Child Care Survey for Employers

About Survey

Walworth County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA) has been contracted by the county to conduct a study of the state of affairs relating to child care in Walworth County. Your input may help to provide grant or other types of assistance to address the child-care challenge in the county.

WCEDA is surveying users (employers and employees) and group and family based providers of child-care services to improve understanding of the issues/problems impacting the delivery of quality child care. There are three basic areas of inquiry:

1. Question 1 thru 3 – Identifying and ranking of the issues/problems that apply to your business.

2. Questions 4 thru 9 - specific to child care – developing a better understanding of the child-care issues/problems that you are dealing with and determining if you have sufficient options to meet the child-care needs of your workforce

3. Questions 10 thru 13. If you are having child-care issues/problems, identifying possible solutions and your level of interest to investigate options in greater depth, such as a focus group in the near future.

As a member business of the Walworth County community, we greatly value your perspective on workforce needs in our area

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Affordable Child Care

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* 1. Please indicate which of the below workforce challenges are an issue for you, and for the ones you mark, please indicate priority, 1 being the highest.

	Issue?	Weight
Attraction and retention of your workforce	Attraction and retention of your workforce Issue? menu	Attraction and retention of your workforce Weight menu
Access to mental health support services for your workforce	Access to mental health support services for your workforce Issue? menu	Access to mental health support services for your workforce Weight menu
Affordable and available child care for your workforce	Affordable and available child care for your workforce Issue? menu	Affordable and available child care for your workforce Weight menu
Affordable healthcare for your workforce	Affordable healthcare for your workforce Issue? menu	Affordable healthcare for your workforce Weight menu
Affordable housing for your workforce	Affordable housing for your workforce Issue? menu	Affordable housing for your workforce Weight menu
Connecting with K-12 schools and colleges for future workers	Connecting with K-12 schools and colleges for future workers Issue? menu	Connecting with K-12 schools and colleges for future workers Weight menu

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which industry best represents your company?

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How many employees do you have?

Less than 25

26-49

50-99

100-199

200-299

More than 300

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* 4. Approximately what percentage of your employees have children under 13 years of age?

None

Fewer than 25%

25%-49%

50%-75%

More than 75%

Do not know

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* 5. Does your workforce struggle to find child care?

Yes

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* 6. Have you been unable to hire or retain employees due to child-care issues?

Yes

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* 7. Were you unable to hire or retain employees due to child-care issues pre-Covid-19?

Yes

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* 8. Have local K-12 school decisions impacted your employees' abilities to work, i.e. school schedules, in-person/virtual, etc.?

Yes

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* 9. Which of the following are child-care issues you see as an employer? Check all that apply?

Overall availability

2nd and 3rd shift availability

Cost

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Has the productivity of your business been affected due to child-care issues?

Yes

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* 11. Have any employees taken longer leaves of absence to care for children at home because of child-care issues?

Yes

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* 12. Approximately what percentage of your annual turnover is attributed to child-care issues?'

Fewer than 15%

15%-24%

25%-49%

50-74%

75%-100%

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* 13. Do you have or are you considering offering other benefits to support your employees' child-care needs?

	Implemented pre-Covid-19	Implemented during Covid-19	Will consider/implement post Covid-19	Would not consider this policy
Providing employer-sponsored child care for employees at or near the worksite	Providing employer-sponsored child care for employees at or near the worksite Implemented pre-Covid-19	Providing employer-sponsored child care for employees at or near the worksite Implemented during Covid-19	Providing employer-sponsored child care for employees at or near the worksite Will consider/implement post Covid-19	Providing employer-sponsored child care for employees at or near the worksite Would not consider this policy
Providing employees with a child-care subsidy or voucher	Providing employees with a child-care subsidy or voucher Implemented pre-Covid-19	Providing employees with a child-care subsidy or voucher Implemented during Covid-19	Providing employees with a child-care subsidy or voucher Will consider/implement post Covid-19	Providing employees with a child-care subsidy or voucher Would not consider this policy
Arranging and/or paying for emergency or back up child care	Arranging and/or paying for emergency or back up child care Implemented pre-Covid-19	Arranging and/or paying for emergency or back up child care Implemented during Covid-19	Arranging and/or paying for emergency or back up child care Will consider/implement post Covid-19	Arranging and/or paying for emergency or back up child care Would not consider this policy
Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work options	Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work options Implemented pre-Covid-19	Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work options Implemented during Covid-19	Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work options Will consider/implement post Covid-19	Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work options Would not consider this policy
Offering employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts	Offering employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Implemented pre-Covid-19	Offering employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Implemented during Covid-19	Offering employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Will consider/implement post Covid-19	Offering employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Would not consider this policy
Contributing to employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts	Contributing to employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Implemented pre-Covid-19	Contributing to employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Implemented during Covid-19	Contributing to employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Will consider/implement post Covid-19	Contributing to employee Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Would not consider this policy
Increasing/providing more flexibility with paid time off (PTO) for child-care issues	Increasing/providing more flexibility with paid time off (PTO) for child-care issues Implemented pre-Covid-19	Increasing/providing more flexibility with paid time off (PTO) for child-care issues Implemented during Covid-19	Increasing/providing more flexibility with paid time off (PTO) for child-care issues Will consider/implement post Covid-19	Increasing/providing more flexibility with paid time off (PTO) for child-care issues Would not consider this policy

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What government policies do you think would help address workforce child care issues?

Increase public funding for child care

Expand eligibility for Wisconsin's child care subsidy program for low-income workers

Help employers create their own child-care programs

Provide businesses with incentives to support child-care benefits for employees

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Please indicate which of the following scenarios would make it more likely for your business to support the child-care needs of employees. Check all that apply?

The state provides tax or other monetary incentives to businesses that offset the cost of
employer-sponsored child care

The state reduces the regulatory burden of providing on-site child care

The state reduces the liability risk of providing on-site child care

The state provides resources or other technical assistance to businesses to assist them in
meeting the child-care needs of their employees

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Would you consider being part of the solution by participating in a child care-task force for Walworth County? If so, please provide your contact information in the comment box below.

Yes

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Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

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