Oregon Child Care Deserts

View a report about Oregon’s child care deserts that maps supply by child age group and percentage of publicly funded slots.

2022

• Summary Oregon’s Child Care Deserts 2022 Infographic (pdf)
• Full report Oregon’s Child Care Deserts 2022: Mapping Supply by Age Group and Percentage of Publicly Funded Slots (pdf)

Past reports

• 2020 Child Care Desert Report
• 2018 Child Care Desert Report

Oregon Child Care Supply

The following are a collection of tables that include an overview of the number of providers and slots in early care and education, the supply by age group, the percent of child population who have access to a slot, and an overview of publicly funded slots. Information provided by age group and regulatory type at the county level.

• 2022 Estimated Supply of Child Care and Early Education Programs in Oregon
• 2020 Estimated Supply of Child Care and Early Education Programs in Oregon

Supply and Demand in Oregon

These two reports examine how characteristics of children and the communities in which they live are associated with child care supply.

• Supply and Demand in Oregon: How Equitable is Child Care Access? (young children 0-5 years)
• School-age Supply and Demand: Child Care Access and Equity (school-age children 6-12 years)

Early Learning Map of Oregon

Data from phase 1 of the Preschool Development Grant Birth-5 Strengths & Needs Assessment was used for the creation of the Early Learning Map of Oregon (ELMO), an interactive planning tool. This map aims to support Oregon’s early learning partners in their work on planning and improving early care and education in their region.

• View the map