This third brief in a seven-part series summarizes responses from 100 parents who applied for or enrolled in a public school or early childhood education (ECE) program in 2020, about whether they can access their preferred programs and schools. The brief explores parents’ perceptions of whether they can access high-quality programs, barriers to access and parents’ concerns about equity. It also looks at the role of geography in parents’ choices and finds that geographic constraints often limited their accessible set of program options. (author abstract)