April 1, 2026
Provider Appreciation Day is approaching on May 8, the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) would like to have the opportunity to highlight you and your staff on our social media and blog.
Provider Appreciation Day is an annual celebration on the Friday before Mother’s Day that recognizes the work of childcare providers, teachers, and other educators of young children. If you would consider sending in a photo of yourself, your staff, or the whole team (no children pictured), we would love to celebrate this important day with you and honor your time and efforts in this way.
Please be sure to fill out the attached photo release form and include signatures from each adult in the photo.
You can submit your photos to our inbox at delc.communications@delc.oregon.gov.
Please do not include children! While we would love to highlight your work directly with kiddos, we know it can be difficult to manage photo releases with families, and we do not want to burden you by asking you to make that happen.
Any photo submitted by 4 pm on Monday May 4 will be included in the DELC celebration posts as long as photo releases are provided. Thank you for your consideration.