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Dear OSU-Cascades faculty, staff and students,

 

As you know, child care needs throughout our region will increase this fall due to the changing K-12 and pre-school schedules caused by the pandemic. Over the summer we have been working to understand the child care needs of faculty, staff and student parents within the OSU-Cascades community.

 

In response, OSU-Cascades anticipates launching Little Beavs Child Care (LBCC) in early October, provided sufficient demand is demonstrated. LBCC is designed as a temporary, short-term child care service for parents in our campus community.  Our goal is to provide this service to help parents succeed as they pursue their professional and academic work during these challenging times.

 

The LBCC service would allow parents to leave a child in care for short periods while they take time to attend or teach a class and manage their daily lives. LBCC will operate under guidance provided by the Oregon Health Authority and relevant guidance provided by the Oregon Department of Education Early Learning Division.

 

To learn more about the program and apply, please visit the new Little Beavs Child Care web page. Your application will help us determine true demand for the service.

 

For questions, please email [email protected].   

   

Thank you especially to our Bend Beav parents for the important feedback as we considered child care options for our campus.

 

Sincerely,

 

Kelly Sparks

 

Kelly Sparks

Associate Vice President Finance and Strategic Planning

Oregon State University – Cascades

E: [email protected] | P: 541-322-3193

Mailing Address: OSU-Cascades / CM#27 / 1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend, OR 97702

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Monday, September 14, 2020