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Oregon Employment Department - Child Care Division

Department

For Providers


Becoming a Child Care Provider	Links and Resources
Child Care Rule Books
Training Information
Mentoring Program
Professional Development
Mandatory Reporting

Becoming a Child Care Provider

Interested in becoming a child care provider? See descriptions below for the three types of regulated care in Oregon. The next step is to contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral agency.

Types of Licensed Child Care in Oregon

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Registered Family Child Care Homes

Certified Family Child Care Homes

Certified Child Care Centers

Child Care Division Criminal History Registry

You must be enrolled in the Child Care Division Criminal History Registry if you are:

The operator or an employee of a child care program regulated by the Child Care Division;
The operator or an employee of an Oregon pre-kindergarten program;
The operator or an employee of a federal Head Start program;
An individual in a child care facility who may have unsupervised contact with children; and
A contractor or an employee of the contractor who provides early childhood special education or early intervention services.

For complete details and how to apply, click here

Child Care That Does Not Require Regulation in Oregon

Some child care in Oregon does not require any registration or certification from the Child Care Division;
Child care is exempt from regulation if:

The provider cares for three or fewer children in addition to the provider’s own children
The provider cares for any number of children from the same family
The care is provided in the home of the child
The care is provided by the child’s parent or guardian or a relative
The care is provided on an occasional basis by someone who does not usually provide child care
The facility provides a preschool program that operates for less than four hours per day and provides education to children from age 3 through school age
The facility provides training on a specific subject such as dancing, drama, music etc.
The facility is an organized club or hobby group providing short athletic or social activities, such as soccer, scouts etc.
The facility is operated by a governmental agency

Only one exemption may apply at any one time. They cannot be combined.

Child Care Rule Books

Rules for child care centers

Rules for certified family homes

Rules for family child care

Training Information

Need Training? Your local Child Care Resource and Referral ( R&R ) agency can provide for much of your training needs, often in multiple languages.

Across the state, local R&Rs provide many of the following trainings.

Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Health and Safety
Building Blocks of Social and Emotional Development
Child Care Business Classes
Food Handlers
Partnering with Parents
Creating a Climate for Growth
and many more!

Note: Please do not send copies of training certificates except with applications.

Click here for the On-line Child Care Training Calendar

Other Training Resources:

Oregon AEYC

Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education at Portland State University

Mentoring Program

Mentoring Program

The Statewide Mentor Program (formerly with Portland State University) is now a program of the Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

This transition will allow the program to be administered locally, and will give Mentors and Mentees more personal contact with the administration. The Mentor Program will now be administered by the local CCR&Rs.

To find out more about the Mentoring Program, click here.

To view a flyer about the Mentoring Program in English, click here.

To view a flyer about the Mentoring Program in Spanish, click here

Professional Development

Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education
The Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education (OCCD) provides leadership in the development and operation of integrated and statewide professional development standards and systems. OCCD promotes professional development to achieve high quality care and education for children and youth, and creates and supports training and education.

The Oregon Registry: Pathways for Professional Recognition in Childhood Care and Education is a voluntary, statewide program to document and recognize the professional achievements of people who work in the childhood care and education profession.

The Oregon Registry Trainer Program offers voluntary certification for trainers and adult educators in the childhood care and education profession. The Oregon Registry Trainer Program also offers support for trainers and adult educators as they enhance their adult education knowledge and skills and develop high quality community-based training sessions.
The Oregon Registry Trainer Program includes three types of certified trainers:

The Virtual Degree Project is an innovative strategy to increase the accessibility for child care professional to continue their education and receive college credit in exchange for experience. You can receive college credit for a Step 7 in the Oregon Registry or a CDA.


Mandatory Reporting

Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Abuse and Neglect Child care providers are mandatory reporters of suspected abuse and neglect. A DHS Question & Answer about reporting abuse and neglect is available here. More information about mandatory reporters is available here.

Links and Resources

For information regarding the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and child care, click here

For a list of addtional child care resources and links, click here

Page updated: April 28, 2008

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