Grant Requirements


Application open February 19th - March 22nd 2024


Applying for the grant does not guarantee funding

Requirements

Applicants wanting to open a Certified Family or Certified Center:


Must contact Child Care Licensing Division (CCLD) to schedule a precertification visit to see if your location or home can be licensed.


CCLD Phone: 

1 (800) 556-6616

CCLD Email: ccld.customerservice@delc.oregon.gov ​​​​

Applicants wanting to open a Registered Family Program:


Must complete IRF Part 1 through OCCD Educadium


After completing IRF Part 1, contact your Regional CCR&R to scheudle and complete IRF Part 2




Be willing to accept children and families participating in Employment Related Day Care.




Enroll program in Find Child Care Oregon and accept referrals.




Commit to becoming licensed by the State of Oregon Child Care Licensing Division (CCLD).




Provide full-day (more than six hours), full-year child care services. 




Participate in grant evaluations and surveys.




Spend grant funds on approved business expenses.

Additional Requirements

Licensed or Committed to be Licensed

Licensing is not required to apply for funding, however, applicants must be licensed or show progress toward licensing before funds will be issued. 

Not licensed:

• New Registered Family Child Care - Must attach the Introduction to Registered Family Child Care-Part Two training certificate (Provided by CCR&R upon completion of IRFCC Training Part Two)


• New Certified Family or Certified Centers - Must attach copy of Pre-certification Consultation Form (Provided by licensing specialist)


*If you don’t have your precertification form when submitting your application, you can still apply but will need to submit the precertification before funding is dispersed 

Licensed with CCLD:


Program must have a compliance history that meets funding eligibility.

 

If applicants have two or more serious licensing violations in the last 12 months they will not be eligible to receive funding.

What is a Serious Violation?

Serious Violation means an allegation or finding of noncompliance in which:


• Children are in imminent danger

• There are more children in care than allowed by licensing capacity 

• Prohibited disciplinary methods are being used

• Children are not being supervised 

• Multiple or serious fire, health, or safety hazards are present 

• Extreme unsanitary conditions are present

• Safe Sleep violations 

• Adults are present who are not enrolled in the Central Background Registry 

• Providing care without the appropriate CCLD certification Safe Sleep violations