Huron Child Care Provider Survey

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* 1. In which city or town is your child care program located?

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* 2. What type of child care program do you operate?

State Licensed child care center

State Licensed before & after school program

State Licensed group home

State Registered family child care home

Huron Registered family child care home

Unregulated

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* 3. What is your current licensed capacity? (e.g., the maximum number of children that you could enroll. Please enter a number only)

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* 4. What is your current enrollment? (Please enter a number only)

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* 5. Does your program serve infants/toddlers? (children under age 3)

Yes

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* 6. Does your program serve preschool-age children? (e.g., ages 3 - 5)

Yes

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* 7. Does your program serve school-age children? (e.g., ages 5-12)

Yes

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* 8. What is the frequency in which parents pay you for child care (e.g., weekly, biweekly, monthly). Please select the option that best represents the frequency of parent payments.

Weekly

Bi-weekly

Monthly

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What is the rate you charge parents based on the payment frequency you selected for full-time care for infants/toddlers? (Do not use the $ sign or a comma, just enter the rate. For example, 150 if that is your rate. Enter NA if not applicable, for example, if you do not care for infants/toddlers).

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* 10. What is your part-time rate for infants/toddlers? (Do not use the $ sign or a comma, just enter the rate. Enter NA if you do not have part-time rates).

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* 11. What is the rate you charge parents based on the payment frequency you selected for full-time care for preschool-age children? (Do not use the $ sign or a comma, just enter the rate. For example, 150 if that is your rate. Enter NA if not applicable, for example, if you do not care for preschool-age children).

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* 12. What is your part-time rate for preschool-age children? (Enter NA if you do not have part-time rates).

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* 13. What is the rate you charge parents based on the payment frequency you selected for full-time care for school-age children? (Before & After Care during the school year. Do not use the $ sign or a comma, just enter the rate. For example, 150 if that is your rate. Enter NA if not applicable, for example, if you do not care for school-age children).

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* 14. What is your part-time rate for school-age children? (Before & After Care during the school year. Enter NA if you do not have part-time rates).

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* 15. Do you have a waiting list of children?

Yes

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* 16. If yes, what is the number of infants/toddlers on your waiting list? (Enter a number only).

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* 17. If yes, what is the number of preschool children on your waiting list? (Enter a number only).

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* 18. If yes, what is the number of school-age children on your waiting list? (Enter a number only).

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* 19. Do you have staff vacancies at the moment?

Yes

Does not apply (no staff)

If yes, what is the number of vacant staff positions that you currently have?

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* 20. When fully staffed, what is the number of employees that you have? (If you do not have employees, enter N/A).

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* 21. What time do you open for child care? For example, what time does the first child arrive?

5:00am - 5:30am

5:30am - 6:00am

6:00am - 6:30am

6:30 - 7:00am

7:00am - 7:30am

7:30am - 8:00am

8:00am or later?

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* 22. What time do you close for child care? For example, what time does the last child leave?

4:00 - 4:30pm

4:30 - 5:00pm

5:00 - 6:00pm

6:00 - 8:00pm

8:00 - 10:00pm

Other

If you answered "other", please describe briefly

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* 23. Do you offer care overnight?

Yes

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* 24. Do you offer care on weekends?

Yes

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* 25. Would you be willing to offer care past 6:00pm if financial incentives were offered (e.g., a higher subsidy rate or contract to stay open late)?

Yes

If not, what would be your reason for not staying open later? (e.g. my day is long enough, happy with current hours; it would be hard to get staff to work those hours; not enough demand for those hours; other reason?)

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* 26. Do you offer care for children who may be ill (e.g., a child with a fever)?

Yes

My policy is that children cannot be in my care if they have a fever of over a certain threshold (e.g., 101).

Other (please specify)

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* 27. Do you serve children on the child care subsidy program?

Yes

If you serve children whose care is paid for with a subsidy, about how many children on subsidy do you currently serve?

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* 28. What are your biggest challenges related to operating your child care program?

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* 29. If you could tell policymakers/elected officials about one thing you need most to operate your child care program, what would it be? Please use 1 or 2 sentences.

Huron Child Care Provider Survey

Introduction

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* 1. In which city or town is your child care program located?

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* 2. What type of child care program do you operate?

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* 3. What is your current licensed capacity? (e.g., the maximum number of children that you could enroll. Please enter a number only)

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* 4. What is your current enrollment? (Please enter a number only)

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* 5. Does your program serve infants/toddlers? (children under age 3)

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* 6. Does your program serve preschool-age children? (e.g., ages 3 - 5)

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* 7. Does your program serve school-age children? (e.g., ages 5-12)

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* 8. What is the frequency in which parents pay you for child care (e.g., weekly, biweekly, monthly). Please select the option that best represents the frequency of parent payments.

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* 10. What is your part-time rate for infants/toddlers? (Do not use the $ sign or a comma, just enter the rate. Enter NA if you do not have part-time rates).

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* 12. What is your part-time rate for preschool-age children? (Enter NA if you do not have part-time rates).

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* 14. What is your part-time rate for school-age children? (Before & After Care during the school year. Enter NA if you do not have part-time rates).

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* 15. Do you have a waiting list of children?

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* 16. If yes, what is the number of infants/toddlers on your waiting list? (Enter a number only).

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* 17. If yes, what is the number of preschool children on your waiting list? (Enter a number only).

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* 18. If yes, what is the number of school-age children on your waiting list? (Enter a number only).

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* 19. Do you have staff vacancies at the moment?

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* 20. When fully staffed, what is the number of employees that you have? (If you do not have employees, enter N/A).

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* 21. What time do you open for child care? For example, what time does the first child arrive?

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* 22. What time do you close for child care? For example, what time does the last child leave?

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* 23. Do you offer care overnight?

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* 24. Do you offer care on weekends?

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* 25. Would you be willing to offer care past 6:00pm if financial incentives were offered (e.g., a higher subsidy rate or contract to stay open late)?

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* 26. Do you offer care for children who may be ill (e.g., a child with a fever)?

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* 27. Do you serve children on the child care subsidy program?

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* 28. What are your biggest challenges related to operating your child care program?

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* 29. If you could tell policymakers/elected officials about one thing you need most to operate your child care program, what would it be? Please use 1 or 2 sentences.