yes
school d. |__|
c. Held a meeting with
parents/community
d. Helped parents address
concerns with school
PC9 How many members of the
parent teacher council have Number |__|
received training on ECE?
PC10 Does the school provide If PC10=03-->
information about 03=No Teach ECE
|__|
community services and 01=Yes If PC10=01 -->
resources to parents? PC11
PC11 01=Meetings with parents
|__|
How is this information 02=Distribute a manual on
Other:
shared with parents? early stimulation activities
_______
03=Other(specify)
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Classroom Observation:
Teach ECE
Enumerator note: This section will be completed by a trained, certified enumerator in Teach ECE. The
enumerator will also have access to a manual to accompany this section. Two segments of 15 minutes
each will be observed. After observing Segment 1 for 15 minutes, the enumerator will code for 15
minutes. The enumerator then returns to the classroom and observes segment 2 for 15 minutes and then
codes for another 15 minutes.
Areas / Elements / Behaviors Scoring Final

Scores

A. CLASSROOM CULTURE
1. SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 1 2 3 4 5
1.1 The teacher treats all children respectfully        L M H
1.2 The teacher uses positive language with children L M H
1.3 The teacher responds to children’s needs N/A L M H
The teacher does not a. Gender L M
Determin
exhibit bias and bias H Sub-
1.4 e L M H
challenges stereotypes b. Disability L M scores
score
in the classroom bias H

2. POSITIVE BEHAVIORIAL EXPECTATIONS 1 2 3 4 5
2.1 The teacher sets clear behavioral expectations for classroom L M H
activities and/or routines
2.2 The teacher acknowledges children’s positive behavior L M H
2.3 The teacher redirects misbehavior and focuses on the L M H
expected behavior, rather than the undesired behavior

B. GUIDED LEARNING
3. FACILITATION OF LEARNING 1 2 3 4 5
3.1 The teacher explicitly articulates the objectives of the L M H
learning activity
3.2 The teacher explains concepts and/or provides learning L M H
activities using multiple forms of representation
3.3 The teacher makes connections during the day that relate to L M H
other concepts or children’s daily lives
3.4 The teacher models by L M H
enacting OR assisting AND narrating/thinking aloud

4. CHECKS FOR UNDERSTANDING 1 2 3 4 5
4.1 The teacher uses questions, prompts, or other strategies to L M H
determine children's level of understanding
4.2 The teacher monitors most children during N/A L M H
independent/small group learning activities, including free
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play
4.3 The teacher adjusts teaching to the level of the children L M H

5. FEEDBACK 1 2 3 4 5
5.1 The teacher provides specific comments or prompts that L M H
help clarify children’s misunderstandings
5.2 The teacher provides specific comments or prompts that L M H
help identify children’s successes

6. CRITICAL THINKING 1 2 3 4 5
6.1 The teacher asks open-ended questions L M H
6.2 The teacher provides thinking tasks L M H
6.3 The children ask open-ended questions or perform thinking L M H
tasks

C. SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS
7. AUTONOMY 1 2 3 4 5
7.1 The teacher provides children with choices L M H
7.2 The teacher provides children with opportunities to take on L M H
roles in the classroom
7.3 Children volunteer to participate in the classroom L M H

8. PERSEVERANCE 1 2 3 4 5
8.1 The teacher acknowledges children’s efforts L M H
8.2 The teacher responds positively to children's challenges L M H
8.3 The teacher encourages planning in the classroom L M H

9. SOCIAL & COLLABORATIVE SKILLS 1 2 3 4 5
9.1 The teacher promotes children’s collaboration through peer L M H
interaction
9.2 The teacher promotes children's intra- or interpersonal skills L M H
9.3 Children collaborate with one another through peer L M H
interaction
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Respondent: Teacher
Enumerator note: All ECE and Katchi teachers and caregivers in the school should complete this section.
In addition, one teacher in Grades 1, 2 or 3 in the school should also complete this section.
Read aloud to the teachers: “We are conducting a survey on early childhood education with the support
of the government in selected communities in the country in order to improve education in Punjab. We
would like to ask you a few questions about your background and experience with the school system.
Your responses to the questions in this section and the other sections are confidential. Your principal,
deputy principal, colleagues and other teachers will not see your responses. In fact, the people who will
look at your responses will not know your name or have any way to identify you.”
General Background (T)

