Child Care Needs During the Pandemic

The Emergency Child Care Collaborative and Smart Beginnings Alexandria are working with regional partners on a Child Care Task Force to help with the critical child care challenges resulting from COVID-19. Your responses to this survey will help us understand the needs parents in our community have and their choices for child care settings. Our regional Task Force will work to address these needs as quickly as solutions can be created. The survey will remain open until Sunday, August 30, 2020.

Thank you for your time to share this important information.

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* 1. Please list the city where you reside and your zip code.

City:

Zip Code:

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* 2. How many children do you have under the age of 13?

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* 3. Please select the age(s) and grade(s) that apply to the children in your household. Select all that apply.

8 weeks to 12 months

1 to 3 years

3 to 5 years

Kindergarten

1st through 3rd grade

4th through 5th grade

6th through 8th grade

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* 4. Which days of the week do you need child care supports? Select all that apply.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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* 5. What hours/shifts do you typically work? Select all that apply.

8 am to 5 pm

part-time morning

part-time afternoon

part-time evening

1st shift (8 hours)

2nd shift (8 hours)

3rd shift (8 hours)

1st shift (12 hours)

2nd shift (12 hours)

Not currently employed

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* 6. Please enter your estimated household income.

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* 7. My preferred child care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic is:

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* 8. Please select all of the child care services that would support your family during the COVID-19 pandemic.

School age tutoring

Opportunities for social interaction for child

Skill development and learning

Enrichment activities

Virtual learning assistance

Meals and snacks

Flexible service hours

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Select any of the following that you have experienced as challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Cost of child care

Closure of child care center due to COVID

Finding temporary child care

Finding permanent child care

Finding child care for a sick child

Finding child care for a child with special needs

Accessing child care subsidy through Virginia Department of Social Services

Transportation to/from child care

Dependable child care

High quality child care

Scheduling child care to match work schedule

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What influences your child care preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic? Select all that apply.

Health and safety reasons

Affordability

Available space for my child

Familiarity with child care provider

Preference for smaller group sizes due to COVID-19

Personalized attention

Aligns with my language and/or faith

Close to home/work

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If your employer considers offering assistance in creating a Micro-Center on site, how likely would you be to participate in such an arrangement?

Very likely

Likely

Neither likely nor unlikely

Unlikely

Very unlikely

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* 12. Many families have been exploring the creation of Micro Pods, a group of 3 to 10 students learning together in home under the direction of children's parent or hired teachers. What factors would be important to you in considering participating in a Micro Pod/Child Care Pod?

Familiarity with other children and families

Flexible care/learning hours

Parental influence on decision-making

Affordable cost

Small numbers of children

Low teacher/child ratios

Accountability of teachers

Quality of instruction

Other (please specify)