Updated on February 3, 2025
Baby Promise offers free, high-quality early care and education for infants and toddlers from low-income families in Oregon. Serving children ages six weeks to three years, Baby Promise is a publicly funded program that uses CCDF funds to subsidize slots in eligible early learning and care programs to families with children (aged 6 weeks to 3 years) in coastal Douglas, Coos, Curry, Crook, Deschutes. Jefferson, and Multnomah counties.
We are seeking diverse voices to represent groups within Oregon’s Early Learning system. Committee members may include:
- Families
- Early Learning and Care Programs and providers with contracted Baby Promise slots
- Child Care Resource & Referral representatives
- Representatives from advocacy organizations
- Union Representatives
- Representatives from programs who provide care for young children
- Representatives from culturally specific, community-based organizations
- Early Learning Hub representatives
- Higher Education Early Childhood Education Degree Program representatives
- Tribal Nations representatives
Participants will be reimbursed for their time dedicated to this RAC and will positively impact Oregon’s children, families, early learning programs, and communities. Applications are due February 28, 2025.
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