1. PA Partnerships for Children Survey Highlights
May 22-23, 2018
Sample: 549 likely voters
Complete poll prekforpa.org
Brock McCleary, President

2. Methodology
The sample size for the survey is 549 likely voters in Pennsylvania and the margin of error is +/- 4.18%. Responses were gathered via landline and mobile phone interviews conducted by live callers at a professional call center. The survey was conducted May 22 – 23, 2018 by Harper Polling. The total percentages for responses may not equal 100% due to rounding.

3. Importance of Early Childhood Education
Q: How important do you believe early childhood education is to helping people lead healthy and productive lives?
Voters of all political parties and ideologies, as well as both women and men, value the importance of early childhood education in helping people lead healthy and productive lives.
Total Important: 94%
Total Not Important: 4%
REP
DEM
IND
Women
Men
Cons
Mod
Lib
Very Important
75%
89%
80%
86%
78%
77%
74%
93%
Total Important
94%
95%
92%
97%
91%
96%
83%
98%

4. Funding for Pre-k Total Favor: 75% Total Oppose: 18%
Q: Currently in Pennsylvania, public funding is available for some low- and moderate-income
families to help afford pre-k programs for their 3 and 4-year-old children. Pre-k is offered
through both public and private entities, such as community childcare centers, Head Start
programs, private nursery schools, and local school districts. Do you favor or oppose allocating additional funding for pre-k programs in Pennsylvania?
Total Favor: 75%
Total Oppose: 18%

5. Funding for Pre-k By Demographics
Majorities of voters across all key demographics support increasing funding for pre-k. Republicans and Conservatives are slightly weaker in their support, while nearly all Democrats and Liberals favor an increase.

6. Willing to pay $50 Total Willing: 64% Total Not Willing: 33%
Q: How willing would you be to pay an additional $50 per year in taxes so that every child
eligible for pre-k in Pennsylvania could attend?
A substantial two-thirds of likely voters in Pennsylvania would be willing to pay an additional $50 per year in taxes so that every child eligible for pre-k in Pennsylvania could attend.
Total Willing: 64%
Total Not Willing: 33%

7. Willing to pay $50 By Demographics
Both women and men, as well as Democrats, Independents, Liberals, Moderates, seniors, and high propensity voters, are willing to pay an extra $50 to allow every eligible child to access pre-k in PA. Republicans are split but narrowly say they are willing to pay extra for this purpose. Only self-identified Conservatives say they would be net-unwilling to do so. Still, a substantial portion of Conservatives are willing to pay this extra money in taxes to see every eligible child attend pre-k.

8. Willing to pay $50 By Region
Voters in every region of the state are willing to pay $50 additional in taxes to expand pre-k access to every eligible child in Pennsylvania. Willingness is somewhat lower, but still a majority, in the Northern Tier and Pittsburgh/Southwest regions.

9. Contact Harper Polling
Brock McCleary
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