OFCCN has developed and grown from a taskforce funded by Child Care Action campaign in 1993.  With the purpose of filling the need for a statewide family child care communication network, OFCCN has used many different methods to gather the voices of family child care providers across Oregon.
 

OFCCN has been non-profit 501c(3) organization since 1996 and worked with the "Forging the Link-Essential Elements" project, the national MAP to Inclusive Child Care project, and participated in local and national child care conferences.

During the first 5 year period, OFCCN worked to inform providers about legislation that affected them, and also shared providers' concerns with lawmakers and legislators.

Today, OFCCN is funded through the Child Care Division.  Current issues we're working on are:  Provider incentives and benefits; building communication between family child care providers and childhood care and education partners; gathering resources for providers, and addressing the business challenges and concerns providers must deal with.

At OFCCN we are always working to be certain we're aware of the real-life concerns of family child care providers throughout Oregon.