Enrollment for Fall Preschool Starts Now! Apply for Preschool Promise or Head Start TODAY!
Enrollment for Fall 2025-26 Preschool is open! Follow this link to apply for Preschool Promise and to see if you qualify. You can also check out Head Start's website here for more information about this amazing partner program as well. If you have any questions,...
Early Learning STEAM Kits to Celebrate the Week of the Young Child
The Early Learning HUB of Central Oregon, Central Oregon STEM Hub and Central Oregon Community College are excited to provide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) activity kits once again for Central Oregon families with children ages 3-5 years old. ...
Opinion: Oregon kids need legislators to triple down on literacy support
Oregon stands at a critical juncture, and the stakes couldn’t be higher for our children.
Imagination Library Launches in Deschutes County!
What is it?Each month a new, carefullyselected book will be mailed inyour child’s name directly to yourhome. Best of all it is a FREE GIFTto your child through ourpartnership with localorganizations! There is no cost orobligation to your family. Who is Eligible? All...
Free Summer Meal Schedules
Here are the Free Summer Meal Schedules for Bend, La Pine, Redmond, Prineville, Madras and Warm Springs.
Parent Education Conference
STUDENT RATE: Full-time students pay $65 before May 7. GROUP RATE: Groups of 10 or more — from the same agency — pay $105 per person before May 7. HOME VISITOR RATE: Home visitors pay $65 before May 7. Sponsored by Maternal Child Health - Maternal Infant and Early...
A Visit to Tribal Head Start Programs
There are nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon, and five of these tribes have federally grant funded Head Start classrooms as part of their services for children and families. The unique government-to-government relationship that accompanies these grants means...
The Latest from Child Trends
Integrated student supports can help close education achievement gaps for at-risk children A new Child Trends report finds growing evidence for the effectiveness of a rapidly expanding approach to educational achievement. Integrated student supports (ISS) promote...
Trauma-Informed Care – Breakthrough Research for Youth
An article from Child Trends looks at Trauma-Informed Care: The well-being and placement stability of children in the foster system can be improved over time through trauma-informed care (TIC), according to Child Trends' recent evaluation of a TIC intervention...
Vroom – By Text
The Vroom brain-building tools are now available in Oregon by text message! This is a great resource for parents who are looking for fun parenting activities that they can do on the go, including those who don't have a Smartphone to use the free Daily Vroom app. We...