State Profile | Oregon

The Afterschool Investments project has developed profiles for each state to provide a snapshot of the "state of afterschool," as well as an opportunity to compare afterschool activities across the country. This profile provides key data and descriptions of the afterschool landscape, which includes a range of out-of-school time programming that can occur before and after school, on weekends, and during summer months. It is designed to serve as a resource for policymakers, administrators, and providers.

• Quick Facts
• Statewide Initiatives
• Notable Local Initiatives
• Statewide Organizations
• Additional Resources
• Notes and Sources

Quick Facts

Demographics

For more demographic information, visit http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/index.html

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

CCDF Administrative Overview

Settings

Where CCDF-Subsidy school age-children are served:

Uses of CCDF Targeted Funds and Quality Dollars for Afterschool

"Resource and referral and school-age" targeted funds:
Funds may be used to provide technical assistance, training and coordination services for continued development and improvement of R&R organizations. The funds can be used for services to parents, providers, communities, and employers.  They also can be used to improve the availability and quality of child care through recruitment, training, technical assistance, and professional development support of child care providers. Funds may to provide consumer education for parents to help them select and manage quality child care arrangements.

Other quality activities:
Funds may be used for comprehensive consumer education, for grants or loans to providers to assist in meeting State and local standards, and to monitor licensing and regulatory requirements. They may also be used for professional development, improving childcare providers’ salaries, activities promoting inclusive childcare, language, literacy, reading and math development and for youth focused health programs.

Provider Reimbursement Rates

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care

Program Licensing Policies

Systems/Quality Supports

21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)

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Statewide Initiatives

• OregonASK (Oregon After School for Kids). In 2004, an out-of-school time network planning group received $48,805 from the Criminal Justice Commission. Since then, twenty five organizations and agencies have worked together to build a system of quality for out-of-school time programs. The group has established a structure and vision for the Oregon Statewide Afterschool Network, and is now supported by the C.S. Mott Foundation. In April 2007, the Governor signed the Afterschool for All Oregon: Project 2010 initiative as the group had their first afterschool day at the capitol. Project 2010 is a partnership with Oregon ASK and the Afterschool Alliance that works to bring together a diverse set of Oregon residents who support afterschool and summer learning opportunities and deliver a united message about the importance of these programs. The mission of Project 2010 is to ensure that all children and youth have access to quality, safe and enriching afterschool programs by the year 2010.  

  For more information, see http://www.oregonask.org.

• Oregon Commission on Children and Families. State agencies in Oregon are required by legislative mandate to work in partnership with local communities to engage in a comprehensive planning and coordination of services for children, youth, and families. Local commissions bring community partners together to produce an overall county comprehensive plan to target state funds toward priority outcomes for children and families. CCDF funds, for example, are used by many local commissions to help fund afterschool programs. The state counterpart to the local commissions, the Oregon Commission on Children and Families, has a specific focus area on youth development.

  For more information, see http://www.ccf.state.or.us/.

• State Youth Development Collaboration Project. In 2003, the Oregon Commission on Children and Families received a second multi-year federal State and Local Youth Development Collaboration Project grant from the Family and Youth Service Bureau of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the grant is to strengthen the youth servicing systems based on the youth development approach in local communities.  With these funds, the Commission has worked with state and local agencies, including Department of Human Services, Community Colleges and Workforce Development and other city and county agencies to increase opportunities for young people to participate in out of school time activities through education, community service, civic engagement, arts and other community projects. The Project continues to support positive youth development training to state and local partners including young people.

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Notable Local Initiatives

• SUN Initiative. SUN Community Schools (SUN CS) was founded by the City of Portland, OR and Multnomah County, OR in 1999 as a partnership of the city, county, state, schools and nonprofits.   In 2004, SUN CS became part of the broader SUN Service System, an aligned system of care providing social and support services to youth, individuals and families that lead to educational success and self-sufficiency.  Within the SUN Service System, SUN Community Schools are the school-based service delivery site for a comprehensive set of services including educational, enrichment, recreational, social and health services.
  
  SUN Community Schools transform schools into community centers. They link with other community institutions, such as the libraries, parks and community centers, neighborhood health clinics and area churches and businesses.  Their goals include improving youth assets, academic performance and social skills; increasing family involvement in schools, stabilizing and strengthening families and improving the use of public facilities.
• Local Tax Revenue. Cities across Oregon are looking for resources to support afterschool services and in some places have been willing to increase taxes to do it. In November 2002, two cities passed property tax measures that support children’s initiatives. The Portland Children’s Initiative provides $50 million over the next five years for early childhood education, afterschool programming and mentoring, and child abuse prevention programs. The Eugene School Activities Levy offsets cuts to local schools by providing almost $8 million annually for four years for art and music teachers, school counselors, and afterschool programs.

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Statewide Organizations

National AfterSchool Association Affiliate:

Oregon School-Age Coalition (OSAC)
PO Box 1524
Portland, OR 97207
Email: staff@oregonschoolagecoalition.com
Web: www.oregonschoolagecoalition.com

Statewide Child Care Resource & Referral Network:

Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network:
805 Liberty NE, Suite 2
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 800-342-6712
Web: http://www.oregonchildcare.org

Statewide Afterschool Network:

Oregon After School for Kids
2611 Pringle Road, SE
Salem, OR 97302
Phone: 503-540-4481
Web: http://www.oregonask.org/

Oregon Commission on Children and Families
530 Center St., NW, Ste. 405
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 503-373-1283
Web: http://www.ccf.state.or.us

Oregon Commission for Child Care
875 Union St., NE, Room 308
Salem, OR 97311
Phone: 503-947-1891

Oregon Community Education Association
PO Box 1054
Salem, OR 97308
Web: www.ocea-or.org

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Additional Resources

State Child Care Administrators:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=ccdf

State TANF Contacts:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/states/tanf-dr.htm

21st Century Community Learning Centers Contacts:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/contacts.html

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Notes and Sources

Demographics

Total population, 2008: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008, U.S. Census Bureau.

