Resources

• Why it Matters

  • Molly Wright: How every child can thrive by five
  • No Small Matter
  • ZERO to THREE
  • The Heckman Equation

• Family Resources

  • Find Child Care Oregon
  • UCAN Head Start & Early Head Start
  • Preschool Promise
  • Employment Related Day Care
  • Take Root Parenting Connection

• Employer Resources

  • Assess family-friendly policies with ROI Survey
  • Oregon Employer’s Childcare Toolkit
  • The Business Case for On-site Child Care
  • Leading with Care
  • Business Champions for Kids – Employer Resources
  • The Best Place for Working Parents Assessment
  • Economic Impact Calculator for Businesses
  • Childcare Toolkit for Employers
  • ReadyNation Business Champions for Infants and Toddlers
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Child Care is Core to Economic Growth: We Must Commit by Indra Nooyi
  • Vivi Employer Resources

• Early Learning Workforce

  • Child Care Works for Oregon
  • Care Connections & Education
  • Umpqua Community College
  • Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship

• In the News

  • Affordable Childcare a Problem in Rural America
  • Douglas Co. Offers Financial Incentives
  • Gov. Kotek approves over $10B in ‘historic’ education, childcare bill
  • Child Care costs eat up family income in Oregon
  • Oregon’s Child Care Industry
  • Senate boycott may impact Roseburg child care
  • With a shortage of locally and statewide, families struggle to find and afford child care
  • Douglas County childcare providers are finally getting community support
  • Merkley, Wyden announce support for bill to boost child care and pre-K access for families
  • More Oregon state lawmakers are finally paying attention to child care issues. Will it matter?
  • Combating Douglas County’s child care desert
  • Oregon’s Child Care Deserts 2025: Mapping Supply