Question Responses Codes Skips
T1 What is your name? Please write first, middle, and First Name: |_____|
last name Middle Name: |____|
Last Name: |____|
T2 What is your gender? 01= Male |_____|
02= Female
03=Non-binary
teaching?
Enumerator Note: This

refers to the year when the |_||_||_||_|
T3 Year (e.g., 2017)
teacher first started
teaching irrespective of
contract (volunteer,
temporary, private, public,
etc.)
What year were you hired
into the public school
system?
|_||_||_||_|
T4 Enumerator Note: This Year (e.g., 2017)
refers to the year when the
teacher was first hired into
the public school system as
a full time paid staff.
|_||_||_||_|
T5 Year (e.g., 2017)
teaching in this school?
T6 What is your post in this 01= Primary School Teacher |____|
school? (PST) Other: __________
02= Elementary School
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Educator- Arts
03= Elementary School
Enumerator Note: Read Educator- Science and Math
options aloud. 04=ECE Teacher
05=ECE Caregiver
99= Other (specify)
01= Posted to open vacancy
02= Transferred from another
How were you recruited to school
T7 |____|
work in the school? 03= Recruited from the district
by principal/head teacher
99= Other (specify)
00=not teaching any class
01=ECE
02=Katchi
What classes do you 03=nursery If T8=01 or
currently teach? 04=prep/KG 02 --> T9
T8 05=grade1 |____|
Enumerator note: Select all 06=grade 2 All else -->
that apply. 07=grade 3 T10
10=other elementary/high
school level class
How many years have you

been teaching ECE/Katchi
in this school? Number
T9 |____|
Enumerator note: If less
than 1 year, write 0.
Are you a member of a 01= Yes
T10 |____|
teachers’ union? 03= No
If T11=01
Were you born in this 01= Yes -->T13
T11 |____|
tehsil? 03= No If T11=03
-->T12
District: ___________
Write the district and tehsil
T12 Where were you born? Tehsil: ____________
names
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01= Urdu
02= Punjabi
03= Sindhi
04= Pashto
What is your mother
05= Balochi
tongue? |____|
06= Kashmiri
T13
07= Siraiki
Enumerator Note: Select Other: ______
08= Hindko
one
09= Barohi
10= Farsi
11= English
99= Other (specify)
01=Abbasi
02=Aiwan
03=Ansari
04=Arain/Aryan
05=Baloch
06=Bhutta
07=Butt
08=Chahar
09=Dogar
10=Gujjar
11=Jat
12=Kapoor
13=Khatar
14=Khawaja
15=Lar
16=Malik
What is your caste/zaat?
17=Mohana |____|
T14 18=Mughal
Enumerator Note: Select
19=Naich Other: ______
one
20=Pathan
21=Peerzada
22=Qureshi/Hashmi
23=Rahman
24=Rajput/Bhatti
25=Randhawa
26=Sameeja
27=Shah
28=Sheikh
29=Solangi
30=Syed
31=Tarar
32=Vohra
33=Waraich
34=Wattoo
99= Other (specify)
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01= No education
02= Less than Primary
03= Primary passed
What is the highest education 04= Middle passed
T15 |____|
level completed by you? 05= Matric passed
06= FA/FSc passed
07= BA/BSc
08= MA/MSc or higher
01= No education
03= Primary passed
What is the highest education
04= Middle passed
T16 level completed by your |____|
05= Matric passed
father?
06= FA/FSc passed
07= BA/BSc
01= No education
03= Primary passed
What is the highest education
04= Middle passed
T17 level completed by your |____|
05= Matric passed
mother?
06= FA/FSc passed
07= BA/BSc
01= Unmarried
02= Engaged
What is your marital status?
T18 03= Married |____|
04= Separated or Divorced
05= Widowed
How many children do you
If T19=0
have under 15 years of age?
--> T21
T19 Number |____|
If T19>0
Enumerator Note: Write 0 if
--> T20
respondent has no children.
Do your children attend this 01= Yes

