Public and private kindergartens Program evaluation was carried out comprehensively between 2001 and 2005 in Taiwan. The purpose of this study was to explore the opinions of those related personnel who participated in the kindergarten program evaluation on the criteria for selecting kindergarten evaluation on-site visitors. Questionnaire was used to collect 338 kindergartens, on-site visitors, program evaluation unit contractors and educational evaluation experts’ perspectives on the professional competence and qualification requirement of kindergarten evaluation on-site visitors. The major findings of this study were listed as follows: 1. While selecting kindergarten evaluation on-site visitors, their practical experience in early childhood education should be taken into prime consideration. 2. Regarding on-site visitors’ professional competence for early childhood education, their knowledge of curriculum and instruction should be concerned most. 3. Regarding on-site visitors’ professional competence for evaluation, their knowledge of evaluation theory should be concerned most. 4. Regarding on-site visitors’ professional ethics, their attitude should be concerned most. |