Employment Related Day Care (OR) and Working Connections Child Care (WA) are subsidy programs that help low-income, working families access affordable child care by funding all or a portion of tuition costs. All of the YMCA's Early Childhood Development programs are approved providers who can accept these funding sources. These programs are operated through the Department of Human Services (OR) and the Department of Social and Health Services (WA). If approved, individuals will need to connect their accounts through the state with the location they are registered for using the provider numbers listed below.

Apply for these programs online: 

• Employment Related Day Care (OR)
• Working Connections Child Care (WA)

Provider Numbers by Location: 

• KKD 00016 - Beaverton Youth Development Center
• IKD 00016 - Bybee Lakes Hope Center
• VRZ 00007 - Clackamas Child Development Center
• TSZ 00008 - The Playground at St. Vincent
• DQM 00009 - Southeast Child Development Center
• 480377 - Springfield Meadows Child Development Center

All of our Child Development Centers are licensed by the state of Oregon or Washington and maintain all licensing guidelines. To learn about licensed child care programs, including rules and staff qualifications, visit the pages below:

Oregon Licensing Information

Washington Licensing Information

Members at our any of our YMCA locations receive at least a 15% discount at all of our child care programs, including Early Childhood Development. Depending on location, members may also receive early registration benefits.

Our Early Childhood Development programs utilize Creative Curriculum to support your child's learning in the classroom. Creative curriculum is the most widely used preschool curriculum in the country. This curriculum uses a whole child approach with individualized instruction based on development, focusing on project based, investigative learning.