The center manager survey should be completed by all center managers who work in the building. Center management refers to center staff who have oversight and supervisory roles and responsibilities for what happens at the center. Such staff may include directors, care and education program leads, coordinators, or other managers who oversee center operations, care and education programs, center finances, human resources, family or special services, or other areas (such as marketing and enrollment or information technology). 

If it is not possible to survey all center managers that work in the building, two key managers should complete the survey:

− The primary site leader (PSL), who may be the director or other formal manager in the building with oversight and management of day-to-day operations in the center. 

− The care and education program lead, who manages aspects of the center focused on child development, curriculum development, or instructional planning. 

Whether you administer the survey to all center managers or just the PSL and care and education program lead, you will need to track which survey is that of the PSL to be able to create a center-level score for one of the scales. 

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