Candidate Survey Responses 2024
Check below to see if your candidate completed a survey or signed the pledge to be a legislative champion for our youngest children, those under five years of age, to help ensure their access to high-quality care and early learning options.
There are 10 Questions & Answers for each candidate.
QUESTION 1:
Do you believe that the first three years of life matter to a child’s development and that the potential of these formative years can be augmented when young children attend child care programs that have talented staff who, along with parents, help establish a strong foundation of infants’ and toddlers’ developmental skills?
QUESTION 2:
Do you believe that high quality Pre-K builds strong social and emotional skills that help prepare children for early school success?
QUESTION 3:
Would you support allocating more state funding for high-quality Pre-K education for three- and four-year-olds?
QUESTION 4:
Do you believe that making child care more accessible and affordable will help businesses find more qualified workers?
QUESTION 5:
Do you support increasing state funds to boost the wages of child care staff?
QUESTION 6:
Do you support increasing state funds for child care so that more families can afford child care?
QUESTION 7:
Should the wages for child care workers and preschool teachers be commensurate with those of other educators who work in k-12 schools and have similar qualifications?
QUESTION 8:
Will you support more state funds spent for home visiting programs that help new parents care for their babies?
QUESTION 9:
Will you advocate for increased access to services that connect youth and families to work?
QUESTION 10:
Do you or family members have personal experiences with ECE they’d like to share (or more specifically, struggles finding child care)?
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