Your Input is Key to Improving Child Care Support
Child Care providers play a vital role in Oregon’s communities, and your insights are crucial to understanding the costs and availability of care across the state. The Market Price and Supply Study is your opportunity to make your voice heard and help shape policies that affect you and the families you serve.
What is the Market Price & Supply Study?
The Market Price & Supply Study helps us understand the current landscape of child care services, including:
- Price of Care: How much providers are charging famillies for care.
- Community access: Rates and availability of care across Oregon.
- Service types: Care rates for different age groups and operating schedules.
This study is crucial for informing Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) rates and ensuring that child care pricing aligns with the realities of the market. Your participation is a key part of this process.
Why Should You Participate?
By participating, you’ll:
- Contribute to fair and accurate rate-setting for child care subsidies like the Employment Related Daycare (ERDC) Program.
- Help policymakers understand the challenges and opportunities in providing care for different age groups and regions.
- Ensure your perspective is included in decisions that impact providers and families statewide.
What Will We Ask?
The study will focus on:
- Child care program prices
- Number of child care spaces available for
• Infants and Toddlers
• Preschoolers
• Before and after school care
• School age summer care
Diversity and care opportunities
- In languages other than English
- In non-traditional hours: overnight, swing shifts, or weekends
Your response to the survey will be used to inform policies and practices.
How to Participate
Completing the Market Price & Supply Study is simple! Follow the link below to access the survey. The information you provide is essential in helping to shape future child care policies. https://wou.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZmAKMiHeLBLCg6