General information on child care

Employment Related Day Care (ERDC)

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Child Care matters!

The ERDC program is part of a network of partners in Oregon that work closely together on the common goal of making quality child care available, accessible, and affordable.

Child Care Program Policy  - The child care section of the Family Services policy manual that outlines DHS Self Sufficiency program rules and procedures.

Child Care Partners and Resources - Provides descriptions of and links to our child care-related partners, including agencies for child care related training, research, licensing, advocacy, oversight, nutrition, professional organizations, and resource and referral agencies.

Child Care Reports and publications

• DHS child-care related reports and publications , including:
  • Parent guide
  • Child Care Provider guide
  • The market rate study upon which DHS subsidy payment rates are based.

   

• The Oregon Child Care Commission's 2009 report  to the Governor and the Oregon Legislature, A Precarious Time: Oregon's Child Care and Early Education System Faces the Down Economy.

   

• State of Oregon, Child Care & Development Fund (CCDF) Plan