Candidate Survey Responses 2024

PA SENATE DISTRICT 31

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)?

NameSigned the PledgeDistrictPartyCountiesQ: 1
First Three Years?
Q: 2
Social & Emotional?
Q: 3
More State Funding?
Q: 4
More Qualified Workers?
Q: 5
Boost Wages?
Q: 6
Families Afford?
Q: 7
Equal Wages?
Q: 8
Home Visit Programs?
Q: 9
Connect to Work?
Q: 10
ECE Experience?
DAWN KEEFER WETZELstill waitingPA SENATE 31REPCumberland, York--------------------
MARK JOSEPH TEMONS IIPA SENATE 31DEMCumberland, YorkYES
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