T20 |____|
school? 03= No
Including yourself, how many

T21 people live in your Number |____|
household?
01= Self
02= Parent
Who is the primary income 03= Spouse |____|
T22
earner in your family? 04= Own children Other: _______
05= Sibling
06= Equal between self
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and spouse
07= In-laws (parents/
siblings)
99= Other (Specify)
01= Less than 10%
What percentage of your
02= 10% to 25%
total household income (i.e.,
03= 26% to 50%
T23 income from all earners) |____|
04= 51% to 75%
comes from your salary as a
05= 76% to 100%
teacher?
06= maximum 100%
In Rupees
What is your total monthly
T24 Enter -99 if no response is |____|
household income?
provided
What means of transportation 01 = Car
do you use to get to school 02 = Motorcycle
from your place of residence? 03 = Bicycle
04 = By foot
T25 05 = By animal e.g. horse |____|
cart
06= Public transport e.g.
bus, rickshaw, etc.
99= Other(specify)
How long does it take for you
T26 to get to school from your Total Minutes |____|
place of residence?
Professional Development (TP)

Question Responses Codes Skips
01= Primary Teaching
Certificate (PTC)
Do you have any of the following 02= Certificate of Teaching If TP1=00--> TP7
qualifications? (CT) If TP1=01-->TP2a
03= Bachelor of Education |_____| If TP1=02-->TP2b
TP1
Enumerator: Read options aloud. (B.Ed) If TP1=03-->TP2c If
Select all qualifications that the 04= Masters of Education TP1=04-->TP2d If
teacher holds. (M.Ed) TP1=99-->TP2e
99= Other (specify)
00= None
Where did you obtain your
qualifications? a. |_|
01= Government College for
a. Primary Teaching Certificate b. |_|
Elementary Teachers (GCET)
(PTC) c. |_|
TP2 02= Government University
b. Certificate of Teaching (CT) d. |_|
03= Private University
c. Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) e. |_|
99= Other (specify)
d. Masters of Education (M.Ed)
e. Other
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Enumerator: Read options aloud.

Have you ever received training 01=Yes
TP3 |___|
in child development? 03=No
In your training to become a
teacher, did you ever have a
01=Yes If TP4=03-->TP8
TP4 teaching practice component |___|
03=No If TP4=01-->TP5
(teach a class supervised by an
experienced teacher)?
Number of days
How long did the (latest)
TP5 (e.g, if 2 months, write 60 |____|
teaching practice last?
days)
During this period, how much
time approximately did you teach
per week?
TP6 Enumerator Note: E.g., if during In hours |____|

the teaching practicum teachers
only taught for 1 hour per day,
then the hours for the week will
be 5.
01= With a written test
02= With an oral test
03= With a demonstration at
How were you evaluated at the the training
TP7 |_____|
end of the training? 04= With a demonstration in
my school
00= Not evaluated
99= Other (specify)
01=Induction
02=Professional Development
Did you attend any of the
(non-ECE)
following professional
03=Refresher Training
development training specifically |_____| If TP8= 04 or 05
04=ECE training
for teachers in the last 3 years? --> TP9
TP8 05=ECE caregiver training
All else-->TP11
06=District meeting with
Enumerator: Read options aloud.
other teachers
Select all trainings that the
00=No training attended in
teacher has attended.
last year
99=Other (specify)
00=Nothing
01= Classroom management 
02= Record keeping 
In the ECE training, what aspects
03= Teaching young children 
TP9 of the training did you find most |_____|
04= Using the
useful?
curriculum/teaching guides 
05=Assessing children’s
development 
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06=Working with
parents/caregivers
07= Care for Child
Development
08= How do children learn?
09= Development of learning
corners
10= child protection
11= ECE Guide
13= Importance of nutrition
14= Age appropriate content
99=Other (specify)
00=Nothing
01= Classroom management 
02= Record keeping 
03= Teaching young children 
04= Using the
curriculum/teaching guides 
05=Assessing children’s
development 
06=Working with
In the ECE training, what aspects parents/caregivers
TP10 |_____|
did you need the most support? 07= Care for Child
Development
08= How do children learn?
09= Development of learning
corners
10= child protection
11= ECE Guide
13= Importance of nutrition
14= Age appropriate content
99=Other (specify)
Do you have ongoing coaching
03 = No |_____|
TP11 and mentoring from more
01= Yes
experienced/senior teachers?
If TP12=03-->
Are you aware of the Single
03=No TP14
TP12 National Curriculum |_____|
01=Yes If TP12=01-->
(SNC)?
TP13
Have you received any training on
03=No
TP13 the Single National Curriculum |_____|
01=Yes
(SNC)
Remuneration (TR)
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How much is your monthly salary

