CARE Connections partners with early childhood educators to help give them the support they deserve
CARE Connections, part of Southwestern Oregon Community College, shares updates, events, and resources from the Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) program for our local community on Facebook. This page is for information sharing and isn’t monitored for ongoing conversations. For questions or support, we recommend reaching out directly via email ([email protected]), or call 541-888-7957
06/23/2026
Spark just got easier. After its new revisions the path to quality improvement is easier than ever. Simply apply to spark and ask to start a Quality improvement Cycle, Pick a goal, and then receive funds! to apply visit oregonspark.org
06/20/2026
Dont miss out on the Summers next Statewide Webinars. Register early to secure your spot in one of these amazing opportunities. Summer starts off strong with a great list of trainings at your finger tips. Use the QR code to register or follow this link. https://forms.office.com/r/m8VQBLvaZX
06/17/2026
We’re excited to share that DELC is introducing two new series of free, optional professional development courses through the Oregon Center for Career Development (OCCD). These courses are available for credit in ORO under the Understanding and Guiding Behavior (UGB), Set One category.
Both series are designed to help child care professionals understand and respond to challenging behaviors and create connections with children and families. These self-paced/asynchronous courses will be available in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, English, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese and take between 1 and 1.5 hours each to complete.
All Courses are:
Free and optional
Hosted through OCCD
ORO Credit Approved
1-1.5 hours per module
Available in: Arabic, Simplified Chinese, English, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese
The Managing Behavioral Escalations Series contains five (5) self-paced modules focusing on managing behavior and behavioral escalations. The modules build on each other and are designed to be taken in order. Child care professionals are encouraged to take them one at a time, and give themselves time between each module to practice and apply what they have learned before moving on to the next module in the series.
The link for the specific training is https://catalog.pdx.edu/browse/occd/courses/learning-about-child-escalations-mbe-1
Be on the look out in August for the Connections series!
06/15/2026
Don't forget about Find Child Care Oregon! FCCO is a free tool to market your business. Keeping FCCO up to date allows parents and more importantly 211 accurate prices and openings for your child care business. 211 pulls your information directly from FCCO! Keeping this site up to date and turning your referrals ON will increase the number of applicants seeing your business . Find the parent portal here: https://findchildcareoregon.org/ and the provider log in here: https://findchildcareoregon.org/home/providers/
06/05/2026
Looking for ideas to add to your sensory bins? These are some great starting points for themed sensory bins. Let your imagination run wild and dream up many different themes and ideas from examples in your neighborhood or yard.
06/03/2026
Feeling overwhelmed with paperwork, budgeting, or day-to-day business tasks? Join us for an evening coffee talk about business strategies. June 16th at 6:00pm join us on ZOOM use this meeting link. https://socc-edu.zoom.us/j/98632321244 If you have questions call 541-888-7094.
05/29/2026
There are changes happening around expulsion and suspension. Join Care Connections and South Coast Regional Early Learning Hub for an online learning session June 4th at 6-7:30pm to learn more. This qualifies for 1.5 training hours in Program Management (PM) and attendees will receive a free gift sent via mail for attendance. To RSVP please call Lauren at 541-751-5922 or Fernanda at 541-888-7096