Connecticut RAPID Survey

What is the Connecticut RAPID Survey?

The Connecticut Project partnered with Stanford’s RAPID Survey Project, CTData Collaborative, and 17 community-based organizations to distribute eight surveys to families with young children in Connecticut in 2024 through 2026. Each survey covers a different topic of relevance to early childhood policy in Connecticut.

These surveys are designed to lift up parents’ voices to inform programs and policies that are responsive to the needs of Connecticut’s families.

Survey Topics | Field Dates

  1. Child Care Access & Affordability | May 1st -May 30th, 2024

  2. Developmental Screening & Parenting Supports | July 8th - August 2nd, 2024

  3. Financial Security & Material Hardship | September 27th - October 25th, 2024

  4. Early Literacy & Relational Health | January 17th - February 14th, 2025

  5. Housing and Access to Health Care | May 5th - June 2nd, 2025

  6. Child Care Enrollment & Navigation | September 3rd - October 1st, 2025

  7. Parent & Child Well-Being and Material Hardship | November 10th - December 8th, 2025

  8. Community Support & Engagement | February 25th - March 25th, 2026

Connecticut RAPID Survey Findings

Survey 1: Child Care Access & Affordability

  • Child care access

  • Child care affordability and access to subsidies

  • Child care preferences and satisfaction

View the CT RAPID Survey 1 Findings
 

Survey 2: Developmental Screening & Parenting Supports

  • Developmental screening and connection to services

  • Parenting supports

View the CT RAPID Survey 2 Findings
 

Survey 3: Financial Security & Material Hardship

  • Financial security, savings, and debt

  • Material hardship - difficulty paying for basic needs, food insecurity, and housing instability

View the CT RAPID Survey 3 Findings
 

Findings from additional surveys will be published as they become available.

The Connecticut RAPID Survey Team

The Connecticut RAPID survey, funded by The Connecticut Project, is the work of a collaborative team directed by Courtney Parkerson.

This survey is part of the RAPID Survey Project led by Dr. Philip Fisher and Cristi Carman at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood.

The Connecticut RAPID Survey work is guided by an advisory committee consisting of:

  • Courtney Parkerson, Director, The Connecticut Project

  • Ellen Fugate, Data Manager, The Connecticut Project

  • Cynthia Willner, Director of Research, CTData Collaborative

  • Allison Logan, CEO & Founder, Logan Consulting & Co., LLC

  • Michelle Doucette-Cunningham, Executive Director, Connecticut Network for Children and Youth

Partner Organizations

Seventeen community-based organizations from across Connecticut are partnering with The Connecticut Project to invite families to complete each survey: