2008 Child Care Provider Wage Survey

Do you know what child care wages are in your area? The Pennsylvania Child Care Association is conducting a Wage Survey designed for Child Care Centers. Your participation is needed!  With your help…

  1. centers can benchmark their pay scales and compare to other providers,
  2. PACCA can use data to advocate for higher grants and reimbursement rates that support pay and benefits,
  3. funders, public and private, will better understand the fiscal challenges of the profession,
  4. the analytical data is necessary for T.E.A.CH reimbursements,
  5. we will enter you into our prize drawings!

download a hard copy of the survey to complete (PDF)

enter online survey - now closed

Important Note: If you choose to respond online, please be sure to complete the survey with minimal interruptions. Otherwise, the survey may time out during entry and data will be lost. 

For a paper copy mailed or faxed to you, please call PACCA toll free at 888-296-1917 or email jason@pacca.org

2008 Wage Survey Order Form

Members will be able to view the survey results online or purchase a hard copy following compilation of the survey. To purchase a hard copy, please fill out the order form. 

 

PACCA’s 2005 Child Care Provider Wage Survey

The Pennsylvania Child Care Association conducted a survey of child care centers to benchmark wages and benefits across Pennsylvania. Almost 500 licensed Child Care Centers from 54 counties throughout Pennsylvania completed the survey and gave us a great deal of statistical data that will be used to advocate on your behalf in the future.

Some survey highlights:

  • Of those who responded, most (82%) were NOT accredited; however 87% were enrolled in Keystone STARS.
  • The survey shows that 33% of the respondents have no employer funded health coverage; and another 28% of those for whom it is available for the employee, there is no coverage for their dependants.
  • Nearly 1/3 of the programs had to reduce enrollment due to turnover and the inability to fill vacant classroom positions.
  • 60% of Group Supervisors in the responding programs have a BA or other advanced degree – 35% of them are degreed in ECE.