2023 Virginia Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce Survey Overview
The 2023 VA ECCE Workforce Survey was administered to teachers, site leaders, and family day home (FDH) owners at sites participating in Virginia’s Birth to 5 quality initiative (VQB5) in May-June 2023. The survey was administered as part of a partnership between the SEE-Partnerships team at UVA, the Virginia Department of Education, and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. The survey asked teachers, leaders, and FDH owners about their experiences working in early childhood education in Virginia.
Dates administered |
May 2, 2023 - June 25, 2023 |
Sample surveyed |
Teachers, site leaders, and FDH owners working at sites participating in Virginia’s VQB5 initiative as of December 2022 |
Number of responses |
Teachers 8,076 responses from self-identified teachers 5,708 center and 2,368 school FDH owners/staff 545 FDH owner/staff responses Leaders 1,283 responses from self-identified site leaders 1,002 center and 281 school |
Response rates |
48% overall Teachers 51% of teachers at sites in VQB5 49% of center-based teachers in VQB5 55% of school-based teachers in VQB5 FDH owners/staff 51% of FDH owners/staff at sites in VQB5 Site-level Leader 50% of centers in VQB5 with at least 1 response 25% of schools in VQB5 with at least 1 response |
Topics included on the survey |
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