Oregon Child Care Research Partnership

Oregon Child Care Research Partnership members and other partners

• Office of Child Care, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Office of Child Care, Early Learning Division, Oregon Department of Education
• Child Care and Early Education Research Connections, National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University
• Self-Sufficiency Program, Oregon Department of Human Services
• Inclusive Child Care Project, Oregon Developmental Disabilities Council
• Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
• Central Coordination of Child Care Resource and Referral
• Oregon Early Learning Council
• Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education, Portland State University

U.S. Census Bureau and other federal and state government sites provide information, including population estimates and biennial Oregon Population Survey Data

• Census Bureau Data: The U.S. Census Bureau’s user-friendly site facilitates retrieval of American Community Survey and 2010 Census data.
• FedStats: Links the viewer to Mapstats, Statistical reference shelf, Data Access Tools, and others.
• National Center for Education Statistics: The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data about education.
• Population Research Center, Portland State University: Population estimates by age and county in years between the decennial censuses are found here.

Relevant Information and statistical data from a variety of research groups

• Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids-Count Project
• Child Trends, Inc.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Families and Work Institute
• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• National Center for Children in Poverty
• Urban Institute

Sources of information dealing especially with policy and law related to child care and family

• National Center for Children in Poverty
• Child Care Law Center
• National Women's Law Center
• Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Professional organizations and support groups providing useful information

• Child Care Aware
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Association for Family Child Care
• Oregon ASK
• Family Support America
• Healthy Child Care (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Information especially focused on family support and child care for children with disabilities

• Cerebral Palsy Symptoms
• Child Care and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• SpeciaLink, The National Centre for Child Care Inclusion