Child Care for Oregon: affordable, quality child care for every Oregon family
Care can't wait.
Child care help through ERDC keeps about 12,000 Oregon families working. Since late 2023, most new families who apply go on a waitlist, and infant care at a center now costs about as much as rent.
12,000families rely on ERDC to pay for child care
34 of 36Oregon counties are child care deserts for infants and toddlers
$2,060average monthly price of infant care at a center
Sources: Legislative Fiscal Office, January 2026; Oregon State University, 2025; 2024 Oregon Child Care Market Price Study.
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Meet Makayla
Makayla Towry is a parent in Sweet Home who counts on Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) to keep working. Parents like her are the reason lawmakers keep ERDC open.
Your story can do the same.
When parents and providers show up, lawmakers move.
$171Mto keep ERDC open in 2024, after more than 4,000 emails from our community
$67Mto keep ERDC from running out in 2026
$50Mfor Oregon's first fund to build and repair child care space, 2023
Parents, providers, unions and community groups, working together
Oregon is part of the national campaign for child care for all. Read our vision