MEDFORD, Ore.– Oregon’s Employment Related Daycare program will no longer be enrolling kids starting November 4th. Many local child care advocates have been calling on the state legislature to invest more in the program since 2021. The state legislature expanded ...
EUGENE, Ore.—The owner of a Roseburg in-home daycare, pled guilty in federal court Thursday, July 28, 2022, to stealing federal funds. Court documents say Katie Jo Thompson, 31, cared for her own disabled child while operating a home daycare. Thompson ...
MEDFORD. Ore. — Since the beginning of the pandemic, finding childcare has become increasingly challenging. Now, some childcare providers are getting ready to reopen—but under new guidance from the state. The Oregon Department of Education is getting ready to release ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Local daycare centers are struggling to adjust to this ’new normal’ especially with young kids in the picture. Angela Greene has owned ‘Lil’ Rascals Preschool and Childcare Center’ for 19 years. When the pandemic hit, Greene says ...
Medford, Ore. — A Medford man is behind bars, accused of multiple sex crimes against children. Medford Police arrested 32-year-old Andrew Conaway Wednesday on multiple charges of sex abuse. Police say the crimes involve children under the age of 6. ...
Coos Bay, Ore. – A Coos Bay dayc are closed its doors after at least six children and two staff members fell ill following an insecticide spraying incident. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Coos Bay Children’s Academy Inc. shut down Monday amid ...
Bend, Ore. – A Central Oregon daycare provider was arrested for leaving 7 children under her care at her home while she went to a tanning salon, according to police. On Wednesday, Bend Police said they received an anonymous tip ...
Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (WRAL) — A North Carolina father is accusing a daycare of physically abusing his 4-year-old son after he says employees went too far when they were cleaning the boy’s face. Agustin Luna, a single father of two, has ...