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Affordable Daycare in Portland, OR

Families who qualify can get help paying through Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), and the daycares listed here accept it.

daycares that accept child care assistance in Portland
65
daycare centers
61
in-home daycares
4
take infants
24

All daycares that accept child care assistance in Portland

Showing 1 to 30 of 65

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then those that post their tuition, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Chrysalis Preschool

    5.0· 7 reviews

    8903 SE Mill St, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidy
    No state license record matched yet
  2. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Happy Go Lucky Childcare

    3.4· 5 reviews

    1485 NE 106th Ave, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    No state license record matched yet
  3. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Heartwood Preschool

    5.0· 1 review

    1305 NE 52nd Ave, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  4. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Lavender Farm Preschool

    5.0· 13 reviews

    5221 SE Gladstone St, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidy
    No state license record matched yet
  5. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Magpie Preschool House

    5.0· 1 review

    4949 SE Bush St, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  6. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Mud Pies Preschool

    7618 SE Duke St, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  7. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    New Day School

    5.0· 8 reviews

    1825 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  8. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    New Farm Montessori

    6234 N Campbell Ave, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  9. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Petunia Preschool

    5.0· 7 reviews

    5433 NE 53rd Ave, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  10. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Portland Play Project

    5.0· 19 reviews

    4129 NE 49th Ave, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidy
    No state license record matched yet
  11. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Rose Creative Preschool

    5.0· 12 reviews

    3918 NE Hancock St, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidy
    No state license record matched yet
  12. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Rosebrier Early Childhood

    5.0· 6 reviews

    4129 NE 73rd Ave., Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  13. Home daycareAccepts assistance

    Seedlings Playschool: Children's House

    5.0· 1 review

    Portland, OR 97211 · address shared with families

    Posts its tuitionTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    No state license record matched yet
  14. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Sprout and Spark School

    5.0· 1 review

    3430 SW Palatine St, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  15. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Sweet Meadow Playschool

    5.0· 5 reviews

    3237 NE 92nd Ave, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  16. Child care centerAccepts assistance

    Uno Dos Tres Academy

    4.0· 4 reviews

    5507 N Lombard St, Portland, OR

    Posts its tuitionTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    No state license record matched yet
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How this list is made: Portland daycares whose Oregon record says they accept child care subsidies, plus those that say they accept assistance. The Oregon license list we load does not record subsidies, so here this list has daycares that say they accept child care assistance. The Oregon license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so these listings come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.

All 65 daycares that accept child care assistance in Portland, A to Z

Cost and help paying

What daycare costs in Portland, and help paying for it

of the 65 daycares here post their tuition
32
Their listings show the rates they publish. Ask the others for their rates, and how assistance applies.
Head Start or Early Head Start centers in Portland
27
Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.

Before you enroll

Paying for daycare in Portland

  1. 1

    Apply for assistance first

    Your state decides who qualifies and how much it pays. Apply through the state's child care assistance office before you choose a daycare.

  2. 2

    Ask about the copayment

    Most families pay a share of the cost. Ask the daycare whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much.

  3. 3

    Ask about open subsidy spots

    Some daycares cap how many children on assistance they take. Ask whether a spot is open now.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.

Questions

Questions

How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Portland?

65 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in Portland. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.

How do I apply for child care assistance in Oregon?

Apply through Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), run by the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care. It is for families that are working, attending school, on medical leave from work or school, receiving TANF cash assistance, or in certain Child Welfare programs, and that meet income rules. Income limits change each year, so check the current limits on the state's site.

Is there free daycare?

Some families can get it. Head Start and Early Head Start are free for children from families who qualify, and some states waive the family's share of the cost for the lowest incomes. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.

Does a daycare that accepts assistance cost more?

Not by itself. Accepting assistance means the daycare takes payments from the state program; its own prices vary like any daycare's. Ask whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much you would pay.

How does child care assistance work?

Each state runs a child care assistance program, paid for in part by the federal Child Care and Development Fund. Families who qualify by income, and usually by working, looking for work or going to school, get help paying a daycare that accepts it; the help is often called a voucher or subsidy. Most families pay a share called a copayment, set by the state. Apply through the Oregon child care assistance office.

Can I get free daycare?

Some families can. States may waive the copayment for families with the lowest incomes, and Head Start and Early Head Start are free for families who qualify. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.

Are these daycares licensed in Oregon?

This page cannot say yet. The Oregon license list is not loaded, so these listings come from public business listings and show no license record. Ask each daycare for its state license number.

Which of these Portland daycares post their prices?

32 of the 65 list tuition; their listings here show it. Ask the others for their rates and how assistance applies.