Champions at Jason Lee Elementary
Champions provides before- and after-school childcare for Jason Lee students on campus every weekday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rates vary from $32 to $114 a week, depending on times and amount of days. Limited assistance is available if a family qualifies for a scholarship or Employment Related Daycare (must be currently employed or enrolled in the TANF Jobs program). For more information or to register, please call 503-935-0905 or visit https://www.discoverchampions.com/our-locations/portland/or/001200.
YMCA at Vestal Elementary
YMCA offers before- and after-school childcare for Vestal students on campus every weekday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rates are $135 per week, though some assistance is available if a family qualifies for a scholarship or Employment Related Daycare (must be currently employed or enrolled in the TANF Jobs program). For more information or to register, please call 503.327.0007 or visit: https://www.ymcacw.org/facility/vestal-elementary-school
Head Start
Jason Lee Elementary hosts a Head Start program for children ages 3 to 4 for qualifying families. The goal of Head Start is to prepare young children for successful transitions to kindergarten and beyond by building social competence and developing school readiness skills. For more information, call 503-916-5724 or visit https://www.pps.net/Page/962.
Childcare openings in Portland
Please visit Find Child Care Oregon at https://stage.worklifesystems.com/Email/Index/2621797?email=40669072-363e-463c-9bcb-deedc6a1b38e for an updated list of childcare openings in the Portland area.
Portland Public Schools Childcare Info
Please visit https://www.pps.net/childcare for additional information on childcare offered in the Portland Public School district.
Childcare Resource and Referral (Multnomah County)
Multnomah County Childcare Resource and Referral can help point families toward additional local childcare options. Please call 503-491-6205 or visit https://ccrr-mc.org/261-2/ for more information.
Montavilla Community Center
Montavilla Community Center offers preschool for ages 3 to 5, as well as drop-in activities for ages 10 to 13 after school until 5 p.m. For additional information, please call 503-823-0979 or visit https://www.portland.gov/parks/montavilla-community-center
Portland Metro Arts
Portland Metro Arts provides after-school care (including transport from Vestal Elementary) for students who are also enrolled in 1-3 arts classes at PMA. For more information, please visit https://pdxmetroarts.org/ASAC.html
Financial Assistance for Childcare
Families who qualify for Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) and the Child Care Initiative (CCI), can have costs be partially or completely covered for childcare.
https://www.oregon.gov/dhs/ASSISTANCE/CHILD-CARE/Pages/Parents.aspx
To qualify for ERDC, 1. A head of household needs proof of employment or have proof of an upcoming job offer, or 2. Be enrolled in the TANF job training program. More information on TANF can be found online here: https://www.oregon.gov/dhs/assistance/CASH/Pages/apply-tanf.aspx
ERDC applications by language
https://www.pps.net/Page/13044
For assistance with signing up for ERDC for Jason Lee or Vestal, please contact Kate Blackmore at kkovacichblackmore@pps.net
Multnomah County Childcare Information in Multiple Languages: