Childcare Worker Survey

This survey is for current or former staff who have worked in the childcare sector in Banff the past 5 years, working with children aged 12 or under.

If you are working, or worked at multiple childcare service locations, please summarize your experiences in your responses or reflect on the location which you worked at the most.

The information gathered here will be kept anonymous and help to inform the 2024 Childcare Needs Assessment for Banff. This survey will take approximately 5 minutes. All respondents will have a chance to win a $50 gift card to a local grocery store.

Survey closes January 12, 2025.

Privacy Statement

Any personal information provided in this survey is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act, Section 33(c). The information you provide will be shared only in aggregate form with no connection to individuals and will be used for planning purposes around the Childcare Needs Assessment. No personal information will be shared with anyone outside the Town project team. If you have any questions regarding the collection and use of this information, please contact the Town of Banff Director of Communications at: communications@banff.ca(External link) or 403.762.1207.

Any email information submitted for contest purposes are kept separate from survey responses.

Please make a selection, based on your current status in the childcare sector:

* required

I am currently working as a childcare provider in Banff

I previously worked as a childcare provider in Banff

I am resigning from my position as a childcare provider in Banff

How long have you been working in the childcare sector in Banff?

If you no longer work in the childcare sector, how long has it been since you worked in childcare?

If you are currently working in childcare, what are the most important factors affecting your decision to continue working in the childcare sector in Banff?
Please rank the following attributes with 1 as most important and 11 as least important. Different attritbutes cannot have the same rank number.
(Skip question if no longer working in childcare)

Workload/level of responsibility and tasks assigned

Select

Staff accommodation offered

Select

Hours of work

Select

Number of children and program

Select

Education & training opportunities

Select

Workplace culture

Select

Benefits offered

Select

Life in a mountain community in a national park

Select

Leadership at place of work

Select

Wage

Select

Career advancement opportunities

Select

If you are still working in childcare in Banff, are there any other important factors affecting your decision to stay in the childcare sector in Banff?

Maximum 255 characters

0/255

If you no longer work in childcare, what are the most important factors that affected your decision to leave work in the childcare sector in Banff?

Please rank the following attributes, with 1 as most important and 11 as least important. Different attributes below cannot have the same number.

(Skip question if still working in childcare)

Benefits offered

Select

Wage

Select

Hours of work

Select

Workload/level of responsibility and tasks assigned

Select

Number of children and program

Select

Workplace culture

Select

Staff accommodation offered

Select

Life in a mountain community in a national park

Select

Career advancement opportunities

Select

Education & training opportunities

Select

Leadership at place of work

Select

If you have left working in childcare, are there any other important factors affecting your decision to leave the childcare sector in Banff?

Maximum 255 characters

0/255

What is/was your total annual individual income (not household) before taxes from your work in childcare in Banff:

10.

Do you/did you work more than one job at the same time as working in childcare (either inside or outside the childcare sector)?

Yes

11.

Do you want to continue working in the childcare sector in Banff?

Yes

Maybe

12.

Please explain why you answered the way you did about continuing to work in the childcare sector in Banff.

Maximum 255 characters

0/255

13.

What childcare service do you/did you work for? (select all that apply)

15.

Is there anything else you would like to share about working in childcare in Banff?

16.

If you would like to enter a contest to win a $50 gift card to a local grocery store, please enter your email address. Email addresses entered in this question for the draw are not connected to survey responses.