Child Care Resources
New in 2023: Expanded Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) benefits for students!
Students no longer need to work to qualify for child care assistance. Plus, all students will receive additional child care hours each week for study time. Many families will qualify for more child care hours due to a change in the way part-time and full-time coverage is calculated. Families with night shift jobs, caretakers on medical leave, and people caring for someone outside their household may also qualify for expanded ERDC benefits.
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Click here to sign up for ERDC.
211INFO CHILD CARE: 211info Child Care provides free, customized referrals to child care providers and strategies for finding quality child care in Oregon.
Click here for information and resources on finding quality child care.
To speak with a Parent Educator about child care resources:
CALL 211 or 866-698-6155
TEXT keyword "children" or "niños" to 898211 (TXT211)
EMAIL [email protected]
HOURS Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.- 11:00 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Click here to search for child care providers online.
Local Resources
Jackson County Child Care Centers
Josephine County Child Care Centers
Head Start and Early Head Start
Southern Oregon Child Care Resource Network
ONE.Oregon.gov for Employment Related Daycare
Illinois Valley Boys & Girls Club
Employment Related Day Care (ERDC)
The Employment Related Day Care program helps working families pay for child care, including registration fees. ERDC is a subsidy program. This means families may pay part of the child care cost, called a copay. ERDC works with partners to help families find quality child care.
Growing Together
Need classes for children? Need to access a diaper closet? Check out Growing Together Family Community Center Grants Pass Playgroups at the Family Community Center in Grants Pass.
Oregon Department of Human Services
Oregon Department of Human Services offices also have newborn diapers available for distribution to Oregonians, and no eligibility requirements are needed for Oregonians to access this resource. For more information, contact Mayde Duran Bencomo, Community Partnership Coordinator, Oregon Department of Human Services, [email protected], 458-209-1425.
The Oregon Student Childcare Grant Program was established through the Office of Student Access and Completion to assist parents enrolled in postsecondary education obtain safe, dependable care that supports their children's development while allowing completion of the parent's academic programs.