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447 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 6: Non-financial eligibility Providers who are not licensed by the CCLD and staff of centers exempt from certification rules will qualify for the enhanced rate by working with the Oregon Registry. This program is part of the Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education located at Portland State University. To qualify, the provider or staff person must: • Have completed at least two hours of training on child abuse and neglect issues • Be currently certified in first aid • Be currently certified in infant and child CPR • Have a current food handlers permit, and • Agree to complete a minimum of eight hours of additional training related to child care every two years. For ERDC family providers to be paid up to the enhanced rate, the Central Coordination of Child Care Resource and Referral network notifies the Oregon Registry office when the trainings have been completed. The Oregon Registry office notifies DPU when the provider qualifies, and future billing forms are coded to allow the enhanced rate. Family providers who apply for CCLD registration do not need to make a separate application to the Oregon Registry office. Once registration is approved, CCLD notifies the Oregon Registry office and DPU. Exempt centers must have at least one staff member who meets these standards for every 20 children in care to receive the enhanced rate. Hourly, part-time and full-time monthly rates Providers eligible only for the standard rate will be paid at either the hourly or full-time monthly rate: • The hourly rate limit applies when children are in care less than 158 hours per month or when a provider is not designated as the primary provider for the case. • The full-time monthly rate limit applies when children are in care 158 hours or more per month and the provider is designated as the primary provider for the case. Providers eligible for the enhanced or licensed rate will be paid at the hourly, part-time monthly or full-time monthly rates. • The hourly rate applies when children are in care less than 136 hours per month, unless the provider has an established part-time monthly rate, charges all families part-time rate for part-time care and is designated as the primary provider for the case. • The part-time monthly rate applies if:
The provider has an established part-time monthly rate
The children are in care between 63 and 135 hours per month, and
The provider is designated as the primary provider for the case. For these providers, the hourly rate applies when children are in care less than 63 hours a month. • The full-time monthly rate applies when children are in care 136 or more hours per month and when the provider is designated as the primary provider for the case.