| About Us |  |
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| Promoting safe, quality, affordable and accessible child care. | |||
| Vision | |||
| The Child Care Division was established within the Oregon Employment Department in 1993 to highlight the importance of child care in developing and maintaining a diverse, multi-skilled workforce. The division supports families by promoting a statewide child care system that promotes safe, high quality, affordable, and accessible child care. | |||
| Mission Statement | |||
| The division assures the safety of children in care by licensing certifed child care centers, certified family homes, and registered family child care homes. The division also assesses complaints about child care facilities. | |||
| Organization | |||
| Annual Performance Measures The division has licensing staff in 12 locations statewide. The licensing staff inspect child care facilities, assess complaints against facilities and provide technical assistance to child care providers. There are two categories of licensing: certification and registration. The division is also advised by The Childhood Care & Education Coordinating Council which is a collaborative, broad partnership of agencies, providers and parents who are working together to create a balanced system of care in Annual Performance Measures | |||
| Programs | |||
| The division licenses approximately 1000 child care centers and 350 certified family homes through a process that includes a criminal history check of all invidividuals regularly associated with the facility. The division staff conduct annual announced and unannounced examinations of the facilites. Facilities are required to have an inspection and approval from a Health Department Environmental Health Specialist and a fire marshall prior to licensure by CCD. Certified Child Care Centers Centers generally have a capacity for more than 13 children; usually in a structure designed for that purpose. A license to conduct certified child care if valid for one year. Certified Family Child Care Homes Certified family homes have a capacity to provide care for up to 16 children, including the provider’s own children, in a building constructed as a single family dwelling. A license to conduct certified family child care is valid for one year. Registered Care The Division licenses 4000 family child care businesses. Providers may care for up to 10 children, including their own, in their own home. Providers must meet basic training requirements and undergo an on-site health and safety review before beginning care for children or renewing their license. All providers and anyone over 18 who reside in or is a frequent visitor in the home must pass a background check. A license to conduct registered family child care is valid for two years. License-exempt Care Some child care is exempt from regulation. License-exempt includes providers caring for three or fewer children, providers caring for children from only one family, school district programs, care provided in the child’s home or by a relative of the child, and limited duration programs such as summer camps. The Child Care Division also provides funding to over 200 community-based organizations that serve targeted populations families, including:
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