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458 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 6: Non-financial eligibility DELC contracts with CCR&R agencies to assist in services and training to ERDC child care providers. The services they provide include: • Offering training and professional development to providers to help increase and maintain quality • Assisting providers by giving them information about the ERDC payment processes and helping them troubleshoot payment problems • Helping recruit and retain providers who provide care for participants receiving ERDC child care assistance • Assessing the supply of child care and working with local DELC staff to meet the need for an adequate supply of quality child care. CCR&R agencies are a vital link with child care providers and child care programs in the local community. Note: It is important that ODHS staff never give out a list of recommended providers and instead refers families to 211info. Creating lists of providers, even with the best intentions, can result in instances of perceived favoritism or discrimination. Please contact ChildCare.Policy@DELC.Oregon.gov with any questions. Unions and training funds There are two unions that represent child care providers. The first union is for family care providers licensed with the Child Care Licensing Division of the Department of Early Learning and Care. This union is the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 75 (AFSCME). The second union is for family care providers exempt from licensing. They are represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 503 (SEIU). License-exempt home-based providers are also referred to as family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care. Training funds are available to ERDC approved FFN providers caring for children of families enrolled in ERDC. The training funds are offered to encourage providers to attend an orientation class and meet the requirements to receive the enhanced rate. To qualify for the enhanced rate, a provider must: • Have completed two hours of Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect training • Be certified in Infant and Child CPR and First Aid • Have a current food handler’s permit, and • Agreed to complete a minimum of eight hours additional training related to child care issues within the next two years. Child care ERDC orientation classes are being offered by the local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies. The ERDC orientation covers the ERDC program listing and billing process, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. It encourages providers to get additional training. The Child Care Resource and Referral agencies partner with SEIU representatives to coordinate and schedule orientations. Stipends and scholarships will be available for FFN providers attending the orientation as well as for completing other classes that will help them meet and maintain the ERDC enhanced rate requirements.