City Club of Central Oregon Forum: Cracking Open The Childcare Crisis

Description

Registration is now closed for the in-person event, you can still view the Livestream or recording by clicking here.

The program will go explore the structural, economic and regulatory barriers to creating more childcare options in Central Oregon. We will look at solutions that are currently being implemented for both short- and long-term relief for a variety of different childcare models. The Bulletin will be providing in-depth coverage leading up to the forum and partnering with City Club on a series of Solutions Workshops over the coming months. 

Moderator: 

Zack Demars, Special Projects Reporter at The Bulletin 

Panelists:

Heather Rogen, Boulden Rogen Early Childhood Academy

Karen Prow, NeighborImpact Child Care Resources Director

Rev. Erika Spaet, ReVillage

Kelly Sparks, OSU Cascades and Little Kits Early Learning & Child Care Center

Presented by Pinnacle Architecture and supported by Sunwest Builders

City Club is now holding in-person, livestream and recorded versions of our forums. We are currently requiring full COVID-19* vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 within 48 hours of the forum (click here for testing sites) for those attending in-person. This policy will be reviewed on a monthly basis.

*Per CDC, a person is considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after completion of a two-dose mRNA series or one dose of Janssen vaccine.