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OASCD Early Learning Conference Scholarship
April 8, 2025
The Early Learning Hub of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties is offering scholarships for early learning providers and early elementary teachers to attend the OASCD Early Learning Conference.

Calling all Early Care and Education professionals!
April 4, 2025
The 2025 Statewide Provider Survey is coming soon!

Pollywog Easter Event Guide 2025
April 1, 2025
Easter is on April 20th this year. Pollywog has put together a list of local egg hunts and events in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties to help your family celebrate.

Request for Applications (RFA): 2025-2027 Preschool Promise Eligible Provider List
March 27, 2025
DELC has released a Request for Applications (RFA): 2025-2027 Preschool Promise Eligible Provider List. This opportunity is available for both new applicants and current Preschool Promise grantees. Successful applicants who are awarded a spot on the 2025-2027 Preschool Promise Eligible Provider List will be deemed eligible for Preschool Promise Slots if any such Slots become available before June 30, 2027.

Adult Mental Health First Aid
March 25, 2025
Mental Health First Aid is an entry-level training that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.

Free Resource: Cultivating Readers
March 20, 2025
This parent-friendly magazine provides effective and easy strategies to promote reading throughout a child’s early years.

Free fact sheet on children and mental health
March 18, 2025
The Children and Mental Health: Is This Just a Stage? fact sheet presents information on children’s mental health, including assessing your child’s behavior, when to seek help, first steps for parents, treatment options, and factors to consider when choosing a mental health professional.

Registration for the 2025 Oregon Parenting Educators Conference is now open!
March 13, 2025
Join other parenting educators and family support professionals for professional development, networking, and restoration.

Pollywog Partner Meetings Cancelled
March 10, 2025
After some discussion, Pollywog has decided to cancel its quarterly Pollywog Partner Meetings.

Emergency Preparedness Resources for Families Navigating Disability
March 7, 2025
FACT Oregon has created three new storybooks for families to help children with disabilities prepare for emergencies.