ECE Workforce Summit Survey

This brief survey will help the ECE Consortium--comprised of ABCD Head Start, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Nurtury, Horizons for Homeless Children, and other providers of early education and care--better understand the reasons educators enter the field of Early Childhood Education, why they stay, and why they leave, in preparation for an all-day ECE Workforce Summit on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Sargent Hall, Suffolk University in Boston. Thank you in advance for your willingness to participate.

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* 1. What is your current position?

Infant-Toddler Teacher

Preschool Teacher

Other Direct Care Position

Manager or Program Director

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* 2. How long have you worked in the field of Early Education?

Less than 1 year

1 to 5 years

5 to 10 years

More than 10 years

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* 3. What is your highest level of professional education?

CDA

AA Degree

BA Degree

Advanced Degree

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* 4. Do you work a second job to supplement your income?

Yes

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* 5. How would you describe your plans for staying in the field?

I plan to stay in Early Education for the rest of my career

I plan to stay in Early Education for at least several years

I plan to leave Early Education in a year or so

I am planning to leave Early Education in less than a year

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* 6. How would you describe your plans for staying at your current job?

I plan to stay at my current job for the rest of my career

I plan to stay at my current job for at least several years

I plan to leave my current job in a year or so

I am planning to leave my current job in less than a year

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* 7.
On a scale from 1 (Low Importance) to 5 (Extremely important), please rank what most impacts YOUR decision of whether or not to stay in the field of Early Education?

	Low Importance	Moderately Important	Neutral	Very important	Extremely important
Salary	Salary Low Importance	Salary Moderately Important	Salary Neutral	Salary Very important	Salary Extremely important
Benefits (health insurance, time-off, etc.)	Benefits (health insurance, time-off, etc.) Low Importance	Benefits (health insurance, time-off, etc.) Moderately Important	Benefits (health insurance, time-off, etc.) Neutral	Benefits (health insurance, time-off, etc.) Very important	Benefits (health insurance, time-off, etc.) Extremely important
Professional Advancement (opportunities for education, learning, and promotion)	Professional Advancement (opportunities for education, learning, and promotion) Low Importance	Professional Advancement (opportunities for education, learning, and promotion) Moderately Important	Professional Advancement (opportunities for education, learning, and promotion) Neutral	Professional Advancement (opportunities for education, learning, and promotion) Very important	Professional Advancement (opportunities for education, learning, and promotion) Extremely important
Working Conditions (how you are treated in the workplace, the type of work you have to do, how work is organized)	Working Conditions (how you are treated in the workplace, the type of work you have to do, how work is organized) Low Importance	Working Conditions (how you are treated in the workplace, the type of work you have to do, how work is organized) Moderately Important	Working Conditions (how you are treated in the workplace, the type of work you have to do, how work is organized) Neutral	Working Conditions (how you are treated in the workplace, the type of work you have to do, how work is organized) Very important	Working Conditions (how you are treated in the workplace, the type of work you have to do, how work is organized) Extremely important
Professional Respect (how other people think about the work you do)	Professional Respect (how other people think about the work you do) Low Importance	Professional Respect (how other people think about the work you do) Moderately Important	Professional Respect (how other people think about the work you do) Neutral	Professional Respect (how other people think about the work you do) Very important	Professional Respect (how other people think about the work you do) Extremely important

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* 1. What is your current position?

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* 2. How long have you worked in the field of Early Education?

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* 3. What is your highest level of professional education?

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* 4. Do you work a second job to supplement your income?

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* 5. How would you describe your plans for staying in the field?

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* 6. How would you describe your plans for staying at your current job?

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* 7. On a scale from 1 (Low Importance) to 5 (Extremely important), please rank what most impacts YOUR decision of whether or not to stay in the field of Early Education?

* 7.
On a scale from 1 (Low Importance) to 5 (Extremely important), please rank what most impacts YOUR decision of whether or not to stay in the field of Early Education?