What Families Can Expect While on the Waitlist
If you are added to the waitlist, you will receive a notice with your waitlist number, your right to appeal the decision, and some resources that may help you find a different program to meet your child care needs.
You will receive regular communications while you’re on the waitlist.
When funding is available, families will be selected from the waitlist based on the date they were added. The first families added to the waitlist will be the first invited to apply for ERDC when a spot is available. Once a family is selected from the waitlist, they will receive a notice inviting them to apply for ERDC within 45 days of the date on the notice.
No, families on the waitlist are not guaranteed to receive ERDC. The waitlist is likely to be in place for at least 18 months, depending on the level of investment and the rate families leave the ERDC program.
When a family is selected from the waitlist and invited to apply for ERDC, eligibility will be determined based on income level and other family circumstances at the time of reapplication.
Your waitlist number is assigned based on the date and time you were added to the ERDC waitlist. Though it indicates your initial place “in line” for ERDC, a low number does not mean you will be invited to apply to ERDC soon.
Numbers will not be updated when families are pulled off the waitlist. Even before people are being invited to re-apply for ERDC, some families’ circumstances could change and qualify them to skip the waitlist. Your waitlist number will stay the same no matter how many people are in front of you.
Yes. When funding is available, families will be selected from the waitlist based on the date they were added. The first families added to the waitlist will be the first invited to apply for ERDC when a spot is available. Once a family is selected from the waitlist, they will receive a notice inviting them to apply for ERDC within 45 days of the date on the notice.
Yes, if your circumstances change, and you believe that you may qualify to skip the ERDC waitlist, please reapply.
As a reminder, some families can skip the waitlist including:
Families reapplying for ERDC within two months of benefits ending
Families getting Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Families getting Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS)
Families who got TANF or TA-DVS within 3 months of applying for ERDC
Families referred by the Child Welfare division of the Oregon Department of Human Services
Families eligible for an ERDC contracted slot
Baby Promise and specific Head Start programs are considered ERDC contracted slots. ERDC contracted slots mean that DELC contracts with specific partners to hold slots for children receiving ERDC. These contracted slots are located in high-quality child-care settings in specific regions in Oregon.
If you fall into one of these categories, please reapply. You can reapply through:
Visiting Benefits.Oregon.gov
Going to or calling your local office
Dialing 1-800-699-9075