| Shortages of qualified teachers |
 62% |
| State of the economy |
50% |
| Competition from Pre-K in public schools |
36% |
| Staff turnover |
26% |
| Pressure from parents to teach more academics |
25% |
| Decreases in public subsidies |
25% |
| Lack of work ethic of younger hires |
24% |
| Children with challenging behavior |
22% |
| Move to require teachers to have a BA |
22% |
| Lack of subsidies for middle class parents with kids |
20% |
