2024 Virginia Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce Survey Overview
The 2024 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 March-June 2024. 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 |
March 27, 2024 - June 24, 2024 |
Sample surveyed |
Teachers, site leaders, and FDH owners working at sites participating in Virginia’s VQB5 initiative as of December 2023 |
Number of responses |
Teachers 13,633 responses from self-identified teachers 10,046 center and 3,587 school FDH owners/staff 869 FDH owner/staff responses Leaders 1,714 responses from self-identified site leaders 1,440 center and 274 school |
Response rates |
54% overall Teachers 58% of teachers at sites in VQB5 57% of center-based teachers in VQB5 61% of school-based teachers in VQB5 FDH owners/staff 50% of FDH owners/staff at sites in VQB5 Site-level Leader 63% of centers in VQB5 with at least 1 response 24% of schools in VQB5 with at least 1 response |
Topics included on the survey |
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