Montgomery County Surveys Parents About Child Care Needs During COVID-19

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 3, 2020

            The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how Montgomery County families, especially those with children under the age of 13, will live for the foreseeable future. Questions remain about child care, and what programs and services will look like in the coming months.

            As the County begins working toward reopening and parents start going back to work, the Early Childhood Coordinating Council (ECCC) wants to hear from parents about their child care situations. Parents of children, especially those under the age of 13, are asked to complete a new survey to help learn more about child care arrangements—what they were before COVID-19 and what arrangements parents are looking for now.

            The survey should take fewer than five minutes to complete and will help the County shape community-centered programs and inform recommendations made to policymakers, educators, and the business community.  All responses are anonymous, and the deadline to complete the survey is midnight, Tuesday, June 16.

            The ECCC is comprised of child care providers, representatives of County agencies, nonprofit partners, medical personnel, and parent representatives and they will use the responses from families to inform policy recommendations made to policymakers, educators, and the business community, and to shape community-centered programs.

            For more information, contact Taryn Billand at Taryn.Billand@montgomerycountymd.gov. 

            For the latest COVID-19 updates, visit the County’s COVID-19 website and follow Montgomery County on Facebook @MontgomeryCountyInfo and Twitter @MontgomeryCountyMD.

            Put the “count” in Montgomery County! Be sure to complete the Census online, by phone, or by mail. It’s safe, confidential, easy, and important. #2020Census #EveryoneCountsMCMD

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            Media Contact:  Mary Anderson, mary.anderson@montgomerycountymd.gov