Description:
To better understand whether and how the "need for change" is perceived among child care stakeholders in New England, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston conducted an online exploratory survey between December 2018 and March 2019 with 664 individuals in New England, targeting those who identified as child care stakeholders: parents, child care providers, nonprofits, funders, employers, child care resource and referral agencies, licensors, government agencies, legislators, and subsidy administrators. This exploratory survey found that a large share of parent respondents who pay for care privately, and the vast majority of parents who pay with subsidies, felt uncomfortable leaving their children in the care they could afford. Across respondent groups, we found strong recognition that early child care workers tend to be underqualified and underpaid. While there was nearly unanimous support that change was needed, opinions on how the change should be implemented and who should be responsible for financing it varied. (author abstract)
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Publisher(s):
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Connecticut;
Maine;
Massachusetts;
New Hampshire;
Rhode Island;
Vermont