Childcare Needs Assessment
1.
What zip code does your business primarily operate in?
2.
Has your business been impacted by the shortage of childcare providers in Howard or Randolph county?
Yes
No
Unsure
3.
What types of childcare are needed in the MAEDC Region? Please check all that apply.
Care for infants and toddlers 0-26 months
Care for children ages 3 to 6 years
After school program for all school age children
Transportation between school and childcare
Flexible childcare hours
More highly qualified and certified childcare providers
More affordable childcare options
Unsure
Other (please specify)
4.
How does this childcare shortage impact your business? Please check all that apply.
Difficult to recruit qualified workers
Unable to attract qualified workers to the area
Employees have left the workforce due to unreliable childcare
Decreased employee productivity or reliability due to childcare concerns
Difficulty staffing certain shifts (ie. nights, weekends, holidays) due to lack of childcare
It has not impacted my business
Other (please specify)
5.
What steps have you considered to address the childcare needs of your employees? Please check all that apply.
Starting a childcare center for our employees
Paying a portion of our employee’s childcare costs
Allowing flexible work hours
Allowing employees to work from home
N/A
Other (please specify)
6.
Would you be willing to share an online childcare needs assessment survey with your employees?
Yes
No
7.
Please estimate the number of employees you have, who may need childcare, in the Moberly area:
8.
What days of the week does your business operate? Please select all that apply.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Holidays
9.
What hours of the day does your business operate? Please select all that apply.
Early Morning
Daytime
Evenings
Overnights
10.
Please share any other thoughts you have regarding childcare needs in the Moberly area.
