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Governor Brown Kicks Off Raise Up Oregon Plan
February 6, 2019
Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today joined state agencies, Early Learning Council members, and legislators in unveiling Raise Up Oregon: A Statewide Early Learning System Plan, which provides a roadmap for how state and local communities can work together to ensure Oregon’s youngest children can enter school ready to learn. Research shows…
Raise Up Oregon Legislative Breakfast Kick-Off
February 4, 2019
The Early Learning Council will be holding a Legislative Kick-Off Breakfast to launch Raise Up Oregon: A Statewide Early Learning System Plan on Tuesday, February 5th at 8:00 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. at the State Library. Program to begin promptly at 8 a.m. Due to capacity limits, please…
The Office of State Fire Marshal recently moved to a new website
January 30, 2019
The Office of State Fire Marshal recently moved to a new website and the link to the Renewal of License Fire Safety Inspection Form in OCC renewal/pre-cert packets (LIC-346A) is no longer active. The following links are updated and working: State Fire Marshal Website Licensed Facilities Referral for Fire Safety…
Office of Child Care (OCC) Statutory Workgroup Meets November 8, 2018
November 7, 2018
The Office of Child Care Statutory Workgroup will meet on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The meeting will be held in Salem, Oregon at the State Capitol, Room 162 from 10:00am-12:00pm.* Agenda and meeting materials are posted below. The State Capitol is located at 900 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 97301. For…
COSA Statewide Early Learning Conference: November 7-9, 2018
October 16, 2018
2018 Statewide Early Learning Conference Join the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators for their sixth annual Statewide Early Learning Conference. This year at the Hilton in Eugene. This conference energizes and empowers attendees to face changes and gain skills. With over 50 sessions, exciting networking opportunities, and thought-provoking speakers, attendees will leave…
You’re invited! Provider engagement session/webinar information
October 12, 2018
October 12, 2018 The Early Learning Division Office of Child Care is hosting a series of in-person Engagement Sessions and Webinars to gather your feedback on upcoming rule changes – including questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, concerns, you name it! As you know a small set of changes to the child…
Oregon Early Childhood Summit: October 24, 2018
October 11, 2018
Oregon Early Childhood Summit: Supporting All Kids in our Programs and Classrooms Watch the Recording Here Join Dr. Walter Gilliam and a panel of colleagues from diverse early childhood settings in Oregon to discuss social emotional development, equity, expulsion, and relational health for our youngest Oregonians. To be held at the…
Reminder: Child Care Rules Community Engagement Sessions This Week
August 6, 2018
Reminder: The Early Learning Division Office of Child Care will be holding online rules engagement session for all licensed child care providers this week. Please see below for additional details. The Early Learning Division recently passed Temporary Rules for each facility, effective July 1, 2018. The Division has also opened…
Child Care Rules Open for Public Comment: Governor’s Directive for Parent Notification
August 3, 2018
The Office of Child Care (OCC) has rules available for public comment from August 1 - September 18, 2018 at 5pm. Comments can be sent to Peter Blume via email at early.learning@state.or.us or via postal service to 700 Summer St NE, Suite 350, Salem, OR 97301. A summary of these…
Child Care Rules Community Engagement Sessions: August 2018
August 1, 2018
The Early Learning Division recently passed Temporary Rules for each facility, effective July 1, 2018. The Division has also opened rules on the Central Background Registry, training requirements, serious injury and reporting, safe sleep, and the use of restrictive infant equipment for public comment through August 20, 2018. Learn more…
Healthy Families Oregon, a Healthy Families America affiliate, Accredited by Prevent Child Abuse America
July 23, 2018
Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) recently announced that the Healthy Families America (HFA) affiliate, Healthy Families Oregon (HFO), has been reaccredited as a provider of high-quality home visiting services to families who want to learn about building a strong relationship with their baby and improving their child’s health, nutrition,…
Child Care Rules Open for Public Comment: CCDF, HB 4065 and Infant Needs
