When am I required to register?

You are required to register when you give child care to more than three day care children who are from more than one family, and you do this for more than 70 days in a calendar year or you receive payment from an agency that requires you to be registered or you want to participate in the USDA Child Care Food Program.

If you have questions about the state law or your provider registration renewal, please call the Child Care Division at 1-800-556-6616

Why is this training mandatory?

The 1995 Oregon Legislature passed a law requiring child care providers to attend 2 hours of training specific to recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect every 2 years. This law was amended by the 1999 Oregon Legislature to require all new applicants to attend the 2 hours of training before completing the application process for becoming a registered provider. Providers already registered with the Child Care Division are also required to take the training upon renewal until October of 2001.

Why do I have to register by mail?

In order to accommodate everyone with printed materials and seating, we need to know how many plan to attend each session. By keeping the size of each session to about 25, the trainer can answer questions and interact with the entire group.

I live in Yamhill County, why do I have to go to a a training session in Salem?

If you missed the training offered in your county and want to participate before the next scheduled training, you may need to travel to a different county. Please call your local Child Care Resource and Referral agency to ensure there no other training session or options in you area.

I live in Lake County, why are there no training sessions scheduled here?

If the center does not have a training session scheduled in your area, please contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral agency for other training options.

Can my friend/husband/sister/daughter go with me?

Not unless this person is a registered family child care provider or works for a registered family child care provider on a regular basis. In order to allow the trainer to speak freely about a difficult and sensitive subject, we ask that you not bring children to the training session.