Number of children ages 5-12, 2008: Estimates of the Resident Population by Single-Year of Age and Sex for the United States and States: July 1, 2007, U.S. Census Bureau.

Percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch rate, 2006: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Note: Most recent data.

Percent of K-12 students in Title I "schoolwide" schools, 2006: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Schools enrolling at least 40 percent of students from poor families are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school. Note: Most recent data.

Child Care and Development Fund

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the largest federal funding source for child care. States receive a funding allocation determined by formula and have broad flexibility to design programs that provide child care subsidies for low-income children under the age of 13 and to enhance the quality of child care for all children. Federal CCDF funding consists of mandatory, matching, and discretionary funds. Federal law requires that states spend at least 4 percent of their CCDF funds as well as additional targeted funds on activities to improve the quality and availability of child care. CCDF administrative data in this and the following sections is from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Care Bureau, as reported by States, unless otherwise noted.

FFY09 CCDF Allocation: Funding allocations are based on appropriation and do not reflect any reallotted or redistributed funds that may occur at a later date.

FFY09 state MOE plus match: In order to receive Federal matching funds, a state must expend Maintenance of Effort funds. Note that this does not capture actual expenditures, only the minimum required to draw down all available federal funds.

FFY09 Tribal CCDF Allocation: Federal CCDF Funds are awarded directly to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriates an additional $2 billion in one-time CCDF Discretionary funding available to State, Territory and Tribal Lead Agencies in FY09 as part of the economic stimulus package.

FFY07 total quality expenditures: This data includes FY07 and prior year funds expended for quality from each of the CCDF funding streams (mandatory, matching, and discretionary) and expenditures under targeted funds for infant and toddler, school-age care and resource and referral. This figure provides information obtained from state financial reports submitted for FY07.

Uses of CCDF Targeted Funds and Quality Dollars for Afterschool: Portions of CCDF discretionary funds are targeted specifically for resource and referral and school-age child care activities as well as for quality expansion. (These funds are in addition to the required 4 percent minimum quality expenditure.)

Maximum rate for school-age category: Rates are listed for center-based care, family child care, and license exempt programs; where rates vary by region or county, the rate for the most populated urban area is given.

Standardized monthly school-age rate: Monthly rate for a child, age 8, in care after school during the school year at a center in the most costly district for four hours per day, 20 days per month. Calculated (in the lowest tier of a tiered system) using information from the FY2008-2009 State CCDF Plan, including rate structures, as submitted to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

Separate subsidy rates for different age ranges and Tiered Reimbursement Rate Systems: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Child Care Bureau. Report of State Plans FY2008-2009.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care

In addition to spending TANF funds directly on child care, a state may transfer up to 30 percent of its TANF grant to CCDF. Expenditures represent TANF funds spent in FY07 that were awarded in FY07 and prior years. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, available at: In addition to spending TANF funds directly on child care, a state may transfer up to 30 percent of its TANF grant to CCDF. Expenditures represent TANF funds spent in FY07 that were awarded in FY07 and prior years. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/data/2007/tanf_2007.html.

Program Licensing and Accreditation Policies

States with separate school-age licensing standards and states with specialized requirements for child care centers serving school-age children: National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) and National Association for Regulatory Administration, 2007 Child Care Licensing Study, see: http://www.naralicensing.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=160.

Ratio of children to adults in school-age setting: Data from the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), available at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov.

School-based, school-age programs exempt from licensing: Research conducted by Afterschool Investments, March 2008.

Systems/Quality Supports

School-age credential: NCCIC, State Professional Development System Credentials for Individuals, see: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/pd-credentials.html.

Statewide quality rating system: NCCIC, Quality Rating Systems: Definitions and Statewide Systems, see: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/qrs-defsystems.html.

Statewide afterschool network: National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks, see: http://www.statewideafterschoolnetworks.net/.

21st Century Community Learning Centers

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program is a state formula grant. Funds flow to states based on their share of Title I, Part A funds. Data from the U.S. Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Office and the 21st CCLC Profile and Performance Information Collection System as of July 2009.

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The Child Care Bureau awarded a technical assistance contract to The Finance Project for the Afterschool Investments project. The goals of the Afterschool Investments project include:

• Identifying ways that state and communities are using Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidy and quality dollars to support out-of-school time programs, and sharing these practices and approaches with other states;
• Identifying administrative and implementation issues related to CCDF investments in out-of-school time programs, and providing information and context (about barriers, problems, opportunities) as well as practical tools that will help CCDF administrators make decisions; and
• Identifying other major programs and sectors that are potential partners for CCDF in supporting out-of-school time programs and providing models, strategies, and tools for coordination with other programs and sectors.

Contact Us:

Email:
afterschool@financeproject.org

Web:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/

The Finance Project
1401 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-587-1000
Web: www.financeproject.org

The Afterschool Investments project’s State Profiles are designed to provide a comprehensive overview of noteworthy State and local initiatives across the country. Inclusion of an initiative in the Profiles does not represent an endorsement of a particular policy or practice.