About the Provider Survey Panel
Early Educators Advocate for LA Kids (Early Educators) is a survey panel designed to gather essential information regarding the early childhood care and education field from the perspective of providers themselves in Los Angeles County, California.
Early Educators provides an opportunity for ongoing feedback with a group of diverse early care and education providers. Providers share their perspectives and experiences on a range of topics such as childcare quality, funding for childcare, and workforce satisfaction. This data and information is then shared back with participating providers as well as with Early Educators Advocate for LA Kids project partners.
Early Educators is dedicated to centering the voices of early care providers and ensuring that providers drive how their stories and perspectives are shared. LA County providers were involved in the initial development and launch of Early Educators Advocate for LA Kids. When surveys are completed, providers help to review the findings and prioritize data for broader dissemination across LA County. Democratizing the data in this way is a central focus of this project. Early Educators Advocate for LA Kids is committed to making data accessible, usable, and inclusive to anyone and everyone.
HOW DO PROVIDERS PARTICIPATE IN EARLY EDUCATORS ADVOCATE FOR LA KIDS?
Providers are invited to participate in the survey panel through email, web, and social media advertising and outreach. Participants are also reached through word–of-mouth recommendations and regional early care and education organizations.
To register to be part of Early Educators, participants provide contact and demographic information as well as their language and communications preferences. After registration, participants receive periodic surveys and other engagement opportunities, such as focus groups, interviews, advisory groups, and more.