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Introduction to Registered Family Child Care Part 1 (IRFCC)
You may be thinking about a new career opportunity: operating a registered family child care business in your home. This overview will help you answer the question: Is licensed child care the right path for me? If you decide it IS the right path for you, then you’ll want to register for and complete the Part 2, in-person training, where you’ll learn everything you need to know about how to set-up and run a registered family child care in your home.
Email ccrr@umchs.org to register for Part 2.
Link: www.occd.educadium.com
ODHS Child Care Provider Orientation, Part 1
Welcome to the ODHS Child Care Provider Orientation, Part 1. This orientation is one of two required trainings that will let you know what is required of you to become an Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) License Exempt Child Care Provider, or if you are going to be accepting ODHS subsidies for qualified family
CKC: 2 hours in Program Management.
Email ccrr@umchs.org to register for Part 2.
Link: www.occd.educadium.com
Safety Set Courses
Required for all program staff and child care providers.
Link: www.occd.educadium.com
Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety (ICCHS)
This course is designed to provide basic health and safety training for child care providers in Oregon. Staff working with children at licensed facilities are required to complete this course. Click the title, Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety, to start the course.
CKC: 2 hours in Health, Safety and Nutrition.
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (RRCAN)
Child care and education providers are among those persons who are mandatory reporters of suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect in the state of Oregon. Participants will learn the process for reporting incidents of child abuse or neglect.
CKC: 2 hours in Health, Safety and Nutrition.
Safe Sleep for Oregon's Infants (SS)
The goal of this training is to provide Early Educators with an opportunity to learn about safe sleep practices and to identify and prevent risks to the babies in your child care program.
CKC: 1 hour in Health, Safety and Nutrition.
Prevention is Better Than Treatment (PBTT)
How to prevent, reduce, and respond to childhood illnesses and food allergies in child care settings.
CKC: 1 hour in Health, Safety and Nutrition.
Foundations for Learning
On September 30, 2022, a new required training called “Foundations for Learning” will be available. This is a free, 2 hour training on child development. This training will be available on the “Learning with OCCD” website in English and Spanish.
CPR/First Aid on Infants, Children, and Adults
Language | Date | Time | Location |
English | Email to Schedule | TBD | Hermiston |
Spanish | Email to Schedule | TBD | Hermiston |
Email ccrr@umchs.org to register.
Food Handler Certification
Once you pass the food handlers test, you will receive your Food Handler Certification via email. If you have not received your certificate shortly after passing your test, please check your spam folder to make sure that the email was not misdirected. If you have any problems with payment or taking your test, contact the Webmaster here. If you do not receive the email with your certificate attached, please contact ccrr@wou.edu to request assistance.
Link: http://triwou.org/pages/show/ccccrr-food-handler-certification
Central Background Registry (CBR)
Who Needs to Enroll?
A person who wishes to seek employment as:
A child care provider who is required to be enrolled in the Central Background Registry by any state agency.
The owner, operator, employee or volunteer of a certified, registered or otherwise regulated child care facility that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Early Learning Division Office of Child Care.
The operator or an employee of an Oregon pre-kindergarten program or parent-as-teacher program under ORS 329.170 to 329.200.
The operator or an employee of a federal Head Start Program regulated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
A contractor or an employee of the contractor who provides early childhood special education or early intervention services pursuant to ORS 343.455 to 343.534.
An individual in any of the above facilities or programs who may have unsupervised contact with children.
An employee of the Early Learning Division Office of Child Care.
A designated employee or volunteer of a Metro service district.
There are two ways to enroll in the Central Background Registry. Apply online OR print, complete and mail application.
For further information, please call the Office of Child Care at
1-800-556-6616 or local Salem, Oregon number 503-947-1400.
Online Application: