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2026 Texas Rural Child Care - Provider Survey

Texas Rural Funders is researching the state of rural child care in Texas. We want to learn from providers like you about your service offerings, strengths, challenges, funding, and needs.

Your responses will help identify ways to strengthen support for rural child care. Please answer as candidly and throughly as possible.

Click HERE to see a copy of the questions before you complete the survey.
1.Contact Information
2.Is your center open year-round?
3.What are your days and hours of operation each week?
4.Which of the following best describes the building in which your center is located? Please check one.
5.Please provide any further explanation to help us understand your facility.
6.How is your child care operation organized?
7.How would you describe demand for child care services in your area?
8.Do you have a Texas Rising Star Certification?
9.Approximately how many other child care providers are in your area? Please specifiy if they are licensed or unlicensed. Has this number increased or decreased in the past three years?
10.Number of children you serve
11.What age children do you serve?
We don't serve this age
1-2 children
3-5 children
6-9 children
10+ children
Birth to 11 Months
12-17 Months
18-23 Months
2 Year Olds
3 Year Olds
4 Year Olds
5 Year Olds
6 and Older
12.How many staff do you employ?
13.How much per hour do you pay your employees?
14.What is the annual operating budget for your childcare center?
15.Is your childcare center financially sustainable?
16.This past year, what percent of your budget came from the following sources (your responses should total 100%)
17.How important are the following partnerships to your childcare center?
Very important
Important but not urgent
Not currently partnered but want to
Not a priority
Employer(s)
School District
Education Service Center (ESC)
Workforce Board
Nonprofit Partners
Foundation(s)
Other
18.Is there anything else you would like to share? What recommendations would you offer to support and improve child care in rural communities?