Business Survey on Childcare

KCCC opens business survey on childcare issues

Klickitat County online poll runs through February 28

Klickitat County (January 30, 2025) - Klickitat County Childcare Committee (KCCC) is conducting a short survey for local employers and businesses to determine if the lack of childcare affects business operations and profitability in rural Klickitat County.

Johanna Roe, KCCC project coordinator and grant writer, said the effort focuses on employers with recruitment, retention, or expansion issues due to a workforce with unmet childcare needs. Answers to the survey will be used to help develop an agenda for a business forum later this spring to address the childcare crisis affecting the Klickitat County business community and the economy.

“We are also interested in learning about creative ideas and innovative approaches participants may have regarding childcare issues,” Roe said, adding that the survey is brief and confidential.

The online survey will be open until February 28 at https://forms.gle/tBtw1SGf6aJeNz498.

KCCC works to address the childcare needs of rural families throughout Klickitat County. The organization has helped five new childcare businesses open locally in the past 24 months and hopes the survey will provide more insights into practical actions it can take to improve access for parents and children.

Learn more about the Klickitat County Childcare Committee at http://www.gorgeearlylearning.com/kccc.html.