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Child Care Resource & Referral of Clackamas County2025-03-03T14:14:32-08:00
Child Care Resource & Referral of Clackamas County

Child Care Resource & Referral of Clackamas County

Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) of Clackamas County supports high-quality child care throughout our region. We offer professional development, training and technical support to child care providers. Our team provides additional support that helps child care services earn licenses, inclusion on the Oregon Registry Online (ORO), and quality ratings in the state’s Spark program.

Child care in Clackamas County is in high demand; learn more about the benefits of becoming a child care provider.

Resources for Child Care Providers

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Training

If you are on state assistance (TANF, ERDC, SNAP), you may be eligible for scholarships offered by Child Care Resource & Referral of Clackamas County:

Upcoming Training from Child Care Resource & Referral of Clackamas County

See answers to frequently asked questions about CCR&R trainings and the PDNetworks registration platform 

Training from our partners

Find Child Care Resource and Referral training opportunities statewide. Scholarships offered by Portland State University’s Oregon Center For Career Development In Childhood Care And Education may be available. Learn more and apply.

See Child Development Associate (CDA) credential trainings from Smart Horizons.

Networks

There are currently no open networks, but please check back soon.

Join one of our child care provider networks to build your skills with free trainings and monthly evening meetings, and the opportunity to collaborate, share information and brainstorm solutions to common challenges with other child care providers! Networks run for two years.

Newsletters

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Become a licensed or listed child care provider

If you are interested in becoming a Licensed Registered Child Care provider eligible to provide care for up to 10 children including your own, the first step is to take an information class called Introduction to Registered Family Child Care. Part One of Registered Family Child Care is offered online through Portland State University.

Part Two of Introduction to Registered Family Child Care is offered at any CCR&R. After completing Part One, contact us at Child Care Resource and Referral of Clackamas County to register for the next session.

If you have been providing child care or worked in a relevant field for a year, you are eligible to become a Licensed Certified Family provider eligible to provide care for up to 16 children and employ your own staff.

Learn more about becoming a Licensed Child Care Provider on the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care's website.

To be eligible for payment from the Department of Human Services (DHS), for example through the Employment-Related Day Care program (ERDC) subsidy, you must be listed with DHS. To be listed with DHS complete and submit DHS’s Child Care Provider Listing form. The listing process must be completed before you provide care.

Anyone is able to provide care for up to 3 children (not including your own children) without being licensed. However, if a family is eligible for DHS subsidy child care payment, the provider needs to apply to be listed with DHS and after a few steps take DHS Orientation at a CCR&R. Learn more about becoming a list child care provider with DHS.

Resources from our partners for Child Care Providers

The Early Learning Hub of Clackamas County works to streamline systems that are easier to navigate for families, increase access to and enrollment in quality childcare and preschool, and improve the quality of early learning programs overall, with a focus on children and families who have been historically underserved and under-represented.

Through a grant from the state, Preschool Promise offers free, full-day preschool for 3 and 4-year-old children from income-eligible families, in a variety of classroom settings throughout Clackamas County. A quality preschool experience makes a major difference in a child’s kindergarten preparation for success.

Oregon's Spark is a program that raises the quality and consistency of child care and early learning programs across the state. The Quality Rating System recognizes, rewards and builds on what early learning and development programs are already doing well. It helps ensure children in Spark programs are ready for kindergarten by connecting programs and providers with free tools, financial incentives and professional advice that they can put into practice with confidence.

Portland State University's Oregon Center for Career Development (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 creates and supports training and education.

The mission of the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care is to support all of Oregon’s young children and families to learn and thrive.

See detailed child care rules from the Early Learning Division Office of Child Care.

Whether you are interested in starting a family child care home or a child care center, Child Care Aware’s resources can help. They will guide you through the steps you need to take to open and run a successful, high-quality child care program.

OregonASK’s mission is to support, expand, and educate on quality Afterschool and Summer Programs for children, youth, and families throughout Oregon.

The Oregon Market Price Study identifies child care prices and the geographic distribution of these prices across the state.

