Trying Together to Host Office Hours on 2025 Child Care Market Rate Survey
Trying Together’s Policy Team will host four upcoming office hours to discuss the importance of completing the 2025 Child Care Market Rate Survey and to offer support and answer questions.
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Every three years, the Market Rate Survey helps the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) to set child care subsidy payment rates that are reflective of the private pay market.
The survey’s purpose is also about understanding the private pay tuition rates that programs charge to operate and that families are willing to pay. Even if a survey respondent doesn’t serve children on subsidy, their participation helps the field and may increase the payments to providers.
More programs completing the survey means that Pennsylvania has more information about program needs and what families are paying. This can help to make the case for greater investment in early care and education that will affect all programs.
The survey is open through Monday, December 8.
Trying Together’s office hours to discuss the survey include:
Thursday, October 23 from 6 p.m. to 7p.m.
Thursday, October 30 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, November 12 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Office hour attendees who confirm that they completed the survey will be entered into a raffle to receive a gift card. Those interested in attending should register to attend one of the office hours sessions.
Those interested in attending Trying Together’s office hours can sign up online.