Child Care Substitutes of Oregon
Thanks to funding from the Department of Early Learning and Care, Child Care Substitutes of Oregon (CCSO) provides subsidized substitute care to child care programs statewide.
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“I truly appreciate CCSO program’s support and assistance in maintaining staff stability at my school! It’s such an amazing program that helps ensure sustainable development for schools.”
“Our experience with the program has been exceptional, the process for requesting a sub is easy and the program is always willing to work with us making being short staffed stress free.”
“I’m really appreciative of the CCSO sub program and recommend it to other providers all the time.”
“Overall, we’ve really enjoyed working with CCSO substitutes. We’ve had wonderful experiences and my teachers have let me know that they’ve enjoyed working with their substitutes. It’s such a wonderful program that has allowed us to remain open during challenging times.”
“CCSO has greatly impacted our school when we are short-staffed, they are flexible and are always there for us when we need them. The teachers are very well trained with years of experience making it easy for them to jump into any classroom.”
⭐ About
Child Care Substitutes of Oregon (CCSO) is funded by the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) and housed within The Research Institute (TRI), part of Western Oregon University (WOU). All substitutes hired by Child Care Substitutes of Oregon are employees of Western Oregon University and must comply with WOU rules and regulations at all times. Substitutes must also adhere to all rules set forth by the Office of Child Care as it relates to the designated child care facility they are serving. Please see the CCSO Policy and Procedure Handbook and the WOU Policies and Procedures for more information. Those documents can be found in the CCSO Portal ↗
⭐ Mission
Child Care Substitutes of Oregon sustains high-quality child care by hiring, training, and mobilizing substitutes to work in child care programs statewide.
⭐ Vision
Child Care Substitutes of Oregon recognizes the value of child care as essential infrastructure for working families. Child care is dependent on early learning professionals. That is why CCSO is dedicated to reducing caregiver burnout and supporting continuity of care for families. We do this by both providing caregiver support when programs are short staffed and by encouraging early learning professionals to take time off to attend personal appointments, engage in professional development, and tend to administrative business tasks.