Welcome to Find Child Care Oregon!
How Can 211info Help You?
211info offers comprehensive child care referrals to support families searching for child care. 211info staff will work with you and search the database to provide you with referrals that fit your child care needs. 211info also has access to additional community referrals that could help support your family in other areas such as housing support, utility assistance, and qualifying for food stamps.
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*Referrals are not recommendations and do not relate to quality of child care. The responsibility of exploring and determining the best child care provider is solely upon families seeking child care.
Steps to Finding Quality Child Care
FINDING QUALITY CHILD CARE
A Guide for Oregon’s Families
One of the most important decisions your family will ever make is choosing child care. The Finding Quality Child Care: A Guide for Oregon’s Families provides information, resources, and guidance to help you to make the best decision when choosing a child care program that meets the needs of your family. Finding the right program takes time, so start early.
Download this guide in one of these languages:
Chinese | English | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
FINDING QUALITY CHILD CARE
Questions to Ask When Looking for Child Care
It can be challenging to know what questions to ask a Child Care Program. This Questions to Ask When looking for Child Care document can provide some suggestions as you interview and search for Child Care to make the best decision for you and your family.
Download this checklist in one of these languages:
Chinese | English | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY
The Child Care Safety Portal is a resource for parents and families to check the most updated information on the status of licensed child care programs in Oregon. The Portal lets families search for a child care provider and view their licensing history over a period of time. Parents can explore the site to determine the best child care for their children. The Finding Quality Child Care Guide can be found here and includes quality child care indicators to help inform families.
If you have any question, please contact the DELC Child Care Licensing Division via:E-mail: ccld.customerservice@delc.oregon.gov
or Phone: 1-800-556-6616