The Family Home Child Care Crisis/Disaster Response Handbook is a disaster plan created by Clackamas County Community Health and modified by Multnomah County Health Department.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct recognizes that those who work with young children face many daily decisions that have moral and ethical implications. The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct offers guidelines for responsible behavior and sets forth a common basis for resolving the principal ethical dilemmas encountered in early childhood care and education.

Inclusive Partners is a statewide program that supports inclusive practices in child care settings by offering technical assistance/consultation services, a financial supplement (see DHS Eligibility Requirements) and professional development opportunities for providers.

Parent Resources

Learn about selecting a child care provider

Find Child Care or Preschool Programs

Paying for Child Care

The Head Start to Success program offers free comprehensive preschool to three- and four-year-old children experiencing poverty. Early Head Start offers free childcare to children 0-3 in income-eligible families.  Some local options include:

The Employment-Related Day Care program (ERDC) helps eligible low-income families pay for child care while they are working. Visit the Oregon Department of Human Services website or contact your local office below.

Oregon City Department of Human Resources Self-Sufficiency Office
315 S Beavercreek Rd, Oregon City 97045
971-673-7200

North Clackamas Department of Human Resources Self-Sufficiency Office
16440 SE 82nd Dr, Clackamas 97015
503-731-3400

You may be able to deduct part of your child care expenses from federal and state taxes. File federal and state tax returns to receive these benefits. For more information contact the Internal Revenue Service or the Oregon Department of Revenue.

Federal and state tax incentives exist for employers who offer child care subsidies, on-site child care or dependent care assistance plans (pre-tax dollars set aside for child care). For more information, check with your employer.

Some preschools offer lower cost to parents who participate in program activities. Visit the Parent Child Preschools Organization website for more information on co-operative preschools.

Depending on income, families may be eligible for lower fees based on sliding fee scales or multiple children offered by child care providers. Families may also be eligible to apply for scholarships offered by child care providers.

Program Contacts

Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4100
Eva Fitzsimons
Administrative Assistant Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4104 Cell Phone: 503-395-5034

Specialists

Lorena Alvarez
Bilingual Quality Improvement Specialist Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4144 Cell Phone: 503-389-5842
Hannah Huber
Quality Improvement Specialist Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4103 Cell Phone: 503-389-0514
Kelley Lawson
Training Specialist Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4075 Cell Phone: 503-389-0556
Nina Rhodes
Quality Improvement Specialist Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4125 Cell Phone: 503-912-4235
Nicole Singleton
Regional Inclusion Specialist Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4145 Cell Phone: 503-395-7291
Candi Stark
Infant Toddler Specialist Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4133 Cell Phone: 503-208-6024

Preschool Promise

Allison Dittrich
Preschool Promise Quality Coach Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4291 Cell Phone: 971-910-5850
Renea Gould
Preschool Promise Quality Improvement Specialist Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4225 Cell Phone: 503-828-1672
Raul Velazquez
Preschool Promise Quality Coach Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4298

Program Coordinator

Sandy Meados
Program Coordinator Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 503-675-4238 Cell Phone: 503-389-0601

Program Director

Brett Walker
Assistant Director Early Learning Programs Early Learning
Phone: 503-675-4150

Early Learning News

Feb 28,2025

Staff spotlight: Stephanie Reyes-Chavez, administrative assistant

February 28th, 2025|

The first full week of March is designated as Classified Employee Appreciation Week. At Clackamas ESD alone, we have more than 60 types of classified jobs. These are people who touch every corner of our agency’s work and the districts we support, from providing hands-on help to teachers, children and families, to [...]

Feb 28,2025

Staff spotlight: Lesley Watson, itinerant educational assistant

February 28th, 2025|

The first full week of March is designated as Classified Employee Appreciation Week. At Clackamas ESD alone, we have more than 60 types of classified jobs. These are people who touch every corner of our agency’s work and the districts we support, from providing hands-on help to teachers, children and families, to [...]

Jan 2,2025

Staff spotlight: Emily Wallace, Head Start to Success health/safety/nutrition specialist

January 2nd, 2025|

Clackamas Education Service District’s free Head Start to Success preschool program offers comprehensive support to families, thanks in large part to dedicated staff like Health, Safety and Nutrition Specialist Emily Wallace. With a background in public health, Emily plays a key role in promoting Head Start children's well-being, from ensuring [...]

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