Child Care Provider Services

Just getting started? Need client referrals?
Looking for ways to connect with other providers?
Would you like to improve your child care programing and business skills?

Family Connections offers a variety of FREE services to Child Care Providers:

Referrals to your business for families seeking child care
Assistance starting up your child care business
Ongoing child care advice and support
Newsletter that includes low-cost training opportunities especially for child care providers, business suggestions, ideas for children's activities, information on regulation, and more
Help with the state pay system
Advocacy at local, state and national levels for child care, and child care providers
Offer information regarding certificate and degree programs
Mentoring

To enroll with Family Connections, print out the enrollment form and guidelines for completing the form. Mail the completed form to:

Family Connections
6500 Pacific Blvd. SW
Albany, OR 97321

See Education/Child & Family Studies and Provider Training to learn about educational and professional development opportunities.

. . . and be sure to contact Family Connections via
phone: (541)917-4899 or 1(800)845-1363
or e-mail: connect@linnbenton.edu

*****************************************************************

Getting Started
The State of Oregon Child Care Division regulates child care in Oregon. If you care for more than 3 children in your home, you are required to register with the Child Care Division. To become registered, providers need:

Current 1st aid/infant-child CPR card
Current food handler's permit
To attend a class on recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect
To attend a Child Care Division Overview class
A home health review with a child care specialist from the State
To pass a criminal background check through Child Care Division

To find out more about regulations and/or sign up for classes, call Family Connections at (541)917-4899 or e-mail us at: connect@linnbenton.edu