July 17, 2018
As mentioned last month, the Office of Child Care has suspended the larger child care rule process and split it into two phases. The first phase ensures the Office of Child Care meets the new legal requirements for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), the statutory requirements of HB 4065,…
Oregon Prekindergarten Extended Head Start Duration Pilot
July 11, 2018
The Early Learning Division (ELD) is partnering with six Oregon Pre-kindergarten (OPK) Head Start grantees to offer extended services to participating children and families beginning in the 2018-19 program year. ELD will provide additional funds to grantees to transition 170 enrollment slots from part-day to extended-day services. Along with the…
Temporary Rules Adoption: Some Child Care Rules Effective Immediately
June 29, 2018
On June 11, 2018, the Early Learning Division Office of Child Care received a directive from the Governor’s Office to address an urgent need to increase the availability of information to parents about the child care programs where their children are enrolled. “One of the highest priorities as a state…
Child Care Rules Update: June 22, 2018
June 22, 2018
The Office of Child Care received substantial feedback on proposed rule changes for all child care settings during the public comment period that closed May 21, 2018 and has continued to receive questions and feedback. In an effort to allow more time for public comment, as well as offer additional…
Keep Kids Safe Update
October 16, 2013
URGENT UPDATE: The Oregon legislature passed a bill allowing the production and selling of the “Keep Kids Safe” license plates with the additional charge going to county programs which help prevent child abuse. In Deschutes County the examples are the relief nurseries and parenting classes. The legislation requires we sell…
URGENT: Keep Kids Safe!
October 10, 2013
In 2011 House Bill 3250 was passed by the Oregon Legislature to allow the sale of the Keep Kids Safe (KKS) License Plates through the Oregon DMV and Children's Trust Fund of Oregon. The net proceeds go back to Oregon counties for proven child abuse prevention programs. Children's Trust Fund…
Infographic: Read Aloud
September 4, 2013
15 minutes can add up quickly, as this infographic from www.readaloud.org shows.
Too Small to Fail
June 21, 2013
"These aren't ivy league universities. These are our homes...our future depends on healthy children and strong families." Hillary Clinton
Infographic: A Successful, Productive Adult Starts at Birth
June 21, 2013
What do you think of this path?
The School Ready Child
March 22, 2013
How does a child become "school ready?" This infographic explains: The School Ready Child infographic by sramzee.
DRINKING WATER ADVISORY LIFTED: SAFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS
June 4, 2018
The City of Salem has lifted its water advisory for Salem, the City of Turner, Suburban East Salem Water District, and Orchard Heights Water Association. Analysis of drinking water samples collected Wednesday, May 30 and Thursday, May 31 confirm toxin levels are below Health Advisory Levels, and the water is…
Salem drinking water contaminated, children shouldn’t drink tap water
May 29, 2018
DO NOT DRINK THE TAP WATER – MAY 29, 2018 INFANTS, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND OTHER VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS Applies to City of Salem, City of Turner, Suburban East Salem Water District, and Orchard Heights Water Association https://www.cityofsalem.net/Pages/drinking-water-advisory.aspx WHY IS THERE AN ADVISORY? Low levels of cylindrospermopsin and microcystin (cyanotoxins) have…
Child Care and Development Fund State Plan 2019-2021 Open for Public Comment
May 24, 2018
Notice of Public Hearing and Comment: The Child Care and Development Fund State Plan maps Oregon’s response to federal requirements under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. The state plan serves as the application for Child Care and Development Fund allocations and provides descriptions of, and…
Public Comment Closing: Licensed Child Care & Regulated Child Care Facilities
May 18, 2018
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: The extended the public comment period for permanent administrative rules relating to licensed and regulated child care facilities is closing on Monday, May 21, 2018 Registered Family 414-205 (5.1.18 Update) Registered Family Rulebook Draft (Tables Included) Certified Family 414-350 (5.1.18 Update) Certified Family Rulebook Draft (Tables Included) Certified Center 414-300 (5.1.18 Update)…
Public Hearing Scheduled & Public Comment Extended: Licensed Child Care & Regulated Child Care Facilities
