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Department of Early Learning & Care

Veterans’ Building in Salem — a multi‑story, white‑faced office building with large rectangular windows and prominent red and blue columns at the entrance, surrounded by trees under a clear sky.
The Veterans' Building in Salem houses the central offices of the Early Learning and Care Department. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images collection)

Present Duties

The Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) provides childcare licensing and health and safety monitoring through the Child Care Licensing Division. They also administer the state’s preschool and early learning programs, supports infant-toddler care, funds professional learning services for childcare across communities and provides funding for childcare assistance to qualifying families.

Agency Website 

Contact Information

Address: 700 Summer St. NE, Suite 350, Salem 97301
Phone: 800-556-6616
Email: DELC.Info@delc.Oregon.gov
Contact: Alyssa Chatterjee, Director
Administrative Rules Coordinator: See Contact List for Education, Early Learning Division

Legal & Legislative Information

Statutory Authority: ORS 326.425, 417.710, 417.727

Budget Analysis - by Legislative Fiscal Office
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Records & Publications

Records Retention Schedules for public records