Find Child Care Oregon

Connecting Families to Child Care in Oregon

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Welcome to Find Child Care Oregon!

Find Child Care Oregon helps families locate child care through referrals and provides resources to make informed decisions about child care needs. 211Info is available to provide high quality referrals to support your child care search, or you can conduct your own search. The Find Child Care Oregon database offers both detailed and summarized information for child care referrals* in Oregon for family members, providers, and for early learning partners. Whether you need 211 staff assistance or would like to search yourself, all of the child care options will come from the same Find Child Care Oregon database.

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.

Ready to get started?  Select an option that works best for you!

Need Assistance?  Call 211info!

Monday – Friday, 7am – 11pm
Saturday – Sunday, 8am – 8pm

When calling, follow the prompt to the Child Care line:

Call 211 or 1-866-698-6155

Text the keyword “children” or “ninos” to 898211

Email children@211info.org

Want to Search Yourself?

You are able to search independently to locate child care. You can search as a guest or search by logging into your profile.

Let’s get started! Click the button to search the Find Child Care Oregon database.

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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

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UNDERSTAND YOUR OPTIONS

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VISIT AND ASK QUESTIONS

3

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

4

CHOOSE A PROGRAM

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.

Visit DELC's Page for More Information
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

Contact 211info For Assistance

Monday – Friday, 7am – 11pm    |    Saturday – Sunday, 8am – 8pm

When calling, follow the prompt to the Child Care line:

Email children@211info.org