En 2022, una inversión histórica de $100 millones para el cuidado infantil para familias y proveedores de Oregon fue aprobada.

El arduo trabajo de miles de padres, proveedores de cuidado infantil y líderes comunitarios aseguró que sigamos construyendo el sistema de cuidado infantil públicos que todos necesitamos.

APROBADO! Propuesta de Prioridad para el Cuidado Infantil (HB 4005)

• Aumenta la cantidad de dinero que los proveedores que aceptan subsidios relacionadas con el programa ERDC reciben por niño. De esta manera los padres de familia también tienen más opciones cuando usen el programa de cuidado infantil relacionado al empleo.

• Los aumentos entran en vigencia el 1 de junio de 2022.

PASSED! Child Care Emergency Response Package (budget request)

• Provides $21 million for direct relief payments of $500 each to currently-working child care workers, one payment in 2022 and one in 2023

• Ensures $39.3 million to recruit and train new child care providers, and provide direct grants to expand existing facilities of all types

• Grants $3.6M for the Department of Early Learning & Care to make our public child care system more equitable and beneficial for parents and providers

What does this mean for Oregon child care providers and parents?

• Capacity building grants are expected to create between 6,000-7,000 new child care slots across the state through support for over 275 new or existing child care providers.

• Thousands of child care providers will see 18-20% rate increases for ERDC families.

• Our best estimates as of now show about 18,000 $500 payments each year (2022 and 2023) to child care providers and workers across the state.

Support for Rural and Indigenous Oregonians

As part of our $100 million child care package, the following investments were secured for our rural and Indigenous communities:

• $1.2 million for Euvalcree in Malheur county to open a childcare center with 30 slots and to use that center as a training ground for providers who want to open in home spots after they complete their training.

• $8.2 million for NeighborImpact, a non-profit that serves economically disadvantaged residents of Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties, as well as members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.

• $7.9 million for AFSCME to do capacity building with licensed in-home providers who are the most common provider type in rural areas.

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