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Supporters
- Children First for Oregon
- SEIU Local 503, OPEU
- AFSCME - Child Care Providers Together
- Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children
- Human Solutions
- Amazing Place 4 Kidz
- PlayDates Child Care Center
- Fruit & Flower Child Care Center
- La Petite Playschool
- Second Home Daycare
- AFT-Oregon - Early Learning Alliance
- Zepeda Learning and Leadership
- Native American Youth and Family Center
- Peninsula Children’s Center
- Morgan’s Child Inc.
- A Sunny Place Learning Center
- American Federation of Teachers-Oregon
- Knowledge Universe/KinderCare Learning Centers
- Provider Resource Organization
- YMCA of Columbia-Willamette
- Neighborhood House
- Happy Hearts and Hands Chidcare
- PJA-Afterschool Programs
- Little Foot Academy
- Little Smiles Child Care
- Learning tree Day Schools
- Giggles N Wiggles Preschool
- Gramma’s Karalot Childcare
- Venture Kidz Children’s Center
- New Vision Fellowship
- A Caring Family Child Care Home
- Romelia’s Daycare
- Joyful Noise Child Development Centers
- Full Spectrum Childcare
- Stand for Children
- Childswork Learning Center
- Let The Blessings Flow
- Today’s Little Scholars Childcare
- A to Z Primary Matters
- Crocodile Kids Preschool & Child Care
- Wildflower Day Care
Save Employment Related Day Care (ERDC)
Help Keep Families Working, Save Oregon Jobs
The link between quality, affordable day care and employment is well established. Parents need to feel comfortable that their children are being well taken care of during the day, so Mom and Dad can earn a paycheck to support their families. Too many Oregon families struggle to afford child care, which averages $20,000/ yr for two children.
Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) has been helping parents afford to work by helping them pay for day care. This child care assistance program helps working families whose income is less than 185% of the Federal Poverty Level ($40,800 annually for a family of four).
Join us in Salem on February 7th to tell lawmakers to protect ERDC
If you can’t join us, please take the time now to write your legislator, and tell them how important ERDC is to you.
Thousands of Oregonians depend on ERDC in order to keep their jobs, but the program is in danger of budget cuts.
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Parents, Providers, Children, and Supporters Agenda
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Help us save ERDC for working Oregonians!
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Take Action NOW!
The Governor and Oregon Legislature have issued a freeze on enrollment for Employment Related Day Care (ERDC). In doing so, they have reneged on their promise to fund ERDC for 10,000 working families. In addition to backing away from their promise to 10,000 families, they are now preparing to reduce the ERDC caseload to below the current number.
This is not acceptable, especially when the Oregon Legislature withdrew $5.7 million from a special purpose fund for ERDC. Now, they can’t say where the money is going. And they want to reduce ERDC even more!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Employment Related Day Care (ERDC)?
ERDC is a Department of Human Services (DHS) child care subsidy program that helps low-income, working families whose income is less than 185% of the Federal Poverty Level ($40,800 annually for a family of four) pay for day care. Families are responsible for paying a portion of their day care expenses through a co-pay that is individually determined, based on the size of family and their income.
What will Oregon families do without the help they receive from ERDC?
Without assistance to pay for day care, (which averages $20,000/ yr for two children), parents will have difficulty finding a safe and affordable day care for their children. Many parents will be forced to either leave children home alone or quit their jobs to stay home with their children. A survey of ERDC recipients done by OSU and UO found that nearly 100% of ERDC recipients would be unable to maintain employment without the help they receive from ERDC.
How does the state budget cut to ERDC affect Oregon day care centers?
Thousands of childcare providers rely on customers who use ERDC to help cover their childcare costs. The state pays the provider for a portion of the cost of their services. If the state reduces its rate for providers, childcare providers will suffer financially, potentially leading to layoffs or closure.
How does the state budget cut to ERDC impact Oregon’s economy?
Businesses and local economies rely on a stable workforce. ERDC helps ensure that parents have safe, affordable care for their children, which allows them to be focused and productive workers. Without ERDC, many parents would not be able to work and many more families would rely on more costly state assistance programs.