May 1, 2018
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking & Public Hearing: The Early Learning Council has extended the public comment period until May 21, 2018 for permanent administrative rules relating to licensed and regulated child care facilities. A public hearing has been scheduled for May 15, 2018: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 6:00pm (members of the public…
2018 OREGON CHILD CARE MARKET PRICE STUDY IS NOW AVAILABLE
April 19, 2018
Oregon Child Care Market Price Study The Market Price Study identifies child care prices and geographic distribution of these prices across the state as well as examines geographic patterns in the prices charged by facility by age of child served, type of care, and pricing modes (hourly, monthly, etc). 2018…
Rule Revision: Licensed Child Care & Regulated Child Care Facilities
March 23, 2018
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: The Early Learning Council will begin rulemaking to adopt permanent administrative rules relating to licensed and regulated child care facilities. ORS 329A directs the Early Learning Council to adopt administrative rules relating to licensed and regulated child care facilities to ensure the health and safety of…
Rule Revision: Repeal Special Populations & Migrant Seasonal Farm Workers Programs
March 12, 2018
Oregon Administrative Rules - Oregon Department of Education, Early Learning Division OAR Chapter 414, Division 150 Special Populations Program OAR Chapter 414, Division 400 Migrant Seasonal Farmworker Child Care Program The Early Learning Council will begin rulemaking to repeal rules for the Special Populations and Migrant Seasonal Farmworker Child Care…
Emergency Preparedness Survey
March 7, 2018
The Early Learning Division is working with a group to create a statewide Early Learning Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Plan for child care facilities. Emergency management personnel, early learning educators, and other disaster preparedness, tribal representatives, and agency staff have a goal to develop a plan that provides value to…
ODE Seeking Director of Communications
March 5, 2018
The Oregon Department of Education is seeking an innovative and dynamic executive to lead our Communication's Office. This position is a Principal Executive/Manager F, full-time, and serves on the agency's management team. The purpose of this position is to provide agency leadership with a comprehensive public affairs program. To accomplish this, the…
The Early Learning Division is moving and CBR Online Application outage
February 9, 2018
The Early Learning Division will be moving both of their Salem offices to the Veteran’s Building, 3rd floor. The ELD Central Office staff will move effective February 26, 2018. The ELD Division of State Lands staff will move effective March 5, 2018. The mailing address for this building is 700…
2017-18 Preliminary Kindergarten Assessment Results
February 8, 2018
2017-18 preliminary kindergarten assessment results show correlation with 3rd grade skills The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Early Learning Division (ELD) today jointly released results from the 2017-18 kindergarten assessment. This year, for the first time, there is a cohort of students who have taken both the kindergarten…
Public Testimony: Lead Testing in Licensed and Regulated Child Care Facilities
January 24, 2018
The Early Learning Council will continue to accept public testimony for lead testing water in child care facilities until 5pm January 25, 2018. Please send to alyssa.chatterjee@state.or.us. A link to public testimony that was received by the initial January 21, 2018 deadline can be found at this link: https://oregonearlylearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ELD-Public-Testimony-Received_LeadRules.pdf Added 2/23: Additional…
Oregon’s Infant Toddler State Self-Assessment is on the road!
January 23, 2018
This assessment is intended to gather information about Oregon’s infants and toddlers and their families and the services and systems in place to support them; with the goal of putting action steps in place to strengthen supports and services. The team, a partnership between the Early Learning Division, the Oregon…
Office of Child Care (OCC) Statutory Workgroup Meets January 17, 2018
January 11, 2018
The Office of Child Care Statutory Workgroup will meet on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. The meeting will be held in Salem, Oregon at the State Capitol, Room H470 from 1:00-3:00pm.* Agenda and meeting materials are posted below. The State Capitol is located at 900 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 97301. For…
