The Start Strong PA Campaign is calling on child care directors and owners to take part in a survey on the staffing crisis survey in the next two weeks.
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Start Strong PA is collecting information about the ongoing staffing crisis and participation in the Child Care Recruitment and Retention Program that was included in Pennsylvania’s most recent budget.
The information collected during the survey will be used to demonstrate the continued need for the 2026-2027 state budget to increase funding for child care so the workforce is paid a livable wage and programs can keep classrooms open for working families.
Surveys must be completed by Sunday, April 5.
Child care programs should fill out separate surveys for each locations if they are multi-site organizations.
Some of the questions on the survey include:
- The amount of open or unfilled staff positions
- Whether the program has closed classrooms
- Whether there are under-enrolled classrooms
- Whether there are challenges with recruiting teachers
The survey can be taken online.