TR1 or stipend in this school In Rupees |_||_||_||_||_|
(including allowances)?
How much did you actually

TR2 receive last month (after tax, In Rupees |_||_||_||_||_|
retirement, etc., are deducted)?
01= Government-
permanent
02= Government-
contract/terms of
reference
If TR3=02
03= Private- written
or 03 -->
What is the nature of your contract/terms of |____|
TR3 TR4
contract? reference Other:____________
04= Temporary
All else -->
(unwritten / verbal
CL1
contract)
05= Volunteer
06= NGO Provided
99= Other (Specify)
Years |____||____|
What is the duration of the
TR4 Number Months |____||
contract?
____|
Does the contract clearly outline 03=No

TR5 |____|
our roles and tasks? 01=Yes
Classroom Practices (CP)

Enumerator note: Please respond to the following questions thinking about the class that you teach.
Questions Code Response Skip
Do you ever teach students from |____| If CP1=01-->

different grades? CP2
01= Yes
CP1 If CP1=03-->
03 = No
Enumerator note: For example, CP5
combining Grade 1 and Grade 2.
00=Katchi |____|
01=grade 1
02=grade 2
CP2 What grades are combined? 03=grade 3
04=grade 4
05=grade 5
06=grade 6
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07=grade 7
08=grade 8
09=grade 9
10=grade 10
11=grade 11
12=grade12
20=ECE
Is combined grades a permanent |____|

arrangement (e.g. planned each term 01=Permanent
CP3 and happening regularly), or is it 02=Temporary
temporary (e.g., in response to 03=Other (specify)
unanticipated teacher absence)?
01=Separate children in |____|

the classroom into class
specific groups and divide Others:
teaching between them ______
02=Combine syllabus for
different grades e.g. 3&4
and teach it over a longer
What strategies do you use to teach time period e.g. 2 years
CP4 combined grades? 03=Teach the syllabus of
one of the classes to all
students in the classroom
regardless of their class
04=Identify common
elements in the syllabus
of different classes and
teach these to all
05=Other (specify)
00=Never
01=Yes, for every lesson
02=Yes, for more than
half my lessons
Do you prepare a lesson plan for each
CP6 03=Yes, for about a |____|
lesson?
quarter of my lessons
04=Yes, rarely (e.g. in
preparation for an
inspection)
Do you have any teacher guides or

01=Yes |____|
CP7 training materials developed
03=No
specifically for ECE?
CP8 Have you used a PC, laptop, tablet, or 01=Yes |____|

other computing device to explain 03=No
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and/or demonstrate content in the

past 10 school days?
If CP9=0-->
In the last month, how many days CP11
CP9 Number |____|
were you absent from school? If CP9>0-->
CP10
In the last month, why were you

a. |_|
absent from school?
b. |_|
a. Collect paycheck
c. |_|
b. School admin tasks
01=Yes d. |_|
CP10 c. Errands for school district
03=No e. |_|
office/government offices
f. ___
d. Sickness
e. Took care of sick family
f. Other (specify)
During the last school year (2021-22),

how challenging were each of the
issues below in the classes you teach?
a. Students who come from a wide

range of backgrounds or social groups
(e.g economic, language)
b. Students with special needs (e.g a. |_|
hearing, vision, speech impairment, b. |_|
physical disabilities) c. |_|
c. Students with other difficulties in d. |_|
learning, shown by poor marks in tests e. |_|
and homework f. |_|
00=Not a challenge
d. Too many students in the class for g. |_|
01=Mild challenge
CP11 one teacher h. |_|
02=Challenge
e. Few students in the class i. |_|
03=Major challenge
f. Children from different grades in the j. |_|
class k. |_|
g. Disruptive children in the class l. |_|
h. Irregular attendance of children m. |_|
i. Problems with parents of the n. |_|
students
j. Community interference
k. Community environment (e.g.
unsafe violent neighborhood, etc.)
l. Parents not being able to afford the
required materials
m. Students tired and/ or not
concentrating, e.g. due to hunger
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n. Students from widely varying ages in

