Survey on Child Care in Wisconsin

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* 2. How many employees do you have?

	Pre-COVID	Currently
25 or fewer	25 or fewer Pre-COVID	25 or fewer Currently
26-100	26-100 Pre-COVID	26-100 Currently
101-500	101-500 Pre-COVID	101-500 Currently
More than 500	More than 500 Pre-COVID	More than 500 Currently

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* 3. Approximately what percentage of your employees have children younger than 13?

No employees have children younger than 13

25% or fewer

25-50%

50-75%

75% or more

Do not know

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

	Pre-COVID	Currently
Yes	Yes Pre-COVID	Yes Currently
No	No Pre-COVID	No Currently

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* 5. Have you been unable to hire or retain an employee(s) due to child care issues?

	Pre-COVID	Currently
Yes	Yes Pre-COVID	Yes Currently
No	No Pre-COVID	No Currently

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* 6. Have local K-12 school decisions impacted your employee(s) ability to work?

	Pre-COVID	Currently
Yes	Yes Pre-COVID	Yes Currently
No	No Pre-COVID	No Currently

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

	Pre-COVID	Currently
Yes	Yes Pre-COVID	Yes Currently
No	No Pre-COVID	No Currently

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* 8. 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

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

	Pre-COVID	Currently
Yes	Yes Pre-COVID	Yes Currently
No	No Pre-COVID	No Currently

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

Less than 15%

15-25%

25-50%

50-75%

75-100%

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* 11. Do you have or are you considering offering benefits to support your employees’ child care needs?

	Implemented Pre-COVID 19	Implemented during COVID-19 working conditions	Will implement/consider implementing 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 working conditions	Providing employer-sponsored child care for employees at or near the worksite Will implement/consider implementing 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 working conditions	Providing employees with a child care subsidy or voucher Will implement/consider implementing post-COVID-19	Providing employees with a child care subsidy or voucher Would not consider this policy
Arranging and/or paying for emergency or backup child care	Arranging and/or paying for emergency or backup child care Implemented Pre-COVID 19	Arranging and/or paying for emergency or backup child care Implemented during COVID-19 working conditions	Arranging and/or paying for emergency or backup child care Will implement/consider implementing post-COVID-19	Arranging and/or paying for emergency or backup child care Would not consider this policy
Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work	Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work Implemented Pre-COVID 19	Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work Implemented during COVID-19 working conditions	Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work Will implement/consider implementing post-COVID-19	Providing flexibility in work schedules or remote work Would not consider this policy
Offer employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts	Offer employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Implemented Pre-COVID 19	Offer employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Implemented during COVID-19 working conditions	Offer employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Will implement/consider implementing post-COVID-19	Offer employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Would not consider this policy
Contribute to employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts	Contribute to employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Implemented Pre-COVID 19	Contribute to employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Implemented during COVID-19 working conditions	Contribute to employees' Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Will implement/consider implementing post-COVID-19	Contribute to employees' 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 working conditions	Increasing/providing more flexibility with paid time off (PTO) for child care issues Will implement/consider implementing post-COVID-19	Increasing/providing more flexibility with paid time off (PTO) for child care issues Would not consider this policy

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* 12. 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

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* 13. Please indicate which of the following scenarios would make it more likely for your business to support the child care needs of employee(s). 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.

None of the above

Survey on Child Care in Wisconsin

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* 1. Which industry best represents your company?

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* 2. How many employees do you have?

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* 3. Approximately what percentage of your employees have children younger than 13?

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

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* 5. Have you been unable to hire or retain an employee(s) due to child care issues?

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* 6. Have local K-12 school decisions impacted your employee(s) ability to work?

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

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

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

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

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* 11. Do you have or are you considering offering benefits to support your employees’ child care needs?

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

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* 13. Please indicate which of the following scenarios would make it more likely for your business to support the child care needs of employee(s). Check all that apply.