Early Care and Learning Partnership, Inc.2020 Parent/Caregiver Survey

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* 4. Please let us know about your children

	Age on Sept 1, 2020	Currently attending child care?	Currently enrolled in K-12 school?
Child # 1	Child # 1 Age on Sept 1, 2020 menu	Child # 1 Currently attending child care? menu	Child # 1 Currently enrolled in K-12 school? menu
Child # 2	Child # 2 Age on Sept 1, 2020 menu	Child # 2 Currently attending child care? menu	Child # 2 Currently enrolled in K-12 school? menu
Child # 3	Child # 3 Age on Sept 1, 2020 menu	Child # 3 Currently attending child care? menu	Child # 3 Currently enrolled in K-12 school? menu

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* 5. Please let us know your living situation

Single mother

Single father

2 adult partners

Extended family

Co-op living

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* 6. Your employment status

	Hours	Status
You	You Hours menu	You Status menu
Partner	Partner Hours menu	Partner Status menu

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* 7. Have child care issues ever caused you to:

Call out of work

Feel distracted/unproductive at work

Leave work early

Arrive to work late

Cut back on work h ours

Quit your job

Lose your job

Change your job with-in the company

Change jobs to another company?

Receive disciplinary action/be written up

Child care issues has never impacted my work

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Have child care issues ever impacted your job performance?

Child care is not reliable

Not always able to pay

Worried a child is not safe or happy

Worried about the care my children are receiving

I am confident that my child is in a good setting

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* 9. Does your employer offer?

Paid family leave?

Child care as a cafeteria benefit?

Child care tuition assistance?

Allows infants at work?

Offers a study room for older children?

On-site child care?

Assistance finding child-care?

Employer sponsored summer camp?

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* 10. Please share your child care arrangements: Prior to COVID-19, now, and hoped for in the future

	Pre-COVID -19	During COVID-19 shutdowns	Hopes for the future
My children birth - 3	My children birth - 3 Pre-COVID -19 menu	My children birth - 3 During COVID-19 shutdowns menu	My children birth - 3 Hopes for the future menu
My pre-school age children	My pre-school age children Pre-COVID -19 menu	My pre-school age children During COVID-19 shutdowns menu	My pre-school age children Hopes for the future menu
My school age children	My school age children Pre-COVID -19 menu	My school age children During COVID-19 shutdowns menu	My school age children Hopes for the future menu

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* 11. What are the most important factors for you in choosing care? Please select up to 4.

There is space available

Location

Transportation provided

Hours match my needs

Cost

Program accepts subsidies

Caregiver is a relative

Other children attended this setting

Program quality in STARS or NAEYC

Small adult/child ratio

Good learning/educational program

Staff are attentive to COVID-19 protocols

Caregiver trained/educated/knowledgeable/experienced/professional

Activities offered for children. eg. outdoor time, limited screen time, learning through play

Caregiver has experience with children who have special needs

Children are happy in the program

I feel/felt well treated, respected by program director and staff

Reputation, I heard good things from other parents, I feel they can be trusted

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* 12. If your children have been enrolled in care, did the program:

NA, my children have never been in a care setting.

Plan lessons for children with age-appropriate toys and materials?

Provide a toothbrush for your child, or ask you to do so?

Talk to the children about healthy foods, e.g. sing songs or play games pertaining to healthy eating?

Allow appropriate, supervised screen time for children?

Provide clean, child friendly spaces?

Give you a handbook about rules and expectations they have while your child is in their care?

Beyond twice yearly teacher conferences, are there regular opportunities to hear specific, personalized information about your child?

What else do you wish had been provided for your child or family?

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* 13. Did/does your child care provider offer you information/support/parent education about:

Children's behavior and development (speech, motor skills, social interactions etc.)?

Children's learning processes, children's brain development

Children's nutrition

Children's health topics such as oral health, lice, diarrhea, colds, fall prevention, COVID-19?

Children's play activities

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* 14. How involved are you with your child's care program?

Feel very welcome, often participate

Attend teacher conferences

Feel that caregivers are not interested in my input

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 15. Do/did the hours your child attended care match the hours you needed to work/attend school/go to meetings, appointments etc.?

Never

Always

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 16. If you needed more or fewer hours of care, how easy was it to arrange?

Very easy

Almost impossible

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 17. If you are currently seeking care how long have you been looking?

less than 3 months

more than a year

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 18. If you have ever changed caregivers, or considered doing so, what were the reasons?