the class
01=Extra classes
02=Recognition, e.g.
praising, giving
03=Counseling
04=Small incentives, e.g.
sweets, gifts Specify
What is the main method you use to 05=Provide more
CP12 |____|
motivate students? opportunity for them to
participate in class
06=Talk to parents
07=Scolding students
08=Beating students
09=No steps taken
10=Other (specify)
What is the main course of action you

would take in the following 01=Report to principal
circumstances? 02=Visit child’s home a. |_|
a. Poor academic results 03=Invite parent to school b. |_|
b. Misbehavior 04=Talk to the child c. |_|
CP13 c. Failure to complete homework 05=Help through teacher d. |_|
d. Health problem or disability which 06=Scolding children e. |_|
affects school performance 07= Beating children f. |_|
e. Lack of textbooks, notebooks or 08= Other (specify)
pens 09= No action
f. Family has not paid school fees
00=None If CP14=0-->
What proportion of children in your
01=All HN1
class is enrolled in private tutoring
02=Almost all
CP14 (outside of that provided through your
03=Half All else-->
school)?
04=Less than half CP15
05=Less than a quarter
00=None
01=All
What proportion of children enrolled in 02=Almost all
CP15
private tutoring is male? 03=Half
04=Less than half
05=Less than a quarter
Enumerator note: Only ask the following questions to teachers and caregivers in ECE/Katchi.
CP16 Do you have an ECE Kit in class? 03=No |____| If CP16=03-->

01=Yes HN1
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If CP16=01-->
CP17
Are children allowed to access the ECE 03=No

CP17 |____|
Kit whenever they want? 01=Yes
Do you think the use of ECE Kit is 03=No

CP18 |____|
beneficial to children? 01=Yes
Health and Nutrition (HN)

Enumerator note: This section is to be completed only by ECE teachers and caregivers.
Questions Code Response Skip
HN1 During a normal schedule, do children 03=No

|____|
spend anytime to sleep, rest, or relax? 01=Yes
HN2 Do you spend time during class to

03=No
introduce the benefits of a healthy |____|
01=Yes
diet?
HN3 Do you spend time during class to

03=No
show the importance of covering food |____|
01=Yes
and washing vegetables/fruits?
HN4 Do you know how to refer a child to a 03=No

|____|
Basic Health Unit? 01=Yes
Parental and Community Engagement (PE)
Question Code Response Skip
PE1 00=Never
In the last academic year, how 01=Once a month
often did you meet with parents to 02=Once every few months |____|
discuss their children’s progress? 03=Once a term
04=Once a year
PE2 What is the main strategy used in01=repeated home visits by |____|
convincing parents who areteachers Other: ____
reluctant to send their children to02=reporting to higher
school? officials
03=involve peers
04=involve NGOs
05=involve AMC
06=involve PTC
07=involve SHGs
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08=involve PRI
09=parents requested to
come to school
10=no action taken
11=other (specify)
PE3 In your class, do parents ....
a. Visit the class and observe

a. |_|
b. Attend parent teacher meetings
b. |_|
c. Discuss their child’s progress
c. |_|
during pickup or drop off 03=No
d. |_|
d. Seek teachers’ advice on helping 01=Yes
e. |_|
their children develop specific skills
f. |_|
e. Act as resource person in class
f. Help with children’s homework
activities that require parental
participation
PE4 What do you think is the most 01=parental work schedule

important reason for limited parent 02=lack of interest
involvement in your class? 03=Illiteracy
|____|
04=social background of
parents
05=distance to school
06=other (specify)
PE5 How often do you make home00=never If PE5=00-->end

visits to discuss children’s progress 01=weekly If PE5=>01--
with their parents? 02=monthly >PE6
03=quarterly
04=yearly
PE6 When did you last make a home 01=last week

visit? 02=last month
03=1-3 months ago
04=4-6 months ago
05=more than 6 months ago
Floods Question
Z1. Has any of the following happened to your Mark all that apply
school during the floods 2022?
1= Fully damaged school building
2 =Partially damaged school building
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3=Furniture got damaged

