Return to Previous Childcare
Sihong
10/5/2020
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Results showed that most (73.29%) of caregivers said they could go back to their previous childcare. However, there were also 14.4% saying they could not and 12.3% saying they were not sure if they could return.
Breakdown by Race
Latinx families were less confident in their abilities to go back to previous childcare.
Breakdown by Income
Fewer low-income families reported they could go back to previous childcare compared to high-income families.
Breakdown by Single Parent Status
Single parents reported less likely to go back to previous childcare compared to non-single parents.
Breakdown by Child Disability Status
Willingness to Return to Previous Childcare
*Based on Data Collected from Week 7 & 8 Most (63.53%) families reported willing to return to their previous childcare. However, there were also 15.9% not willing to, and 20.58% unsure.
Breakdown by Race
A higher percentage of Black caregivers reported to be willing to return to their previous childcare, compared to White and Latinx families.
Breakdown by Income
More low-income families reported being willing to return to previous childcare.
Breakdown by Single Parent Status
Breakdown by Child Disability Status
Families of chlidren without disability reported more willing to return to previous childcare
Comfortable to Return to Previous Childcare
*Based on Data Collected from Week 7 & 8 About half (49.61%) of families reported “a little bit comfortable and a little bit worried” about returning to previous childcare; 20.46% report not comfortable at all and very worried; 25.2% reporting very comfortable and not worried at all.
*Note: 1 = Not at all comfortable/Very worried; 2 = A little comfortable and also a little worried; 3 = Neither comfortable nor worried; 4 = Very comfortable and not at all worried
Breakdown by Race
*Note: 1 = Not at all comfortable/Very worried; 2 = A little comfortable and also a little worried; 3 = Neither comfortable nor worried; 4 = Very comfortable and not at all worried
Breakdown by Income
Low-income families reported more comfortable to return to previous childcare.
*Note: 1 = Not at all comfortable/Very worried; 2 = A little comfortable and also a little worried; 3 = Neither comfortable nor worried; 4 = Very comfortable and not at all worried
Breakdown by Single Parent Status
Single-parent families reported more comfortable to return to previous childcare.
*Note: 1 = Not at all comfortable/Very worried; 2 = A little comfortable and also a little worried; 3 = Neither comfortable nor worried; 4 = Very comfortable and not at all worried
Breakdown by Child Disability Status
Caregivers of children with disability reported more comfortable to return to previous childcare. 
*Note: 1 = Not at all comfortable/Very worried; 2 = A little comfortable and also a little worried; 3 = Neither comfortable nor worried; 4 = Very comfortable and not at all worried
Barrier of Returning to Previous Childcare
The biggest barrier of caregivers’ deciding to return to previous childcare was safety - 27.3% of caregivers reported concern about safety. Then, there were also 11.16% of caregivers reported no need to return to previous childcare currently, and 8.93% of caregivers reports costs being the main barrier.
Breakdown by race
Breakdown by income
Breakdown by single parent status
Breakdown by child disability status
What Caregivers Want to Know to Feel comfortable Returning to Same Childcare
Things that caregivers want to know about the childcare facility to feel comfortable returning included:
1) plans for cleaning the physical space (68.84%)
2) plans if anyone affiliated with the childcare gets a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID19 (66.12%)
3) plans for deciding if an employee is healthy enough to work (62.31%)
4) plans for deciding if a child is healthy enough to attend child care (61.50%)
5) number of children in the same space (57.19%)
6) social distancing measures (54.6%)
7) number of adults in the same space (50.48%)
8) new and updated policies for enrollment, cost, etc. (34.06%)
*Note. numchild = number of children in the same space as my child; numadult = number of adult in the same space as my child; socialdist = social distancing measures; cleaning = plans for cleaning the physical space; childhealth = plans for deciding if a child is healthy enough to attend child care; employeehealth = plans for deciding if an employee is healthy enough to work; COVID = plans if anyone affiliated with the childcare gets a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of covid19 enroll = new and updated policies for enrollment, cost, etc.
Concerned not Able to Return to Work Because of Lack Appropriate Childcare
*Based on Data Collected from Week 7 & 8 About half of caregivers (53.22%) reported no concern about their ability of returning to work because of lacking appropriate childcare. However, there were also 32.48% of caregivers reporting such a concern.
Breakdown by Race
Compared to White caregivers, Black and Latinx caregivers reported more concern about their ability of returning to work because of lacking appropriate childcare.
Breakdown by Income
Compared to high-income families, low-income families reported more concern about their ability of returning to work because of lacking appropriate childcare
Breakdown by Single Parent Status
Single parents reported more concern about their ability of returning to work because of lacking appropriate childcare. 
Breakdown by Child Disability Status
Caregivers of children with disability reported more concerns about their ability of returning to work because of lacking appropriate childcare
