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Threats to your Organization
| Shortages of qualified teachers |  61% |
| State of the economy | 49% |
| Competition from Pre-K in public schools | 37% |
| Staff turnover | 26% |
| Lack of work ethic of younger hires | 25% |
| Pressure from parents to teach more academics | 24% |
| Decreases in public subsidies | 23% |
| Children with challenging behavior | 23% |
| Move to require teachers to have a BA | 23% |
| Lack of subsidies for middle class parents with kids | 20% |
| Changes to state regulations / licensing requirements | 19% |
| New NAEYC accreditation standards | 19% |
| Lack of affordable space for expansion | 16% |
| Teamwork issues among staff | 15% |
| Providing appropriate training for employees | 13% |
| Rising cost of health insurance | 13% |
| Competition from unlicensed providers | 13% |
| Push down curriculum from NCLB | 12% |
| Problems collecting payments | 11% |
| Child being injured in an accident at your center | 7% |
| Lack of respect by parents | 6% |
| National unionization movement | 4% |
| Abuse allegations against center staff by parents | 2% |
| Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act | 1% |
| Accident involving a center vehicle | 1% |
| Availability of center liability insurance | 1% |
| Child snatching from your center in a custody dispute | 1% |
| Actual occurence of an incidence of sexual abuse at your center | 1% |
Total votes: 308