4=School had to be closed temporarily
5=Not affected by floods
98=Don’t know
97=Refuse to answer
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PHCIP Impact Evaluation

School GPS Coordinates

School Landmark (for

Date of visit Day/Month/Year |___||___|/|___||___|/|___||___|

Supervision Response Signature Date

a. Code: |__| |_|_|/|_|_|/|_||_|

If CF1= 01--> SA1

Safety and Accessibility (SA)

Question Codes Response Skip

SA1 What type of school is this? 01=Primary |_____|

SA2 Does this school have ECE/Katchi 03 = No |_____|

SA5 Does the school have an armed 01= Yes |_____|

SA6 Does the school have concrete 01= Yes |_____|

SA7 Are there steps leading up to the 01 = Yes |____|

SA8 Is there a proper ramp in good 01 = Yes |____|

SA9 Is the main entrance to the school 01 = Yes |____|

SA1 Is any part of the school (e.g., 01 = Yes |_____|

SA1 How many classrooms are there Number |____|____|

SA1 What is the number of functional Number |____|

SA1 Why are classes being held in 01=Adverse weather |_____|

SA1 What grades are being taught in 00=Katchi |____|

SA1 This school is accessible by what 01 = Tarmac road |_____|

SA1 What means of transportation is 01 = Car |_____|

SA1 Using this method of transport, Total Minutes |__|__|__|

SA2 Are the corridors in the school 01 = Yes |_____|

SA2 How many PCs, laptops, and/or Number |__|__|__| If SA21=0

SA22 Are the PCs, laptops, and/or 01= Yes |_____|

SA23 How many students have used Number |_____|

Water and Sanitation (WS)

Enumerator Note: Please

Enumerator Note: Please

Enumerator Note: Please

Enumerator Note: Please

WS9 How many working Number

Enumerator Note: Please If WS11=01

Enumerator note: Female If WS13=01

Enumerator Note: Please

Enumerator Note: Please

without slab OR open pit

WS22 What is the main 01 = Piped water into building |____|

WS23 Is drinking water 01= Yes |____|

WS24 Are children 01=Yes

Physical Space (PS)

Enumerator Note: Please observe and note.

PS2 There is space for teacher and children to move 01=Yes

Enumerator Note: Please observe and note.

Enumerator Note: Please observe and note.

PS4 Children have access to materials that allow 01 = Yes |___|

Question Codes Response Skip

P1 What is your name? Please write first, First Name: |__________|

P2 What is your gender? 01= Male |_____|

What year were you

Were you born in this 01= Yes

P5 Can we have your Number |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

P6 Which is your title at 01 = Principal/Head |_____| If P6<04

P7 How many shifts does 01 = One shift |_____|

P8 What is the school 01 = Boys school |_____|

P9 If co-education exists 00=Katchi |_____||_____||_____|

xP10 What year did this Year |____||____||____||____|

P11 What are the primary 01= Urdu Primary: |_____|

Date of visit Day/Month/Year |_||_|/|_||_|/|_||_|

SA1 How many classrooms are there Number |||

SA1 Using this method of transport, Total Minutes |||__|

SA2 How many PCs, laptops, and/or Number |||__| If SA21=0

P9 If co-education exists 00=Katchi |___||_||___|

xP10 What year did this Year ||||||||

P13 How much did the In Rupees |||||||||__|

EN8 Of the pupils enrolled in Number |_||_||___|

EN9 During the last school year, Number |_||_||___|

EN10 Of the pupils enrolled in ECE Number |_||_||___|

EN11 During the last school year, Number |_||_||___|

EN12 Of the pupils enrolled in Number |_||_||___|

EN13 How many pupils are Number |_||_||___|

EN14 How many pupils are Number |_||_||___|

EN15 How many pupils are Number |_||_||___|

EN16 How many pupils are Number |_||_||___|

EN17 Since the start of the school Number |_||_|

EN18 Since the start of the school Number |_||_|

What year did you begin Year (e.g. 2018) |||||||

If you have a contract for a Years ||||

What year did you begin giving ||||||||

a Purchase of || || || || ||

e Teacher promotion || || || || ||

f Teacher transfers || || || || ||

i Teacher hiring || || || || ||

j Teacher dismissal || || || || ||

Preparing (non- || || ||

Implements/ || || ||