Oregon's Child Care Resource and Referral System lists 10,461 registered child care providers with the capacity to serve more than 86,000 children. There are an additional 6,245 family child care providers that are unlisted, with the capacity to serve an additional 22,480 children. Oregon's child care supply benchmark is 25 agency-listed slots per 100 children under age 13. At present the statewide supply totals 16 slots per 100 children. For example, Benton County is at 24 while Wasco County is at 10, Multnomah County is at 18 while Morrow County is at 9.
Prices generally fall as children increase in age.
Child care centers and group homes generally charge higher prices than family child care providers. Prices are more closely grouped between types of providers in markets where competition is keen, particularly involving the care of preschool children. Price is not a measure of cost, or value, or quality. Although price may be influenced by market forces, such as supply and demand, price is more frequently influenced by the highly personal nature of the relationship between provider and consumer. Child care subsidies needed for 21,173 AFDC households in order to participate in training or employment.