Maryland Child Care Workforce Follow-Up Survey

MSDE Launches Maryland Child Care Workforce Survey to Better Understand the Experiences and Challenges of Early Caregivers

The new survey will help MSDE better understand the experiences and challenges of early caregivers to help Maryland retain child care employees in their jobs

The Maryland State Department of Education announces the launch of the Maryland Child Care Workforce Follow-Up Survey. The online survey, designed and administered by the University of Virginia (UVA), will help MSDE to better understand the experiences and challenges of early caregivers in Maryland and to help retain child care employees in their jobs. The survey is aimed at a sample of current and former early educators who worked in MSDE childcare in October 2023. The survey asks early educators about whether they are still employed at their site/program or moved/left, challenges to teaching, staffing, compensation, and other factors that may relate to site/program satisfaction. The survey also includes questions about early childhood educators’ well-being. Read more about the research survey on the UVA website.

The survey will launch on August 5, 2024, and will be sent to a sample of 25,0000 current and former early childhood educators who were working in licensed MSDE child care sites in October 2023.Invited early educators will receive invitations to take the survey via email or text message. To thank early educators for participating, invitees who complete the survey will instantly receive a $35 via email.

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