Never made or considered changes

COVID-19 related issues

Cost of care was too high

Change in work/school hours

Moved

Provider could not take my infant (second child)

Frequent staff changes

Personal dissatisfaction (did like a staff or household member, child was not happy, "not a good fit" etc.)

Provider's business practices (did not provide tax information, documentation, etc.)

Environment (pets, air quality, safety issues)

Department for Children and Families (DCF)violations

My child or family was disrespected

My child was expelled/asked to leave

Provider could not meet my child's needs

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 19. In order to pay for care have you ever:

Borrowed from family?

Borrowed from friends?

Used a credit card?

Cut back on basic household expenses?

Cut back on work hours?

Cut back on child care hours?

Asked a friend/relative to care for your child for free?

Switched to a less expensive kind of care?

Used a combination of care types to make ends meet (e.g. some licensed program, some grandparent, changing partner work hours).

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* 20. Has it ever been difficult for you to afford care?

Never

Huge challenge

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 21. If your child is in care now - please estimate how much you need to pay out-of-pocket per week: (include your CCFAP co-pays)

Free

10% of my income

25% or more of my income

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 22. If you needed help finding/paying for child care did you try:

Head Start

Child Care Resource and Referral (for registered and licensed care)

Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Your HR director?

Asking co-workers?

VT 2-1-1

Putting a notice in Front Porch Forum

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* 23. If you can't find the care you need which options might you consider?

Quitting my job

Reducing my hours

Job sharing

Hiring someone to come into my home

Taking my children out of school

Forming a "pod" with one or two other families and hiring a nanny or teacher

Quitting my job and caring for other people's children

Other ideas?

Other (please specify)

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* 24. How do you self-identify? Please skip any question you wish.

Gender

Race/ethnicity

Income level

Education

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* 25. If family leave with pay were offered, how long would you/your family be likely to utilize it?

Never

Up to one year

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 26. What is your current level of concern about having the right care?

none, we have a good situation

worried but I'm sure it will work out

almost frantic

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 27. What else might be helpful to you during this time?

Talking with other parents/support group

A community volunteer who could help me sort out options

A professional who could help with my family situation

Other ideas?

Other (please specify)

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* 28. If you would like someone from the Early Care and Learning Partnership to contact you, please give us your contact information. We will not share any of this information or link it to your answers above.

Name

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Early Care and Learning Partnership, Inc.2020 Parent/Caregiver Survey

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* 1. When are you filling this out?

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* 2. Which School District do you live in?

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* 3. If you work outside of your home- who is your employer?

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* 4. Please let us know about your children

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* 5. Please let us know your living situation

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* 6. Your employment status

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* 7. Have child care issues ever caused you to:

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* 8. Have child care issues ever impacted your job performance?

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* 9. Does your employer offer?

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* 10. Please share your child care arrangements: Prior to COVID-19, now, and hoped for in the future

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* 11. What are the most important factors for you in choosing care? Please select up to 4.

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* 12. If your children have been enrolled in care, did the program:

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* 13. Did/does your child care provider offer you information/support/parent education about:

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* 14. How involved are you with your child's care program?

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* 15. Do/did the hours your child attended care match the hours you needed to work/attend school/go to meetings, appointments etc.?

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* 16. If you needed more or fewer hours of care, how easy was it to arrange?

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* 17. If you are currently seeking care how long have you been looking?

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* 18. If you have ever changed caregivers, or considered doing so, what were the reasons?

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* 19. In order to pay for care have you ever:

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* 20. Has it ever been difficult for you to afford care?

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* 21. If your child is in care now - please estimate how much you need to pay out-of-pocket per week: (include your CCFAP co-pays)

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* 22. If you needed help finding/paying for child care did you try:

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* 23. If you can't find the care you need which options might you consider?

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* 24. How do you self-identify? Please skip any question you wish.

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* 25. If family leave with pay were offered, how long would you/your family be likely to utilize it?

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* 26. What is your current level of concern about having the right care?

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* 27. What else might be helpful to you during this time?

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* 28. If you would like someone from the Early Care and Learning Partnership to contact you, please give us your contact information. We will not share any of this information or link it to your answers above.

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* 29. Thank you, we appreciate your time!

Early Care and Learning Partnership, Inc.
2020 Parent/Caregiver Survey