Early Childhood Focus

Oregon to Cut Child Care Assistance

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:40:13 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KTVZ.com
By Chris Thomas
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon's Employment Related Day Care subsidizes child-care costs for poor families so parents can keep working, but the state plans to trim the rolls by about 5,000 families in the next year, starting Oct. 1.

Working Parents Brace for Loss of Child Care Aid

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:59:35 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Statesman Journal
By Thelma Guerrero-Huston
Kim Lebahn is beside herself with worry that in the
future she might not be able to provide for her
children.

Cutbacks Punish Working Families

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:43:11 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Mail Tribune
By Damian Mann
State budget cuts in day-care assistance mean families who recently received public aid from a federal program will continue to qualify for the help, while working families who have not will no longer be eligible. For some, that will mean they'll have to quit their jobs to stay home with the kids.

With Budgets Tight, Child Care Subsidy Gets Cut

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:24:35 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KATU News
By Shellie Bailey-Shah
PORTLAND, Ore. - Low-income parents may find themselves without child care in the next few months after a program meant to help many of them work is being slashed.

State Budget: Oregon Can't Move Money From Roads

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:45:48 PST

EXCERPT FROM: OregonLive.com
By Harry Esteve
At Oregon State University in Corvallis, construction is under way on the $12 million Hallie Ford Center, where researchers will focus on the long-term well-being of children and families. At the same time, Malina Newell in Keizer worries that state cuts to day care will threaten the immediate needs of her family.

State of Oregon Offers Child Care Subsidy Program

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:34:04 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Daily Astorian
By Staff
Oregon's Employment Related Day Care program helps low-income working families pay for child care. This program - also known as the Department of Human Services child care subsidy program - is funded by the Child Care Division of the Oregon Employment Department.

Despite a Need, Campus Childcare is Unavailable

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:23:27 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Broadside Online
By Eric Ercanbrack
Many students at Central Oregon Community College face difficulties with the expense of childcare. COCC offers little help to students with children.

Early Childhood Should Be State Priority

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:24:26 PST

If it was announced that Portland State University would lose an entire class of incoming students, or that the University of Oregon or Oregon State would lose a class and a half of students, or that Reed College, Lewis & Clark College and the University of Portland were all simultaneously shutting their doors, Oregonians would be taking to the streets to protest those cuts. But if pending budget cuts are approved, even more young children than that could lose their access to early care and education.

Care Providers at Risk

Thu, 28 May 2009 16:10:32 PST

Salem and Marion County will be hit especially hard by job losses resulting from cuts in the Democrats' proposed state budget.

Bills Would Set Registries for Care Workers

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:31:30 PST

Two bills that passed the Oregon House on Monday would create ways to ensure safe after-school care providers and child-care volunteers.

Two Parents, Two Kids, Two Jobs ... and Only 24 Hours in a Day

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:00:43 PST

Halfway to the day care drop, Megan Garrett realizes her family is headed the wrong direction.

Child Care Center Banned in Washington Opens in Oregon

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:56:42 PST

RAINIER, Ore. - A Longview couple was told they could not provide childcare in the state of Washington anymore so what do they do? They hop across the Columbia River and open up shop in Oregon.

Child Care Subsidy Is a Lifeline, But It May Be Changing

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:38:04 PST

When Jessica Parker, 29, is working at the Target store in Bend, she knows her son Sam, 4, is safe and well cared for at a preschool near their home south of Sunriver.

Special-Needs Child Care to End Along With Other Arc Programs

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:44:57 PST

At the YMCA on a recent afternoon, Jason Cannon watched a small boy in goggles doing barrel-rolls in the swimming pool.

State Budget Plan Cuts Services

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:42:48 PST

Children and education were the apparent winners, and human services the loser, in the two-year budget that Gov. Ted Kulongoski unveiled Monday for lawmakers.

Smith Introduces Legislation to Increase Child Care Funding

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:03:44 PST

Washington, DC � U. S. Senators Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) introduced legislation last week that will help ensure America's working families have access to affordable and safe child care. The Child Care Investment Act of 2008 will boost funding for the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which helps low-income families across the nation afford quality child care.

Crucial Early Childhood Learning Goes Beyond Books

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:23:45 PST

During the past decade or so, improving technology has made it possible to better understand how children's brains develop. Discoveries have confirmed what moms and teachers and social workers already suspected: Tremendous, important growth takes place inside the heads of babies and little kids. Eighty-five to 90 percent of a child's brain has developed by the time he is 5 years old � along with his personality, his intellect and his social skills.

Oregon Scraping Bottom in Child Care

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:41:42 PST

For eight months after her daughter Jordan was born, Salem resident Denise Stewart worked in Portland where her parents could help with child care. But when she got a job closer to home she needed other help, and the problems began.

Early Childhood Education Leads to Financial Success

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:19:02 PST

You probably know that the more education you have, the more you are likely to earn. Did you know that some economists say social skills learned in early childhood are important to acquiring that education? Let's see how the two are related.

Child Care Solutions are Intensely Local

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:51:06 PST

When it comes to making compromises, none is more uncomfortable than one that affects our children's well-being and prospects. As our series on child care makes clear, parents here face tough choices when it comes to finding child care.