4.6%
of Oregon residents are under age 5
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Oregon’s July 2025 population at 4,273,586. Its under-5 share was 4.6%.
U.S. Census Bureau, July 2025Oregon early learning reference
Oregon Preschool & Child Care Statistics
A practical, source-linked snapshot of the Oregon preschool landscape, from the number of young children to licensed care capacity and current state rate information.
Last updated September 29, 2026
This page brings together public figures that help families, writers, and community partners understand the early-learning picture in Oregon. Each figure links to its original source and is dated to keep the context clear.
Oregon at a glance
A young-child population that keeps early learning close to home.
39,175
Oregon resident births in 2025
Oregon’s final birth data reported 39,175 resident births, a helpful indicator of the families who will enter early-learning years next.
Oregon Health Authority, 20251,423
certified child care centers in Oregon
Those centers had licensed capacity for 84,458 children in 2025. Capacity is the number of children a program may serve, not enrollment.
Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care, 2025Licensed care options
Oregon families use more than one kind of licensed setting.
2,544
licensed family child care homes
In 2025, Oregon reported 1,261 certified family homes and 1,283 registered family homes. Together, their licensed capacity was 30,955 children.
Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care, 202511%
two-year increase in center preschool prices
Oregon’s 2024 Market Price Study found that monthly prices at center facilities rose 11% for preschool-age care between 2022 and 2024.
Oregon Market Price Study, 2024Troutdale context
Troutdale is in Oregon’s Portland-area rate group.
ZIP code 97060 is included in Group Area A, Oregon’s Portland-area group for the Employment Related Day Care program. Effective January 1, 2026, the program’s maximum monthly payment for a preschool-age child in a licensed certified center in Group Area A is $1,563 for care of 136 to 215 hours in a month. This is a state program payment maximum, not an average tuition price or a quote from any individual preschool.
Sources & methodology
How to use these figures.
Figures are taken from the named public agency sources and retain each source’s reporting period. This page does not estimate missing numbers or combine unlike measures. Licensed capacity is not the same as enrollment, and state rate maximums are not market tuition averages.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Oregon QuickFacts, July 2025 population estimate and under-5 share.
- Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Birth Data, final 2025 resident birth data.
- Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care, Child Care Safety, 2025 provider counts and licensed capacity.
- 2024 Oregon Market Price Study, 2022 to 2024 price changes.
- Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care, ERDC Child Care Maximum Rates, effective 2026 rate tables.
Suggested citation
Deborah’s Rising Stars Preschool. “Oregon Preschool & Child Care Statistics.” Updated September 29, 2026. Deborah’s Rising Stars Preschool.
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