Child Care Provider Survey: Share Your Experience on changes to New Jersey's State Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

We want to hear from you! Your feedback will help us understand how recent changes — like the enrollment freeze and increased co-payments — are affecting families. This survey should take less than 3 minutes to complete. All responses will remain confidential and will be used to support better child care policies in New Jersey. Please fill out one survey per facility.

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1. Provider Information (Required.)

Contact: First Name

Last Name

Program Name:

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2. Facility Address: (Please fill out one survey per facility.)

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3. County (Required.)

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4. Program Type:

Licensed Center

Registered Family Child Care

Head Start/Early Head Start

School-Based Program

Other (please specify)

Families Served

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5. How many children in your program are currently receiving child care assistance (subsidy)?

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6. Are you currently turning families away due to the enrollment freeze?

Yes

Not Sure

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7. If yes, approximately how many families have you had to turn away?

Financial & Operational Impact

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8. Have parent co-payment increases impacted family enrollment or attendance?

Yes

Not Sure

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9. If yes, how? (Check all that apply)

Parents withdrew their children

Parents reduced hours of care

Increased tuition debt/unpaid balances

Families expressing concern/stress

Other (please specify):

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10. How have these changes (enrollment freeze or co-pay increases) affected your program?

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11. Have you experienced any staffing impacts due to these changes (e.g., had to reduce staff hours or positions)?

Yes

Not yet, but concerned

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12. If yes, please explain:

Stay Connected

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13. Would you like someone from Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) to follow up with you?

Yes

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14. If yes, please provide:

Contact Name:

Phone or Email:

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15. Would you like to receive ACNJ's Enews or action alerts? If so, please provide your email:

Yes

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16. If yes, please provide your email:

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. For more information contact:

Cindy Shields
Senior Policy Analyst | Early Care & Education
35 Halsey Street
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
www.acnj.org
Newark, NJ 07102
973-643-3876, ext. 216
Cell: 201-446-3092
Click here to schedule a meeting with me.

Child Care Provider Survey: Share Your Experience on changes to New Jersey's State Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

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* 1. Provider Information (Required.)

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* 2. Facility Address: (Please fill out one survey per facility.)

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* 3. County (Required.)

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* 4. Program Type:

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* 5. How many children in your program are currently receiving child care assistance (subsidy)?

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* 6. Are you currently turning families away due to the enrollment freeze?

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* 7. If yes, approximately how many families have you had to turn away?

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* 8. Have parent co-payment increases impacted family enrollment or attendance?

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* 9. If yes, how? (Check all that apply)

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* 10. How have these changes (enrollment freeze or co-pay increases) affected your program?

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* 11. Have you experienced any staffing impacts due to these changes (e.g., had to reduce staff hours or positions)?

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* 12. If yes, please explain:

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* 13. Would you like someone from Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) to follow up with you?

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* 14. If yes, please provide:

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* 15. Would you like to receive ACNJ's Enews or action alerts? If so, please provide your email:

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* 16. If yes, please provide your email:

1. Provider Information (Required.)

2. Facility Address: (Please fill out one survey per facility.)

3. County (Required.)

4. Program Type:

5. How many children in your program are currently receiving child care assistance (subsidy)?

6. Are you currently turning families away due to the enrollment freeze?

7. If yes, approximately how many families have you had to turn away?

8. Have parent co-payment increases impacted family enrollment or attendance?

9. If yes, how? (Check all that apply)

10. How have these changes (enrollment freeze or co-pay increases) affected your program?

11. Have you experienced any staffing impacts due to these changes (e.g., had to reduce staff hours or positions)?

12. If yes, please explain:

13. Would you like someone from Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) to follow up with you?

14. If yes, please provide:

15. Would you like to receive ACNJ's Enews or action alerts? If so, please provide your email:

16. If yes, please provide your email: