Oregon has a waiting list of over 15,000 multiple-child families for subsidized childcare, as the annual cost of infant care is the price of a second mortgage.
Childcare in Portland costs an average of $2,890 monthly, $2,732 in Gresham, and $2,491 in Salem. The annual cost of infant care in Oregon averages $19,500, 10% more than last year.
Eric Cutler of Tootris, an on-demand child care technology platform that connects working parents with licensed child care providers, daycare centers, and preschools, says many parents do not earn incomes to support these costs…