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Family Child Care Provider Survey - Fillmore County

First Children’s Finance has chosen Fillmore County to participate in their Rural Child Care Innovation Program. The Rural Child Care Innovation Program is a community engagement process designed to develop right-sized solutions to address the needs of child care and early education for the communities selected to participate.

Over an 18-month period, chosen communities will focus on opportunities and challenges they are facing with child care. First Children’s Finance helps facilitate the conversation and provides expertise, tools, and resources to support the creation and implementation of solutions to address child care shortages in rural communities.

Your participation in this survey will help guide the conversation and the combined responses will provide insights into the child care challenges in Fillmore County.
1.What is your current license?(Required.)
2.If you are a friend, family, or neighbor providing are for a child(ren) would you be interested or willing to license your child care business?
3.Please provide the # of children in your current enrollment(Required.)
4.What are the ideal # of children in each age group in your preferred enrollment?(Required.)
5.What type of care does your program provide? (select all that apply)(Required.)
6.How long have you been in business?(Required.)
7.How many more years are you planning to stay in business?(Required.)
8.I plan on closing my child care business when my youngest child enters school.(Required.)
9.Which of the following applies to your child care? (select all that apply)
10.Which of the following apply to your child care? (select all that apply)(Required.)
11.How would you rate the QUALITY of child care options in your area and the surrounding community?
12.How would you rate the AVAILABILITY of child care options in your area and the surrounding community?
13.What are the biggest challenges for a START-UP child care business in your area?
14.How can the community provide better support for child care businesses?
15.In the next one to five years what are the biggest challenges child care businesses will face in your area?
16.In the next one to five years what opportunities may child care businesses encounter in your area?
17.Do you currently have a wait list for families needing child care services?
18.How many children are waiting to obtain a spot for child care in the following categories and what is the wait time in months?
19.Within the next five years how do you expect the following to change?
(select a response for each question)
Increase
Stay the Same
Decrease
Number of children you are able to serve
Hours of operation or availability for families
Income from your program
Ability to cover costs for materials, supplies, or equipment
Access to professional development or training
20.If you anticipate expanding your program do you currently have the capacity to do so? (select all that apply)
21.How has the Minnesota Paid Family Leave program affected, or do you anticipate it affecting, your family child care program? (select all that apply)
22.Thank you for taking our survey. As we look at the options and feasibility of planning for additional, high quality child care in your area, is there anything else you'd like to share with us?