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Oregon senators hear how relief nurseries keep young children safe and support families
Summary
The Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health held an informational hearing March 6 on relief nurseries, which provide therapeutic classrooms, respite, home visiting and parent education. Providers asked the legislature for $4.9 million above the governor’s recommendation to reach 300 children on waiting lists.
The Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health on March 6 held an informational hearing on relief nurseries, nonprofit programs that serve children birth through age 5 with therapeutic early childhood classrooms, outreach and respite care, home visiting and parent education.
Rae Ann Butler, executive director of Baker Relief Nursery in Baker City, told the panel Oregon’s 38 relief nurseries provide wraparound child development and parental support services for more than 2,300 children and families. “This specific approach gives children a more positive experience and hope for a better future,” Butler said. She described services used to prevent…
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