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Arizona Business Child Care Survey
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1.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. The first six questions focus on basic information about you and your business, while the rest of the survey explores how child care impacts your business and workforce in Arizona.
What title best describes your role?
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Chairperson
C-Suite
Director
Manager
Entry-level
Consultant
Other (please specify)
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2.
How many people work for your company?
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I am self-employed
10 or fewer employees
11-49 employees
50-99 employees
100-499 employees
More than 500 employees
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3.
What area is your business located (zip code) (enter multiple if needed)
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4.
What business sector do you operate in?
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Construction
Scientific, and Technical Services
Manufacturing
Health Care and Social Assistance
Hospitality
Food Services
Retail
Trade
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Administrative
Waste Management and Remediation Services
Real Estate and/or Rental/Leasing
Transportation
Finance and Insurance
Educational Services
Information Technology
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Mining
Utilities
Other (please specify)
5.
What best describes your gender?
Female
Male
Not Listed
Prefer to not say
6.
What range best describes your age?
18- 24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 65
Prefer not to answer
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7.
Child care is a significant issue for many businesses and employees. To better understand its impact on Arizona's workforce, we’d like to ask about how child care challenges affect your business operations, employee well-being and recruitment.
Please take a moment to consider how these child care challenges have affected your company.
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Strongly affected my business
Somewhat affected my business
Little affect on my business
No affect on my business
Unsure of the affect on my business
Strongly affected my business
Somewhat affected my business
Little affect on my business
No affect on my business
Unsure of the affect on my business
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8.
Is the lack of access to child care a barrier to business formation and growth?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Unsure
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9.
Do you think child care options have become less affordable in the last year?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Unsure
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10.
Have any of the following child care issues impacted your ability to run and/or expand your businesses? (select all that apply):
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You or your employees needing to adjust work schedules due to child care issues
Needing to hire temporary workers when your employees face child care challenges
Lower productivity, lost revenue/earnings as a result of missed work
Reduced hours of operation due to child care issues
Other (please specify)
None of the above
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11.
Are there any financial or logistical barriers that prevent your business from offering more support for child care?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Unsure
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12.
Have any of these child care issues impacted your ability to hire and retain qualified employees? (select all that apply):
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A job candidate turned down an offer due to child care challenges
Employee had to quit due to child care challenges
Employee was terminated due to too many absences due to child care challenges
Employee was not able to accept a promotion due to child care challenges
Other (please specify)
None of the above
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13.
Do you believe that state funding for child care and early learning programs should be increased in order to lower the cost of these programs and make them more affordable?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Unsure
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14.
Tell us which solutions you are in favor of as a business owner/leader (select all that apply):
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Increasing child care subsidies for families to make child care more affordable
Child care facilities opening in existing public school district sites
Expanding child care operating hours
Increasing flexible work policies (family leave, telework, flexible hours, employer child care subsidies, etc.)
Bring baby/child to work policies
Other (please specify)
None of the above
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15.
Do you think if your company provided child care support it would improve employee retention and satisfaction?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Unsure
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16.
Would your company be interested in collaborating with local child care providers or community organizations to better support your employees?
(options could include child care subsidies, differing hours of child care availability, trades, etc.)
(Required.)
Yes
No
Unsure
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17.
What are the biggest challenges you face in providing or supporting child care options for your employees?
(options could include: increasing flexible work policies, family leave, telework, flexible hours, bring baby/child to work policies, on-site child care, employer paid child care subsidies, etc.)
(Required.)
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18.
How would programs providing child care assistance impact your ability to attract new talent?
(programs could include: increasing child care subsidies for families to make child care more affordable, child care facilities opening in existing public school district sites, expanding child care operating hours, increasing flexible work policies, family leave, telework, flexible hours, employer child care subsidies, etc.)
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